odo Archive

  • odo book dummy… and some thoughts

    odo book dummy… and some thoughts

    February 24, 2010
    So my book dummy arrived last week. yay :-) It’s kind of funny to notice the different “feels” a particular image...
  • the commemoration

    the commemoration

    January 13, 2010
    Bright day. Early morning. A commemoration is to be held for a deceased family member. The family is in charge of...
  • Taka-san

    Taka-san

    November 20, 2009
    Meet Taka-san. He is a great friend and my fixer for the Yakuza project entitled “Odo“. He runs a tiny...
  • the beach

    the beach

    October 3, 2009
    The covert training camp lies somewhere along the shores of southern Japan. I have no idea where i am, after...
  • coffee and tattoos

    coffee and tattoos

    September 5, 2009
    Tanamoto Kaicho lies motionless, silently enduring the pain. Sensei Horiyoshi applies the tattoo manually, according to ancient…
  • eye of the beholder

    eye of the beholder

    June 26, 2009
    I’ve worked all day to prepare everything. Made galleries on my portable; made prints at Yodobashi Camera. Wrapped everything up...
  • as light shines on thy thigh

    as light shines on thy thigh

    April 16, 2009
    Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo - Going deeper underground… Walking the streets with Soichiro and his family. Kabukicho is the red light, food...
  • ōdō

    ōdō

    January 25, 2009
    Meet Soichiro. He has agreed to us getting to know each other. Through the barriers of different languages and cultures, we...