WHY JAPAN
I never moved to Japan to become a photographer. I came because I had fallen in love with the country. Photography came later.
Like many children who grew up during the 1980s, my first encounter with Japan happened through video games, manga, animation and technology. Long before I ever set foot in the country, Japan had already become a place that fascinated me.
Between 2008 and 2013, I returned to Japan several times before making the most important decision of my life: moving to Tokyo.
What began as a personal journey gradually became a lifelong photographic project. Living in Japan changed the way I looked at the country. It was no longer a destination to visit, but a place to understand, explore and call home.
FROM NECESSITY TO PASSION
Photography was never part of the original plan.
A few months after moving to Tokyo, I founded Tokyo Trip, a company dedicated to helping travelers discover a more authentic side of Japan. Like many small businesses starting from scratch, I needed photographs to build my website but couldn't afford to hire a photographer.
So I bought a camera.
What started as a practical necessity quickly became something much more. Photography transformed the way I experienced Japan, encouraging me to slow down, observe more carefully, and discover beauty in places I had once overlooked.
Without realizing it, I had found the passion that would shape the next chapter of my life.
ONE COUNTRY ENDLESS STORIES
Today, I dedicate my photographic work exclusively to Japan.
Rather than traveling from country to country, I chose to explore one place in depth. For more than a decade, I have photographed Japan through every season, by day and by night, from remote landscapes to dense urban environments.
My work explores the contrasts that define the country: nature and architecture, tradition and modernity, silence and movement.
Beyond iconic landmarks, I am drawn to the quieter places that often go unnoticed. I believe they tell a more personal and enduring story of Japan.
Today, I continue to photograph Japan with the same curiosity that first brought me here over a decade ago. Every journey reveals new places, changing seasons, and unexpected moments. After all these years, I still feel like I'm only beginning to understand this country…
