Episode 12 saw Dzhabar Askerov and Soren Mongkontong square off against each other. It was a highly anticipated match and one that was tough to call as both fighters brought contrasting styles and excellent track records. How it ended though,…

The last shot I’ll be uploading from my Japan trip… What a great 10 days that was and I’m so pleased with the images I got. The trip turned out to be the perfect way to reignite my photography after…

For fans of architecture, Tokyo must be close to a photographic heaven. I didn’t shoot much of the surrounding buildings but a couple of images stood out for me. These are below. The controversial Yasukuni shrine Building in Tokyo -…

Episode 11 was the last of the quarter finalists. This bout saw a match up between John Wayne Parr of Australia and Zidov Dominic of Croatia. Both fighters had become great friends in the house, adding to the drama on…

Without question, one of the highlights of my trip was the visit to Tsukiji Fish Market. According to Wikipedia, Tsukiji is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets…

A simple collection of some of the portrait shots I took while on the streets of Japan. Some are “faceless” – occasionally my favourite kind. The last image was particularly interesting for me. I shot it on a bridge over…

Tokyo (東京 Tōkyō?), formally Tokyo Metrop…

I’m not exactly known for flower shots. In fact, if anything I’m known amongst my photographic friends of being harshly (overly) critical of them. That’s not because I’m against the idea in general – just that too often flowers are…

Is there anything more uniquely Japanese than a capsule hotel? I asked myself that question last week as I wondered how I was going to be able to get into Tokyo by 5AM to get to the Tuna auctions at…

Episode 10 saw Yukay Karlsson of Sweeden and Sean Wright of Scotland go up against each other in the second quarter final. Both men had won their first round matches by way of knockout and many (including myself) were looking…