Tag Archives: okinawa

Noguchi-gera / Pryer’s Woodpecker / Sapheopipo noguchii

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Up early again today. Jumped in the car and met up with birder Ichiro Kikuta to check out another family of Pryer’s Woodpeckers. It was misty and rainy, but the hole in the tree was low to the ground and … Continue reading →

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Clown Car – Manza, Okinawa

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

No recent diving pics, so I thought I post one from last year I hadn’t got around to uploading. There is quite a lot of backscatter from debris in the water, but still nice to have found Nemo and friends.  … Continue reading →

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Up Close at the Ie Lily Festival

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

One of the great things about the new 90mm lens for the 645D is that it can focus very close to the subject. Although not a 1:1 macro, it does allow you to get some great detail shots with what … Continue reading →

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Ie Island, Okinawa

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Took a 30 minute ferry ride from Motobu across to Ie Island. I’d never been to the island previously, which is amazing considering I’ve lived on Okinawa for over a decade. It also looks to have some great shore diving. … Continue reading →

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No Osprey Protest – Torii Base, Okinawa

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Another No Osprey protest took place last week outside of Torii Army Base. It was much smaller than the event I’d previously photographed near the Ginowan Convention Center. On Friday, there were around 100 protestors (and a couple of bulls), … Continue reading →

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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Okinawa

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Here are a few snorkeling and scuba diving images that I shot both for Leia’s modeling portfolio, and for potential use in travel magazines. You could argue that scuba divers wouldn’t be wearing as much makeup, or that a wetsuit … Continue reading →

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Yanbaru Birdwatching Tours

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Shawn Miller and I went out to Yanbaru very early this morning for a birdwatching tour with birder and wildlife artist Ichiro Kikuta. Ichiro has just started offering guided birding tours, either 2-hour dawn tours from 6AM to 8AM, or … Continue reading →

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Kiyohide Shinjo 9th-dan Uechi Ryu Karate.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

On April 30th,  I took portraits of Kiyohide Shinjo. He is a 9th-dan Uechi Ryu karate master and a nine-time all-Okinawa kata and kumite champion. He dominated karate to such an extent he was known as the Okinawan Superman. Shinjo-sensei … Continue reading →

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Ryukyu Mike

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

  While out shooting Rie in the flower field I bumped into Ryukyu Mike for the first time. He’s a long term resident of Okinawa, and he loves to document the local flora and fauna. Check out Mike’s blog over … Continue reading →

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Diving off Kume Island, Okinawa

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

I went diving off Kume Island a couple of weeks ago. The water is still quite cold in February so I was wearing a hooded 5mm wetsuit, but the visibility was excellent and there were plenty of things to see. … Continue reading →

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