TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography

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Bug’s Life

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The Anonymous Caterpillar

My new home / office is located right next to the Ryugujo Butterfly Park in Motobu. I think most butterflies at the park are in netted enclosures, but to quote the great Dr. Ian Malcolm:

“If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it’s that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, ah, well, there it is.”

The result is that my garden seems to be filled with a glorious assortment of lepidoptera. I’ve bought a field guide to the butterflies of Japan, but it doesn’t include pics of the caterpillars. For now I just watch these anonymous critters crawl around the undergrowth, enjoying life in the summer sun.

Keishun Kakinohana, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorin Ryu Shorinkai

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Keishun Kakinohana, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorin Ryu Shorinkai

Finally finished a couple of big assignments for clients, this means I can get back to shooting the Karate Masters Portrait Project. Yesterday James and I were invited to the dojo of Keishun Kakinohana in Okinawa City.

Keishun Kakinohana, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorin Ryu Shorinkai

Time for Tea

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Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse, Suizenji Jojuen Park, Kumamoto City

Busy at the moment whizzing around Okinawa and Kyushu for a client. A brief moment of relaxation and a cup of tea (green not my usual P.G. Tips) at the beautiful Suizenji Gardens in Kumamoto City.

Whale Watching in Okinawa – Silkroad Magazine

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Dragonair’s Silkroad Magazine March 2015

In March, during the annual migration of humpbacks past Okinawa, I had an article in Dragonair’s Silkroad magazine on whale watching. Only some of the photos are mine as I didn’t have any great whale breaching images for the client, but text and some pics will do this time. The new home / office looks out from Motobu towards Sesoko Island so hopefully next March I’ll be able to do some whale watching from the garden.

Dragonair’s Silkroad Magazine March 2015

Mother’s Day Bazaar April 25th Kadena USO

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On Saturday April 25th (not Sunday 26th), I will be selling prints and chatting to people about photography workshops at the Mother’s Day Bazaar inside the Kadena USO.

Kadena USO Bazaar

I’ll have a range of photographs for sale including framed gallery prints that have not been available to purchase previously.

Cherry Blossom

I’ll also be answering your photography questions, and introducing the upcoming photography workshops.

Stop by the Kadena USO on Saturday and say hello! You never know, you might even find something beautiful for your walls.

Michelle with prints for her home in Iwakuni.

Horizon Magazine – Okinawan Shisa

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Horizon 2015 Q2 Shisa 1

A recent feature on Okinawan shisa in Horizon magazine. If you’re relaxing on the ocean with Star Cruises check it out!

Horizon 2015 Q2 Shisa 2

Horizon 2015 Q2 Shisa 3

Horizon 2015 Q2 Shisa 4

100 Kobudo Kata Event, Kira Kira Beach, Okinawa

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100 Kobudo Kata Event, Kira Kira Beach, Okinawa

Another great karate event organized by James of the Dojo Bar in Naha, Okinawa. Participants performed 100 kobudo (karate with weapons) kata (set forms) starting just after dawn at Kira Kira beach in Nishihara, Okinawa.

100 Kobudo Kata Event, Kira Kira Beach, Okinawa

Simultaneously at dojos around the world other karateka were taking part in the event.

100 Kobudo Kata Event, Kira Kira Beach, Okinawa

A great morning at the beach, well worth the early start 🙂

100 Kobudo Kata Event, Kira Kira Beach, Okinawa

Lotus Eclat

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Lotus Eclat British sports car Rudding Park Hotel

Lotus, an iconic British motoring brand. Makers of lightweight sports cars including classics such as the Esprit and Elise. The most famous Lotus was the white submersible driven by Bond several decades ago, but they are still building amazing vehicles and competing in F1.

Rudding Park Hotel was a great backdrop to take a picture of the car before we headed out into the Yorkshire Dales.

Lotus Eclat in North Yorkshire, England.

Sugarcane Season

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Sugarcane Worker

It’s sugarcane harvesting season in Okinawa. It’s a tough job working in the fields cutting down the stems, loading onto giant trucks, and taking them to the crushers (juice extractors).