Portfolio

Here’s a run-down of all the stuff I have been involved in, ranging from design work to guest articles, interviews and television work. If you are interested in discussing a project with me, please get in touch via the Contact page.

Television and Video

• Flight 33 Productions / Discovery Channel - Abandoned Planet - (January 2011)

Filmed a documentary on Hashima (Gunkanjima) with the Flight 33 crew who made the popular Life After People television series. I was interviewed as an Urban Explorer and Photographer, giving historical and cultural background about the island.

Documentary: (Coming mid 2011)

• Youtube - How To Argue With Japanese People - (June 2010)

Teamed up with vlogger Hikosaemon to create a lighthearted video addressing the topic of my Japan Times article about arguing with Japanese people.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8-Z2RWYHY

• Mics Network Corporation - Ieyasu Parade - (April 2010)

Played the role of Ii Naomasa, one of the four samurai guardians of the legendary Tokugawa Ieyasu in the annual Ieyasu Parade. Conducted several interviews and speeches in Japanese that were broadcast on Japanese television about my work and participation in the event.

Article: Becoming a Samurai – The Ieyasu Parade

Photography

• Private Buyer - Four 80x60cm prints of the White Stone Mine - (August 2010)

Negotiated with a private buyer who wanted huge enlargements of 4 of my haikyo White Stone Mine photographs.

• Mark Batty Publishers - Vending Machines - (April 2010)

Several of my photos were used in a book exploring the colourful varieties of vending machines all over East Asia.

Article: Panty Vending Machines Publisher link Amazon link

Design and Development

Coming soon

Writing and Print

• Japan Times - Some space helps a language relationship to grow - (September 2010)

Article about Japanese language learning, the forgetting curve and how to use SRS to improve your study. (Published in both the online and print versions of the newspaper).

Article: Some space helps a language relationship to grow (Backup in case original site is down)

• Japan Times - Lost Worlds of Japan - (August 2010)

Short interview about haikyo and Urban Exploration in the Japan Times article by Eriko Arita. (Published in both the online and print versions of the newspaper).

Article: Lost Worlds of Japan (Backup in case original site is down)

• Japan Times - Mastering the gentle art of arguing in Japanese - (June 2010)

Discussing a valuable lesson I learnt when arguing with Japanese people and advice on how to avoid some of the pitfalls that come with cultural differences. (Published in both the online and print versions of the newspaper).

Article: Mastering the gentle art of arguing in Japanese (Backup in case original site is down)

Speeches and Teaching

• Japan Foundation - Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - (February 2008)

Going up against 5 other finalists from around the U.K, I gave a 10 minute speech in Japanese as well as answering some piercing questions from the judges on the topic of omoiyari (consideration for others). I was chosen as the winner of the contest and received a return trip to Japan and a Rail Pass.

Article: Japanese Speech Contest 2008

Interviews

• NihongoUp - Interview with Michael Gakuran - (June 2010)

An interview for NihongoUp delving into my Japanese language education and some of the techniques I’ve used to pass level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

Article: Interview with Michael Gakuran (Backup in case original site is down)