THE
PHOTOGRAPHY

 
 

 
 

 

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It started in Japan.

I was on tour, playing shows at night, wandering unfamiliar streets during the day.

Somewhere between soundcheck and the last bullet train back to Tokyo, I bought a camera.

 
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Over the years,
a shift happened.

At first, I asked friends if they were cool with me pulling out a camera backstage while
we waited to play…

 
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…eventually,

I started being asked.

 
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What began as a spark of curiosity,

turned into album covers, billboards, magazines, and print work around the world.

 
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People see black-and-white film and call it nostalgia.

They’re misunderstanding what I’m doing.

Nostalgia isn’t about the past.

It’s about something else entirely.

Read more →

 

“The Doctrine of Nostalgia”

(My Photography Manifesto)

 
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Want to go deeper?

You can read more about the relationship between my music and photography in a feature by Fuji X WeeklyRead here

If you’d like to purchase a print or work together, you can reach me here → /contact

 
 
 
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ALBUM COVERS

A Selection

BACKSTAGE

A Collection

PORTRAITS

A Collection

“THE DOCTRINE OF ESSENCE”

An Essay

 

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