Hey, I'm Dean. I'm a Street Photographer based on the Gold Coast, Australia; Focused on capturing and writing about Japan.
I think it's important to focus on creating stories through all mediums, whether it be through the camera, design or writing, and I'm hopeful to be able to continue telling these stories.
Below you will find key highlights from my journeys across Japan, enjoy!
Mount Nokogiri is a mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula in Honshu, a short trip away from Tokyo. It’s distinguished by a number of landmarks - although not many tourists seem to have the climb as one of their itinerary items.
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Gōtoku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the "cat temple" because of the Maneki-neko.
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The five-story mega-arcade was the brainchild of Taishiro Hoshino, a set designer for kabuki theater, who opened it in 2009. Far from a simple collection of games, Anata no Warehouse (“Your Warehouse”) was a recreation of the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong’s New Territories. However, it strangely closed in 2019.
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Somewhere on the edge of a castle, this place continues to exist for children or those with a camera.
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Conveying my feelings when landing in Japan, how amazing and somewhat stressful it was trying to navigate a foreign country on the first night, and how I could relive it over and over again.
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Gacha machines have become somewhat of a fascination of mine. Here I write about my experience with Gacha with some key information from the craze.
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