The ancient temples of Japan offer a unique atmosphere that no modern studio can mimic. Under these hallowed eaves, history creates a quiet weight, making every motion feel monumental. This was the setting for my recent shoot featuring a practitioner of Iaido (居合道).

Iaido is the traditional Japanese martial art centered on the controlled, fluid movement of drawing and striking…

Here we have another addition to a personal project. This time around I met with a woman who practices and teaches Japanese flower arrangement, or ikebana (生け花) as it is known in Japanese.

The location for this set of photos was an old house located on the quiet back streets of an older area of Tokyo. It was a fairly small home situated in the kind of area...

A quintessential element of Japan, at least for me, is tatami. It's difficult for me to form in my mind a basic concept of Japan without also visualizing Japanese structures, new and old, that are filled with these simple woven straw mats…