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I’m totally stoked on writing up our last day of 2010! It was 0730, Yasu picked me and Thomas up. We went to meet up with Kiichi and Kassu shortly after, and what a beautiful morning! In fact,…
January 1 2011, 6:53pm | Comments »
Winter is here and the snow is falling steadily now. We were blessed with a big fresh dump this week and a day or two of bluebird skies. Here’s what Niseko looks like at the moment… more of…
December 29 2010, 10:33am | Comments »
Just in time for Christmas!! Our good friends from Surfanic, all the way on the other side of the planet, just shipped us a bundle of boxes with new kit for our team this winter! We’ve worked with…
December 28 2010, 1:32pm | Comments »
The first of Hanozono’s regular Freestyle Comps was held on Friday – A rail jam with plenty of local and international crew turning up to throw down. The day was a mix of puking snow and blasts of…
December 26 2010, 5:06pm | Comments »
We had a session with Nick and Scott from NSA this week to get us clued up on how to deal with emergency situations when working in the back country. We’re working with these guys this year with…
December 23 2010, 9:54am | Comments »
Last night here in Niseko Hirafu we were treated to an amazing Lunar eclipse. Full Moon on the winter solstice AND a lunar eclipse. First time since 1638 !! Started shooting at 17:53. Pretty tricky getting the exposure…
December 22 2010, 12:19pm | Comments »
As a photographer one aspect that is sometimes easy to forget in all the excitement of setting up and planning shoots is the risk that skiers and snowboarders take in the pursuit of a great shot. Last Sunday…
December 21 2010, 11:33am | Comments »
Last night we opened the gallery for the season. The whole night was a jam packed affair (something to do with the free beer). We were stoked with the turnout and support from all the locals. Thanks to…
December 18 2010, 2:52pm | Comments »
Me and Aaron have been pretty busy over the past month shooting at the newly renovated Green Leaf Hotel. With Aaron’s new D3S and 14-24mm crisp lens, tethering to LR3 – our results have been incredibly awesome, whilst…
December 16 2010, 4:38pm | Comments »
This week has been a brutally festive week of every bar, restaurant and hotel opening. Niseko is coming to life and the snow has arrived. We work up to 20cm in the village today and there is a…
December 12 2010, 10:24am | Comments »
BACK TO NISEKO POWDER- fresh snow arrived again. It’s been such a difficult time with powder skiing for the winter season 2010-11. It seems to be more snow coming this weekend and next week also. Hopefully, we will…
December 10 2010, 3:40pm | Comments »
Finally after lots of preparation Momiji gallery opened last weekend. The opening was a low key affair and we opened from 1 until 7:30 and people dropped in throughout the day. The gallery is divided into 2 sections,…
December 6 2010, 11:03am | Comments »