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My wife and I founded Project Friends, an NGO helping Japanese build transforming friendships in Cambodia. I'm also a writer and photographer exploring ways to help young Cambodians document their own lives and cultural stories.

A dusty jewel beckons, and we’re moving there A dusty jewel beckons, and we’re moving there »

We're moving to Cambodia! Most people who personally know me have gotten the information, but I realized I've never posted the news here. You may have guessed; I think readers here won't be surprised. I [....]


Mother’s love, a bath in a Phnom Penh slum Mother’s love, a bath in a Phnom Penh slum »

I liked the mother and her son from the moment I saw them, and I love this series of photos. I took them in Andong Village, a slum that I often visit about 25km outside Phnom Penh. The people who live there have [....]


Making Buddha at Wat Lanka Making Buddha at Wat Lanka »

This is just a photographic sketch I made one afternoon in Phnom Penh. I take photos like these as a way to observe and learn; and I enjoyed talking to the people as I photographed them. It was in February, just [....]


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Hip-Hop Dancing in Japan - Japanese hip-hop dancers compete in break dancing at BBoy Park. The event was held during the summer at Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo. In a culture known rightly for it's conformity, it's refreshing to see youth expressing themselves if only for a day. You can see pictures here and here.

Child's Play - a short movie about friendship and living with HIV in Cambodia, made on location 50km outside Phnom Penh. It's my first attempt at movie-making and I trained the crew. The actors are kids orphaned by AIDS. Despite the movie's many flaws, we learned in the process, and I'm proud of what we did.