Photography & Travel

  • Hayakawa Hamonoten 早川刃物店 knife sharpeners in Kyoto

    Hayakawa Hamonoten 早川刃物店 knife sharpeners in Kyoto

    In 2019 I visited Kyoto with a goal to purchase a better さばき包丁 (sabaki knife) for fish and some veggie use. I’ve been to a few houchou artisans in Kyoto and wanted to try somewhere different. After visiting several and being mostly ignored, one guy had a friendly customer approach and we got chatting. Their…

  • Kotouen (小陶苑) a beautiful pottery gallery and tea ceremony classroom Arashiyama, Japan

    Kotouen (小陶苑) a beautiful pottery gallery and tea ceremony classroom Arashiyama, Japan

    Kotouen (小陶苑) is a beautiful pottery gallery and tea ceremony classroom in the heart of Arashiyama, Japan. I visited the couple who’ve run it for over 50 years, a business passed down from the owner’s father. The atmosphere was still and I didn’t want to leave. Sitting in the garden with beautiful hand-built pottery everywhere, I…

  • The salt pans near Newdegate-Ravensthorpe

    The salt pans near Newdegate-Ravensthorpe

    I was fortunate to have some time to get the drone airborne over the salt pans near Newdegate in WA, search up Lake Grace to find them. It’s the end of January and a 40c degree day, super hot and dry.  I made the poor choice (yes, I’ve made this mistake before) of stepping out onto the…