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Reviews and comments:

Phil Brideaux
"I'm pretty blown away by this. Your photos are part art, part socio-documentary. They make me want to go there."

Phil also posted a nice write-up on his blogPhil also posted a nice write-up on his blog


Lauren Roberts
"One, I recall was simply breathtaking, right up there with Brassai's famed stairs photo. Others were nearly as good ..........."


Dick McGill

"Bought your ebook today and went through it 3 times. I enjoyed it on many levels:
  • as a traveller who has been to Tokyo, I feel your observation has captured many of the amazing aspects of the city and people - it brought back many past images of my time there.

  • as a photographer, I admire your eye in the choice & capture of your individual themes. your careful selection of final perspective adds to your vision and its depiction.

  • as a reader of eBooks, I find your first (I hope) eBook to be well chosen and nicely edited. you did not fall into the traps of so many other first time publishers. simple and careful editing with an array of visual themes and an appropriate length make it a great buy for eBook purchase and ownership.

Great Job"







Preface


I have visited many places in my life, but until the spring of 2010, I had never been to Tokyo
My first trip was for 3 weeks. By the third day, I had fallen in love with the city.  I returned several months later to see if, in fact, it was a true love.  It was.  There are other places in the world I have fallen in love with ( Jasper Alberta, Algonquin Park, Key West) but never was the feeling as strong as Tokyo.
I am from Toronto, a city known for it’s safety and cleanliness. Tokyo is the cleanest, safest, friendliest city I have ever been to. . ( Japanese people disagree with me on the friendly part of this statement.  They mention other places in Japan that are friendlier).
Over a 2 year period I spent approximately 10 months in Tokyo.
What I found is:
    • Tokyo is a city that lives as much outside as in..
    • It is a city for people, not cars.  Walking, riding and the train is the only way people can move around..
    • It is a sleep deprived city, were any chance to close your eyes is enjoyed.
    • It is a safe city. At no time was I concerned about the possibility of theft or personal violence
    • It is a ancient city that has survived many catastrophes and has rebuilt itself.
    • Old isn’t knocked down just because it is old.
    • Visual appeal and design is as important as functionality. This is in all parts of life, space and fashion.
    • Respect for others is more important then personal needs
    • It is a city for dreaming, a city for business, a city to make your life bigger and more exciting
    • It is a city that allows for calm reflection
    • This is a city like no other city
    • It is Tokyo

These images are also an exploration as my growth as a photographer.  Before Tokyo, my main photography pursuits where glamour and studio images. Street or found images was a type of photography I admired but never pursed.
I love to explore with a camera.  The shapes and forms, the light and shadows, the difference is style and culture.  A main theme in a lot of Japanese art is the concept of minimal, while showing beauty.  This affected me profoundly. I have tried to incorporate this into my images.   

With this book I did not create a guide book or travelogue of Tokyo. My purpose is to display images I have captured.  This is what I saw through the eyes of a photographer.


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It contains 87 "pages", 169 high quailty images



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Snow Monkeys

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Snow Monkeys

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In the late Winter of 2011 I went on a quest to photograph the famous Japanese Snow Monkeys.


This book is the result.




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It contains 61 "pages", 87 high quailty images


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Welcome to my home on the net.


I am a photographer, an educator ( photography and English (TESL)) as well as a web guy 

My photography sites are:
Toronto photographer- grs photographyToronto photographer- grs photography ( images may not be works safe) so if you are interested in seeing images of great looking ladies and men in various states of dress and undress, this is where to go.  Then you can come back here and we can talk about how you can create images like these.

I write two blogs:
missives of a wandering eye  ( formerly a Canadian in Tokyo)
and
The Lazy Photographer



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