Photography has been part of my life for over 30 years — long before Kinbaku. I started with film and travel photography, often drawn to liminal urban spaces.

When I began with Kinbaku, I struggled between being rigger and photographer — doing both often meant doing neither well.
A turning point came in 2018, through the work of Norio Sugiura. Seeing his precision, his control of light, and his narrative approach brought me back to photography with a new clarity.

My work is informed by a long-standing interest in Japanese aesthetics and culture. The person is at the center. Not the rope — however beautiful it may be.

I work with low-key, high-contrast, almost theatrical light, focusing on expression, presence, and the suggestion of a story.
This page brings together my work as both rigger and photographer.

My vision. My light. My rules.