Tokyo Walks

Between 2012-2013 I spent many nights walking around Tokyo taking photos of people. I looked for their faces and expression, actions and attitudes. I started to wonder what other people saw and what they didn’t, and what snapshots of moments might tell us later on. Using a flash, I began to take photos of people’s shoes as they were walking past me. It’s said that shoes say a lot about a person and, especially in the dark of night, this felt almost like overhearing a secret. These were shot either with a Leica Monochrom or an M7 35mm film camera so in many cases I had no idea what I’d captured until weeks or months later. I’ve picked 15 of those images that I think tell a story about a time ...View all