https://harrison.tokyo/ Latest galleries from harrison.tokyo en-us harvey https://harrison.tokyo/introduction/ https://harrison.tokyo/introduction/ Hi, I'm Harrison 👋🏻 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/on-photography/ https://harrison.tokyo/on-photography/ My original plan (circa 2008) was to document urban decay and industrial blight but over time I discovered my enthusiasm for this subject just wasn't there. Urban exploration is hard work, I'm not ... Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/gear/ https://harrison.tokyo/gear/ I primarily shoot with Leica M systems. For street portraits, I use a 50mm or 40mm with a Leica SF 40 flash. I started with a Leica X which produced sharp monochrome images and, while it did save R... Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/research/ https://harrison.tokyo/research/ Random facts i've picked up: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/packing/ https://harrison.tokyo/packing/ Hoping to fit everything into one suitcase: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/shots/ https://harrison.tokyo/shots/ My shot list for Japan looks something like this: street portraits; neon signs; subway reflections; crowds from a distance; framing people in tunnels; long exposures of crowds moving at night; silh... Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/on-editing/ https://harrison.tokyo/on-editing/ When I shoot, I save both RAW and JPEG. Every now and then, the JPEG is rendered just perfectly, other times I need to use Lightroom to rescue a shot. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/tech/ https://harrison.tokyo/tech/ Unsorted thoughts about traveling with tech from a horrible nerd 🤓 Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/pizza-toast-coffee-kissa/ https://harrison.tokyo/pizza-toast-coffee-kissa/ A short documentary about kissaten culture by Craig Mod. Very relaxing. Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/iternirary/ https://harrison.tokyo/iternirary/ A slightly more detailed breakdown of my trip. Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/arrival/ https://harrison.tokyo/arrival/ Short update: Left home at 7AM, took off from SFO at noon-ish and now at Midnight Pacific Time I find myself in Shinjuku City. Thankfully it's just about 5PM here now. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/anyway/ https://harrison.tokyo/anyway/ Last night I was too exhausted to wander around so I stayed in the hotel. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/shibuya/ https://harrison.tokyo/shibuya/ I'll be in Shibuya City for 5 days staying at the Shibuya Stream Excel Hotel Tokyo. The hotel is in the middle of a shopping mall and on top of a subway route. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/class-day-1/ https://harrison.tokyo/class-day-1/ Met my classmates in the lobby for the first time. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/kyoto/ https://harrison.tokyo/kyoto/ The last few days have been busy: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/osaka/ https://harrison.tokyo/osaka/ The days are starting to blur together. It's nice not having any responsibilities, I'm not in a hurry to get back home. Today I am in Osaka, the day before yesterday I was in Kyoto. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/return-to-tokyo/ https://harrison.tokyo/return-to-tokyo/ Osaka was wonderful, I could see spending a two weeks there alone. I found folks on the street to be approachable and friendly, mostly just curious why I would want to take their picture. "Photogra... Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/time-to-myself/ https://harrison.tokyo/time-to-myself/ Made it back to Tokyo after a 3 hour bullet train ride from Osaka. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/akihabara/ https://harrison.tokyo/akihabara/ Short update: Yesterday I woke up gloriously late. Took a cab to Super Potato Akihabara, a retro video game store about 7 miles from Shibuya City. The store has three stories dedicated to games fro... Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/sushi-and-jazz/ https://harrison.tokyo/sushi-and-jazz/ Had a wonderful lunch at Sushi Ito Ikkan in Shibuya. Intimate place with few seats and 2 sushi chefs doting on you. 🍣 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/last-days/ https://harrison.tokyo/last-days/ The jazz band I saw earlier this week – rs5pb – was playing a stripped-down set with trumpet/piano at a jazz kissa called No Room For Squares. I contacted the trumpeter, Shinpei Ruike, and asked if... Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://harrison.tokyo/home-again/ https://harrison.tokyo/home-again/ Arrived at SFO yesterday at 9:45AM, not sure if I slept on the plane. All is well. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000