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I have an 'add your location' menu showing on the mobile site version of Google Plus but no way of adding photos. Accessing the site from the web rather than the retarded iPhone...
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This photo threw itself into my path. Ok. Maybe it threw itself into Toru’s path, but I’ll get to that. Walking along the river during our recent photowalk, I saw this blossom, almost underfoot. My...
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What's In A Word? Well, when the word is 'Fukushima' quite a lot… This post has no photos. It's all words. But if you like my photos and/or like me, bear with me...
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Myself and my family spent a little time in Fukushima this last weekend and seeing the cherry blossom there was special, as we haven't been there at sakura time since 2008. It was...
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Jack [left] belongs to one the family of one of my wife's cousins. Big, the other dog, belongs to another cousin and her family. The two dogs aren't what you would call best...
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One from a day out in the rain last week when I was with a couple in town from Singapore who were keen to photograph around Tokyo and learn more about their cameras....
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Had great fun the other weekend shooting some stuff for Shinyong's new company. Lots more shots and news about her new venture to come. The Gear? Nikon D700Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8Two studio strobes thru...
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Last one of my rain shots from yesterday, for now anyway. I have some editing to do for clients and a slideshow to build for +Shinyong Lee , of the shots we did...
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Another one from yesterday, shot in Okachimachi as I was heading home. Great place to shoot and one of the first places in Tokyo I shot street, all the way back in 2000....
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The fad for bokeh [the out of focus-ness] has its ups and downs. For some it's pointing the camera at the nearest christmas tree or set of traffic lights and de-focusing the lens....
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Occasionally a client comes along and gives you a free hand, a free hand to create something new and fresh for them. Such is the case with Tokyo accounting firm Nagamine and Mishima....
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Getting close and shooting with a flash in the street is probably something I would never have done had three things not occured in my life: 1. Making friends with Charlie Kirk some...
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Keen to experiment with my new/old lens today [the 55mm Takumar f/1.8 Pentax lens on my Nikon], I was a bit like a kid in a sweet-shop around our neighbourhood where the last...
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I'd had a dentist appointment this afternoon and needed a bit of value-for-money retail therapy so I headed to my local camera shop. I couldn't have a better guy in my neighbourhood than...
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Lovely photowalk yesterday with some very nice people and a few of us also stuck around in Akabane for a drink and something to eat. Extremely fun part of town with lots of...
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After finishing a fashion shoot on Saturday with +Shinyong Lee and some other great folk, a few of us headed to Okubo in Tokyo – great Korean, Chinese and other asian foods around...
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My wife and I started a family back in 2001 and pretty much the first thing that happened was that we stopped watching TV and started watching our children. Particularly when they sleep....
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Just a snap to test out the Pentax Super Takumar on my Nikon D700, which I am using via an adaptor. The adaptor has a piece of glass in it to enable infinity...
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I wrote an article a while back about shooting a model on the platform at one of Tokyo's busiest rush-hour stations. Today the GaijinPot website has republished it. Thanks +Thong Van for that...
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I had great fun exploring the area last week and got some superb shots just with my iPhone. Going back this weekend for a workshop… Details of a colour, form, texture and composition...
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I live on the Keihin Tohoku Line so I have, over the years, explored most of it but had not ever lingered too long in Akabane. I put this right last weekend when...
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Wondered how hard it would be to centre the design…. ..and here is an extension for Chrome which does just that. Lovely. Back to a much more easy-on-the-eye version of G+
[https:] Embedded...
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Following up on the introduction to product photography class, Here’s an introduction to people photography class! Hopefully, you’ve had time to tinker around with off-camera strobes, and had fun shooting all of the...
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Last month I opened my Japanorama studio classes with a basic product photography course, and it seems to have gone off swimmingly. Thanks to everyone who came out and shot! I know some...
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Two nights ago I was just messing around with the kids and the flash, teaching my eldest boy, Joe, how to set up the remote triggers, the stand, umbrella etc. Nothing very exact...
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Thanks to everyone that came out for the Itabashi-(almost)Oji sakura walk! We met up with a less-than-punctual, less-than-problematic panache, and proceded to have a grand ol’ time, with surprises everywhere, including instant friends...
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My youngest is great around the camera and he loves playing with the broken 1960s rangefinder I got from the junk box at our local camera shop. At the end of last week...
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Just spent a great two days with Kat, a German lady who – via the UK – us now living in Singapore. Eager to see some off the beaten track sites and brush-up...
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Spent the day yesterday doing a private tour/lesson with a lady in town from overseas. We're out again today, down in Kamakura. This shot was one I grabbed in Yanaka Cemetery as we...
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Some lovely scenes around Tokyo right now and this street in my neighbourhood – through a park that runs parallel to the railway tracks – never fails to deliver some wonderful blossom and...
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Had a great shoot yesterday with a lovely couple in town from San Francisco. We did a load of shots in the beautiful cherry blossoms around Oji and the Shakuji River before finishing...
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Alfie has his hands full, so I thought I’d step up to the plate and run a walk to take some photos of one of the biggest perks of living in Japan. With...
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Nice expression I caught here but the framing is shit. I need to bend down more when I shoot sometimes. Having her feet would have made all the difference. Still, there'll be another...
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Travel to Japan, especially Tokyo, and you will find people sleeping… a lot. And sleeping anywhere. The street out the back of our house is popular for taxi drivers taking 40-winks ahead of...
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I have had a manic couple of weeks of work. Which is good. Bills to pay, promises to keep. But it's kind of meant I've had little time to post anything here other...
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An iconic landmark which, when you get close, presents all kinds of opportunities for the camera. But…. how to frame it? I find that making one line in the scene parallel to one...
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Got this on the walking lesson I did this morning with my student. Great window in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo, not far from the Tokyo Tower. Lovely reflection. These are places I love to stake...
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On my way to do a lesson with a new student and standing star the front of the train is always fun. I like the view from the driver's position. Plus, there are...
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It’s taken me a horrendously long time to get this post and people’s pictures up online. It’s been a very busy couple of months. I’ll skip speaking so much and just let you...
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Interesting how just the right shutter-speed renders the world frozen in acts of peculiar balance. This was a very casual shot taken walking home to our house. Saw the guy on the bike...
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There was a time when I had to use a map to explain to friends from outside of Japan exactly where my wife came from. I don't have to do that now…. since...
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Before I get out to shoot some of this Year's hanami here's one more from the archives. 2011 was a tough year in Japan and there were many calls at first, from government...
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This is from 2008, Shot in Naka-meguro after dark. Looking forward to some similar scenes this year. The blossoms should all be out here in Tokyo very soon. Gear? Nikon D300Nikkor 50mm f/1.2Ai...
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I shot this the other day whilst I was out doing a lesson with a student; it was part of my continuing journey to get closer to people when I take shots in...
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After taking early morning trains out to Narita, the first of which was filled with people still reeking of booze and heading home after Friday night, the train back from the airport [where...
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I was walking to meet a student for her first lesson and saw ahead of me this poster…. and reckoned it would be a great place to get a shot. Didn't have time...
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Ginza is to Tokyo, IMHO, what Bond Street is to London: glitzy fashion shops, posh cars, polish and shine. Head off the main-drag though and you find some of the most amazing backstreets,...
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I love this feature of the Nikon D700 and whilst I don't use it so often, I am so happy the camera can do it. It's a bit hit and miss. But that...
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Just dropped my youngest son at nursery and waiting for the train home. It's three stops to my station but only the local trains stop at Shinbanba so there's always lots of waiting…...
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I've been getting closer to people recently, mainly down to the 21mm [32mm on the cropped sensor] on the Epson R-D1 rangefinder. And it's been very satisfying when the shots work. I'd just...
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Great to see everyone who came out on Sunday for the architectural photography workshop I did in Ginza. It was a great day, lovely weather and people got some great shots… which I'll...
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I live about 3km away from Haneda and it's a great spot to shoot at and from. After a pretty crappy day yesterday, weatherwise, with lots of rain… the skies cleared and the...
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Spent a few hours at Haneda Airport yesterday, with my eldest son and one of his friends. Loads to do there with the kids, including see the planes. Fourth floor of the new...
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Am out at Haneda Airport with the kids and we just had the most amazing sunset. Got some great shots with the Nikon, 300mm, 50mm and the wides. This was with the iPhone...
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A good mate of mine is going on sabbatical to Australia for a year and he's left me in charge of his 4×5 camera whilst he's away. Lucky me. Especially as its a...
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This little fella, standing inside the grandstand with his parents, reminded me of myself when I was his age: stood at Silverstone circuit in the UK, watching the RAC Tourist Trophy Race with...
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This was shot just before the 458Challenge race on Sunday morning at the recent Ferrari Racing Days. Very difficult area to work in as there are cars powering out of the pit-lane from...
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As the classic Ferrari were packed away at the recent Ferrari Racing Days, I spent some final quality time with them before the lights went off and the shutters came down. Last weekend...
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I'll be doing a workshop this Sunday in Tokyo: 'Making Sense of the Mayhem' Full details here:
[https:] Half the battle shooting architecture in Tokyo is space: getting enough space between you and...
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I first met this tree about three weeks/a month ago when I was in Nagoya to shoot at the airport. Since then it's blossomed completely and is on the down-slope to losing its...
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It's all about the light, yeah? Photography is all about chasing good light and I get a lot of funny looks from people for taking photos in what they must consider to be...
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I just spent 45mins shooting the packing up of the classic Ferrari at this weekends Ferrari Racing Days in Suzuka. Finally they were under good clean light. A lovely way to end the...
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I just spent 45mins shooting the packing up of the classic Ferrari at this weekends Ferrari Racing Days in Suzuka. Finally they were under good clean light. A lovely way to end the...
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Had a truly wonderful day but at 11.30 it's still not quite over and am back at Suzuka Circuit at 8am in the morning. Shot a doco of the classic car contest, shot...
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Spent 7hrs being driven from Tokyo to Suzuka circuit yesterday, in a Ferrari California. This was my driver. One of the lovely ladies from Rossa Scuderia in Tokyo. Long day which started at...
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One shot yesterday walking through the Inter-City building in Shinagawa, on my way to pick up my son from nursery school. This is shot with the multiple-exposure feature of the Nikon D700. Just...
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Another one in my ongoing 'lonely bikes' series and this one is a pretty cool-looking machine which I found in Ginza the other day. Gear? Epson R-D1Avenon 21mm f/2.8 Google+: Reshared 7 times...
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Lovely day yesterday and perfect for a bit of infra-red photography, which doesn't always have to be about trees, grass, landscapes or fluffy clouds… although those do, of course, make great subjects. Anything...
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Wow. I am flattered, everyone. In fact, I’m skipping lunch as we speak to deal with all of the emails of interest in the Beginning Product Photography seminar. Thank you so much for...
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The curvy building in this shot is the De Beers building in Ginza and it's one of the many architectural gems of Tokyo. But, like most of the other gems, it's hard to...
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I spent a few hours cruising the backstreets of Ginza today, doing an architectural photo lesson with +Charles Lacz. Lots of fun. Always some great stuff to discover on and off-piste on the...
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A year has passed and today when I pause at 2.46pm as well as everything else that will be going through my head, I'll be remembering our good friend Sam Bevan who was...
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Spent about ten minutes here and could easily spend a whole day, just waiting for more great moments. Gear? Nikon D700Loreo 'Lens in a Cap'Monochrome is done in-camera Google+: Reshared 36 times Google+:...
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Shot this on my way towards home last Thursday. I'd be on a walk back from Ginza. Ended up walking about 14kms on Thursday. Good exploring time. I just couldn't walk past this...
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Last Sunday she won the Oscar for best lead actress, for her role as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady'. Today Meryl Streep was in Tokyo to launch the movie to Japanese audiences....
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I was walking back from teaching a class and spotted these two ladies having a gossip at the front of their shop. Asked if I could take their photo. Yes, they said. 'Are...
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Snow doesn’t come to all of Tokyo very often but I always try, if I can, to make the time to get out in it as it conjures some unique photo opportunities. This...
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One of my faves from the shots I got in last week's short bout of snow in Tokyo. This fella was near Nihombashi and in a world of his own for a few...
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Start small. One of the best ways to practice lighting is to start with product photography. In addition to being a commercially viable skill, the models don’t complain when you take forever to...
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One of the best places to find models is Akihabara. No. Not those girls. They have enough creepy dudes taking pictures of them. When I am experimenting with new ideas, I’ll often turn...
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I love how this shot turned out on the page and that's as much down to the skills of the magazine's designer as it is my skills at the camera. So a big...
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First post from a new contributor to Japanorama; Tim Buerger. “I may possibly have been the world’s worst Cub Scout, but that mantra of “be prepared” sunk in a little bit I guess....
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Had a great couple of days in Nagoya although I didn't get to spend as much of my Sunday out and about taking shots as I would have like to have, due to...
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Made a little time for myself after today's shoot and timed it just right as the light was great, just after 4pm. I'm used to the Mode Gakuen building in Shinjuku but the...
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Two hours or so of shooting and it's freezing cold on the apron but getting some great shots so far. Had the plane in various angles outside and took a ton of different...
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At Nagoya Airport today to shoot one of the client's fleet of aircraft, in this case a Cessna 680 business jet. Beautiful day. The aircraft returns from a training flight in a few...
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Here's an old shot of mine, made in Prague in 1998. Been going through some old shots this evening and this one hasn't seen the light of day in a long time. I...
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Sunny days mean fun with the Loreo Lens in a Cap because of the way it flares when you shoot close to the angle of the sun. You can control the degree of...
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I hooked up with a few buddies yesterday, including +Meg Y. and +Tim Buerger, to visit the Elliot Erwitt show and to do some shooting. The show was at the Chanel Nexus Hall...
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I hooked up with a few buddies yesterday, including +Meg Y. and +Tim Buerger, to visit the Elliot Erwitt show and to do some shooting. The show was at the Chanel Nexus Hall...
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In my continuing search for beauty in the mundane, a shot from a wander around the back-alleys of West Shinjuku the other day. I was out with a student. We were looking for...
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Tomomi Itano from girl-band AKB48 is pretty much everywhere in Tokyo; campaign posters for various companies and advertising hordings etc etc. She's not my favourite AKB girl. Reckon that might be Atsuko Maeda....
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Was just messing with some post-pro whilst +Adam Kalbarczyk is sat here with me. Nice shot I got of +Shinyong Lee the other day. Great spot in Higashi-ginza by the old movie theatres....
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Quick post before I head out to teach, this one was from the session +Shinyong Lee and I had with +Gisle Daus when he was in Tokyo back in early January. Tsukiji streets,...
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Less can often be more but with this picture I reckoned a bit more would be the best kind of more. It's the Intercontinental Hotel in Yokohama, a shot I took the other...
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Great shots from the folk who came out with me the other week on a walk from Jinbocho to Kayabacho. The theme was 'Beauty in the Mundane'. Great work from everyone: +Charles Lacz...
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We’re all living in a world of our own at least part of the week. No shame in that. For some in the city it is a safety mechanism; a way of gently...
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Another shot from Saturday's outing with +Shinyong Lee into Tsukishima, Tokyo. +Edwin Zapata had finished his shots with our lovely model and I shot a few quick ones for myself, using the Loreo...
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Ahead of a workshop I am doing today in Yokohama, just wanted to post this shot I took yesterday of +Shinyong Lee. We were out in Tsukishima with a student of mine, on...
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The latest issue of Eurobiz mag landed on my desk yesterday and in it the shot of Mr.Ishii, boss of Lamborghini Japan. The pic was for the mag's 'Workplace' feature, a full-page feature...