Alicia Fox Photography Blog

I’ve just added some new Japan fashion photos to www.aliciafox.net

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James and I have an article in this month’s issue of Surfing World magazine (Australia). The issue is ‘The Design Issue’. Our article is about an inspired and talented surf board shaper in Japan, who has a dream to grow his own surfboard.

Ono is working with hemp fibres for a unique and environmentally friendly alternative to the highly synthetic boards that currently dominate the market.

Today I am launching my Photo Gallery and Shop at http://aliciafox.net/encap/

Each month I will have a series of 3-5 images available for sale at various sizes. The images can be purchased as single prints or in a set of 3.

The photos are being sold as prints, which you can then frame or mount yourself. The theme this month is Temples of Japan. They will be in the Gallery until the end of April 2010.

When placing your order, please mention if you are on my mailing list or a Facebook Fan, and I will send a complimentary 5×7 inch print of your choice, from the Temples of Japan series. International postage is available.

After 6 amazing months in the east, I have left my temporary home of Japan and headed to new shores. I now call Huanchaco home – a little seaside town in the north of Peru.

The lifestyle is very different and pace of life is much slower than in Japan. For this new chapter of my life, I will be take a break from fashion photography and focus my energy on the surrounding environment with more of a documentary style. I will be travelling around South and Central America for 2 years – surfing, dancing, working with NGOs and documenting the journey for magazine/newspaper articles and an upcoming book, with my partner James Galletly.

I look forward to putting up new photos for you to see from this side of the world.

Here are some of my final photos from Japan

Above: Early morning fishermen (and women) gather on the beach of Ichinomia to gather food the old fashioned way in this dramatic landscape. (See more photos in the TRAVEL folio on my website)

Above: James and I spent our final month in Japan relaxing in the Okinawa Islands. This was one of the many glorious sunsets I enjoyed there.

One of my photos from the shoot with fashion designer and model, Leanne Yew was used for this article in Metropolis. Here is a link to the online article

Metropolis Magazine, Tokyo Japan

It’s been a while since my last blog entry. I have been busy with 1 month of holidays in the amazing islands of Okinawa, in the very south of Japan. Of course I couldn’t help myself and ended up doing 2 shoots with beautiful Okinawan models Seiko and Cece. I also got a chance to catch up on my editing before a busy week of shooting in Tokyo.

I had a ball choosing and shooting gorgeous garments from Somarta, Matohu, Motonari Ono and Saphir East.
Many thanks to Shigeki and Esteem PR Management. Also, thanks to all the models, assistants, make up artist and hair stylists. It was a full on week (from which I have nearly recharged) and we got some amazing photos.

Here are some behind the scenes photos from a shoot with Stylist Yoshinori, Make Up Artist Kanto and beautiful Russian model, Maria. I had planned to shoot on a gorgeous bridge in Odaiba which was deserted the previous days. On the day of the shoot the bridge was buzzing with people because of a matsuri, so half way through the shoot we were kindly asked to leave by the officials. It turned out to be a blessing as I found a great space with perfect afternoon sunlight, where we completed the shoot.

Tokyo Kaleidoscope is the boutique fashion label of Tokyo-based, Melbourne designer Leanne Yew.

Leanne searches throughout the Sunday markets at Tokyo’s temples to find used kimonos, which she transforms into beautiful one-off pieces. Click here to visit the Tokyo Kaleidoscope website. We did this fashion shoot on the dark sands of Ichinomiya Beach, Chiba. Leanne is modeling her own garments.

Today, 11 Sept 2009, the first article that James and I worked on together will be published in ‘The Australian’ newspaper. If you are in Australia you can look in the special Japanese travel section to read our article about the beautiful Hanami Season that we were fortunate to experience during our first week in Japan, back in April.

You can read the online version of the article (written by James) here.

Our Niijima article that was printed in the July issue of Outdoor Japan magazine is now up online.

You can take a look at The Outdoor Japan Website.

Here are some behind the scenes shots from a really fun shoot I did in late July. The styling was by Honda San who amazed us all with the extraordinary garments. He and his assistants worked so hard all day organising the clothes, jewelry, accessories and shoes. Make up was again done by Annco – we just love working together. She is always so much fun and has wonderful ideas for hair and make-up. The models were Hiroshi and Alex who did a great job and made the day a lot of fun for everybody.

Honda san with Alex on the roof for sunset, with Shinjuku skyline in the background

Annco and Honda san with Hiroshi. He did so well to wear this fur jacket on what must have been a 35degree day – definitely the hottest day I have experienced in Japan.