A collection of photographs that depict motion in the daily life of people in Japan.  I enjoy finding ways to add motion to photography and use often techniques such as panning, jerking the camera, and other tricks to capture motion.  Most of the photographs in this slideshow collection show some of the many type of people on scooter or mopeds around Japan.  This is a popular form of getting around.  If you are interested in trying to capture more with your camera, try working more in Shutter Priority mode.  Most of these photographs were taken utilizing Shutter Speed techniques and tricks.  Enjoy the photoshoot! In Motion Japan Photographs by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net

A collection of Colorful Street Art Photographs taken in Nagano City Japan by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net.  Graffiti is very popular in Nagano City and in other cities around Japan.  About 17 years ago when I first arrived in Japan I actually saw very little evidence of Graffiti.  However, times have changed and there are certainly more artists about tagging and creating all sorts of interesting artwork on the city streets and walls.  Some is not that great, but most if pretty cool.  This video slideshow collection shows some of my best work with regards to capturing the essence of Street Graffiti in Nagano City, Japan.  Enjoy!

Photography in Nagoya Japan is a collection of photos depicting the ilfe and style of one of Japan’s most awesome port cities called Nagoya. I love kicking back and taking pictures of people, events, and life in ultra hip Nagoya City Japan.  This September and October, I’ll be conducting some Photography workshops in Nagoya, Japan so if interested, please contact me for times and info.  You can also visit http://workshops.jimatwood.net for a breakdown of the workshops too.   Video Slideshow and Images by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net.

Kanji Japan is a photography collection of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji that make up the Japanese writing system.  I find these writing characters to be an artform in itself and are a joy to photograph.  Kanji can obviously be found everywhere in Japan and some of the uses in signs and on streets are very clever.   If you are ever in Japan with a camera, be sure to take some shots of Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana around the streets.  Enjoy!  Images were taken by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net in Nagoya, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Nagano Japan.

Nagano by Day is a collection of photographs by popular Nagano Japan Pro Photographer Jim Atwood at http://www.jimatwoodphotography.com. The photos depict a day on the streets in Nagano City on June 27th, 2009 with a Nikon Camera and Lens.  There are a wide variety of photographs in this collection ranging from people, nature, temples, and objects found around the streets of Nagano City, Japan.  Various lenses were used of which most were Prime.  It was a lot of fun taking these pictures, and I hope you enjoy the video.  Be sure to visit my YouTube Channel for more videos at http://www.youtube.com/jimatwood.

A collection of photographs that fall under the theme category of “green” here in Nagano City, Japan. One of the things I often do in photography is to shoot with a specific theme in mind. This could be a color, object, motion, texture, etc. I find shooting for specific colors to be a joy and especially in collecting the photographs over time. Most of the photographs taken in this collection were photographed sometime in the summer or late Spring. I hope you enjoy they slideshow as much as I have enjoyed photographing the scenes within. By the way, “Midori” means “Green” in Japanese. “A Midori Summer in Japan” is by Jim Atwood Photography at http://jimatwood.net.

Colorless Japan features photography focusing mainly on black and white tones. Photos are either in Black and White or are very limited in colors. Images were taken by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net.

The traditional white japanese wedding kimono is called shiro-maku. Shiro meaning white and maku meaning pure. The wedding kimono actually consists of two different kimono. The white wedding kimono is worn for the wedding ceremony and an elaborate rich patterned silk brocade kimono called uchikake is worn over the white kimono at the wedding reception.

A collection of magazine shots and photographs of myself “Jim Atwood” in media print and shows in Tokyo, Japan. Several photos are from magazines and brochures in Japan. Other photos are when I walked the runway in Tokyo fashion shows. I was also a host and an announcer at fashion presentations in Yokohama, Tokyo, and Nagano.

Finally there are some photographs of the many train rides experienced in Japan along with a few in the classroom as an instructor a while back. Very often I was used in magazines, PR situations, on stage for presentations or seminars, and for doing entertainment or hosting shows in Japan. It has always been a great experience to be an active participant in the many opportunities Japan continues to offer.

Please direct all inquiries to Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net. You can also visit my English in Japan page at http://english.jimatwood.net Thank you!

Nagano by Day is a collection of photographs by popular Nagano Japan Pro Photographer Jim Atwood at http://www.jimatwoodphotography.com. The photos depict a day on the streets in Nagano City on June 27th, 2009 with a Nikon Camera and Lens.

Sunflowers are starting to bloom here in Japan. There are many around where I live and I think they are quite fabulous to see. They can get pretty big and the yellow is very beautiful. This is just a short clip taken with the Creative Vado HD to give you an idea of how they can be seen in Japan. This particular shot was taken near Nagano city in a residential area. Although these are pretty big, you can actually find sunflowers much bigger than this around the countryside. There are also a lot of bees around them too so you have to be careful. Video by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net