Featured on Kotaku 22/11/16 “Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure ?), a contraction of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.” -Wikipedia Cosplay has been reaching an almost fever pitch over recent years with cosplayers being featured... Continue reading
I had a blast photographing Kumiko and Ichi this Autumn. The weather was perfect and I think that their love comes through in every single photograph. Unfortunately we were interrupted by some unexpected guests but I think everything turned out well in the end. Have a look at the following... Continue reading
In 2005 I moved to Japan in part to escape my corporate cubicle life and in part because I believed that in order to become an interesting person I had to do interesting things. I don’t know if I’ve ever become that interesting of a person but I have had... Continue reading
Over the weekend I got the rare opportunity to photography my fist boxing night at the Masonic Temple for Global Legacy Boxing. The event photography aspect was old hat to me. Capturing a combination of photos that tell the story of the night with candids of key guests. The sports... Continue reading
Being a western female rope top in Osaka Japan. 緊縛師 (Kinbaku-Shi): 緊縛 (Kinbaku) meaning “bind tightly” and 師 (Shi) meaning “teacher; master;”. Generally defined as “Japanese Bondage Master”. (Orginaly posted on Vice: http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/photos-of-the-australian-woman-trying-to-make-it-in-japans-rope-bondage-scene) I first met Milla Reika in Osaka, Japan, 2009. New to the country, she overheard me bragging to... Continue reading
EDI The Enhanced Defense Intelligence, or EDI (pronounced ‘Eee-Dee’ [ˈiːdiː]) She is an AI/ Android who constantly researches human behavior in an effort to be more human. It was Kiga of Blackwater Cosplay’s love for EDI and her struggles that really started this project back at the start of 2016.... Continue reading
Over 30,000 people attend Anime North, A fan-run anime convention where people dress in costume to see bands, DJ’s, guest, artist, play video games and take selfies. While I was taking photos much like everyone else I turned my focus again to trying to capture the feel of actually being there.... Continue reading
If I were to tell you that there was a latex mafia, you would probably laugh, smile politely or likely raise an eyebrow and go about your day. And that would be fair because to the average person latex is simply the stuff that medical gloves and Katy Perry’s dress’s... Continue reading
This year at Anime North I said I wasn’t going to do any Copslay photography but instead the aim was to try and capture moments. Continue reading
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