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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Hotels in the provinces. Thailand 2011-2013.
1. First Hotel, Nakhon Phanom.
2. Hotel outdoor corridor, Nong Khai.
3. From desk, Nakhon Phanom.
4. Hotel room, Nong Khai.
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Travels in Japan while making “Snack Sakura”. 2018-2025.
1. Friday night in Kurume.
2. Snack Sakura, Miyazaki.
3. Evening in Miyazaki.
4. Snack Sakura, Oki Island, Shimane.
Books available via link in bio.
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Unpublished and published from “Under Vancouver 1974-1981”. When ads for chainsaws were part of the landscape.
1. East Hastings Street, 1975.
2. Steams Cafe, 1975.
3. Pool hall interior, 1974.
4. Tracks near waterfront, 1981.
Books available via link in bio. Signed on request. Shipping worldwide.
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Join me for a few days in the biggest city in the world, Shanghai. Followed by a few days in Hong Kong. Nov 27-Dec 4, 2026.
HERE and NOW in SHANGHAI and HONG KONG. Photography Workshop. Eight days of picture making in two of the region’s, and the world’s, greatest cities. And where I lived for nearly three decades. When you walk the streets and photograph a place you end up making it your own. Join me and see.
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1. View of Pudong from the south Bund, Shanghai. 2006.
2. End of Summer party at artificial beach, Shanghai, 2002.
3. Hotel entrance, Shanghai, 2006.
4. Disney morning, Shanghai. 2003.
I never photographed in Seattle, alas. In the 70s and early 80s I photographed in SF and LA on the way to Asia. And a bit in Las Vegas and elsewhere, but somehow never Seattle. Assignments were almost all in Asia, from the late 80s through the 2000s…
Hanoi scenes, 2009-2010. From “Hanoi Calling” and out-takes.
1. Daily goods shop.
2. Bar interior.
3. Bedroom in old quarter.
4. Sunglasses at night.
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Okinawa days, Okinawa nights. 2009-2018.
1. Naha, game arcade. 2018.
2. Audrey, snack interior, Sakurazaka, 2016.
3. Ford under cover, Yomitan, 2016.
4. Ginowan twilight view, 2009.
Link to my books in bio.
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American Stopover. 1974-1982.
Pictures from the West Coast, Las Vegas and Honolulu, while heading to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Greyhound bus trips, motels and all-night coffee shops.
Book available via link in bio. Hard cover. 160 pages. Signed on request. Shipping worldwide. Published by Kominek, Berlin.
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1. Paradise Lounge, San Francisco, 1982.
2. Tin Tin Chop Suey, Honolulu, 1976.
3. Terry’s Coffee, Greyhound to SF. 1976.
4. Greyhound passenger, Texas, 1978.
Hotel room views, streets and bars. Miyazaki, Maebashi, Sapporo, Otaru. 2019-2024. From “Snack Sakura”.
1. Hotel room view, Miyazaki, 2019.
2. Maebashi twilight, 2024.
3. Snack interior, Mizusawa, Iwate. 2023.
4. Sapporo twilight, 2019.
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Shanghai interiors, 2002-2005.
1. Bedroom with partial privacy. 2002.
2. Bedroom with three light sources. 2005.
3. Bedroom/Living room/Dining Room, 2004.
4. Kitchen scene, 2005.
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Hainan and Shenzhen scenes, 1993-1998.
1. Sanya, street cafe. Hainan, 1994.
2. House Disco, Shenzhen, 1997.
3. Shenzhen/Dongguan, 1993/1998.
4. Haikou construction site, Hainan. 1994.
Link to my books in bio.
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Shanghai interiors. 2001-2002.
Early 20th century buildings all over the city were being demolished during this period (late 90s, early 2000s). Entire neighborhoods even. And you couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss about it. But at the same time you knew it was all an accident that the early 20th century city had been preserved as long as it had. When China removed itself from the capitalistic grid following Mao’s victory in 1949, in the decades that followed the surface of Shanghai looked pretty much as it did in 1949, apart from the renamed streets and the odd Soviet inspired addition to the low-rise cityscape. When I moved to Shanghai in 1998 at first I photographed the exteriors but soon started trying to get inside buildings and homes to show what it was like to live in a place built for one family but shared between 5 or 10 households or more. This multi year exercise turned into the book “Phantom Shanghai”, first published in 2007. The project really took off when I started working with Emily Chen to help me get inside the homes of her fellow Shanghainese. Thanks Emily! @emilyleechen
1. Apartment on Xinle Lu, 2001.
2. Bedroom on Xinle Lu, 2002.
3. Bathroom on Julu Lu, 2002.
4. Shared kitchen and bathroom door. 2001.
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Hong Kong interiors, 1974-1989.
From “HK:PM” and “City of Darkness Revisited”.
1. Hotel room, Wanchai, 1982.
2. Cafe scene, Kowloon Walled City. 1989.
3. Walled City resident with red television. 1988.
4. Sailor in tattoo parlour, Wanchai, 1974.
Books available via link in bio.
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Okinawa scenes, 2008-2015.
1. Ishigaki, 2015.
2. Protest House, Naha, 2012.
3. Osprey, Camp Hansen, 2015.
4. F-15, 2008.
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Along the Yangtze River during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. Chongqing and downriver. 1995-1996. A number of towns and cities along the river had to be rebuilt at a higher level. Thirteen cities and 140 towns were partially or totally submerged when the river rose upon completion of the dam.
1. Chongqing, river ferries.
2. Downriver, morning.
3. Coal yard workers, Fengjie.
4. Porters and River ferries, Chongqing.
Link to my books in bio.
Shenzhen scenes, 1996-2008.
1. Rooftop laundry (with reflected red neon), 2000.
2. Rooftop with red neon, 2000.
3. Shenzhen, BaoAn district. 2008.
4. Migrant worker couple. 1996.
Link to books in bio.
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Hong Kong scenes, 1983-1985.
From “HK:PM. Hong Kong Night Life 1974-1989” (plus an out-take or two).
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1. Evening tram, 1983.
2. Temple Street and hotel window. 1985/1983.
3. HK police post on HK-China border. Mainland couple detained when trying to cross into HK illegally. 1985. A nightly routine on the border during the mid 1980s.
4. Cantonese Opera, Peng Chau. 1983.
