TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography

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Cookie the Borzoi

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Cookie the Borzoi

A Borzoi goes into a bar, and the bartender says, “Why the long face?”

Yoshio Kuba 9th-dan Gojuryu Karate

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Yoshio Kuba 9th dan Gojuryu Karate

67-year old Yoshio Kuba 9th-dan Gojuryu karate master, and an acupuncturist. I’m told his knowledge of pressure points allows him to be particularly effective when using many karate techniques.

Yoshio Kuba 9th dan Gojuryu Karate

Adam the Janitor

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Adam the Janitor

There are rumors that Adam is the illegitimate son of Dr. William “Willie” MacDougal the groundskeeper and janitor of Springfield Elementary School.

Shot with the K5IIs and the 18-55mm F2.8 lens.

In the Studio – Alexis

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White T-shirt Alexis

A few studio portraits of Alexis, always fun to move away from simple beauty shots and start creating characters.

Soccer Coach Alexis

I’ve done several test shoots with the Pentax 645D and the 90mm macro alongside the K5 IIs and the 16-50 / 50-135mm lenses. It’s very easy to switch back and forth between the two systems. The 645D has a much clearer brighter viewfinder, and the images on the rear screen look more natural, but the K5IIs proved to be easy to use and produced great results.

Badminton Alexis

Toxic Banking

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Toxic Banking – Stage 1

David started innocently enough. He made a few small trades, always in reputable blue chip companies.

Toxic Banking – Stage 2

As time passed his deals became more risky. He tried to protect himself from the dangers of the market, but each day he found himself a little deeper down the financial rabbit hole.

Toxic Banking – Stage 3

Then came acceptance. He embraced the dark side. His future was in futures. Greed is good.

Toxic Banking – Stage 4

Empty Streets

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Park Avenue, Okinawa City. 31/12/2012

At the moment, active duty military on Okinawa must be back on base before 11pm. As midnight approached on New Year’s Eve, the normally busy Park Avenue in Okinawa City was like a ghost town.

Park Avenue, Okinawa City. 31/12/2012

It’s interesting to note that there seemed to be no Japanese in the area also. Park Avenue really needs a makeover if it’s to compete with other areas for business.

Park Avenue, Okinawa City. 31/12/2012

At Music Town young Japanese were taking part in a rap dance battle, while in Chatan thousands had gathered to watch a fireworks display. Not surprising really that Park Avenue was left empty.

New Year’s Eve Dance Battles at Music Town

In the Studio – Sachi

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In the Studio – Sachi

Model – Sachi Perry
MUA – Summer Johnson

Pentax 645D
HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S

Lighting – Charcoal background. Gridded Beauty Dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light . Square softbox front and low as fill. 2 medium size strip softboxes behind that were adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.

Wind Power v Wind Power

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Damaged Wind Turbine – near Cape Hedo, Okinawa

While out looking for the Okinawan Rail near Cape Hedo, Shawn Miller and I came across some damage from Typhoon Jelawat. I had noticed that during storms wind turbines are somehow disengaged so the blades don’t rotate, but I’d never seen them damaged.

I don’t know if or when it will get fixed, but I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be cheap.

Damaged Wind Turbine – near Cape Hedo, Okinawa

On location – Rie Tanaka & Pete Leong

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Pete Leong aka Grand Master Flash

Pete Leong and I went out shooting with Rie Tanaka and various types of flash to create some example images for the upcoming Off Camera Flash workshop.