Exploring an art island with the ‘Crazy Seaman’
I tend to always have a couple of unfinished projects in my back pocket. Why are they unfinished? Each has its own reasons. Maybe it’s… Read More »Exploring an art island with the ‘Crazy Seaman’
Big Kamo
DDS is a curious video journalist and Jschool lecturer exploring the globe with his family.
Diary entries of a wannabe journalist [01]
I recently came across the digital diaries — he called it a ‘blog’ — of a young boy named Edward Flinders who, at the age… Read More »Diary entries of a wannabe journalist [01]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay comes to Shibushi
Shibushi? Yep, Shibushi. The first time I heard the name was when my father mentioned the name and I wrongly assumed that he had butchered… Read More »Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay comes to Shibushi
The video postcard format
It was late 2010 and I’d just received my journalism diploma and I was looking for work. Of course I was applying for every advertised… Read More »The video postcard format
Japan’s tiny railway stations
I make videos. It’s what I do. Sometimes I get paid. Sometimes I don’t. Yesterday I decided to create what I like to call a… Read More »Japan’s tiny railway stations
Beatboxer Tom Thum and his incredible voice
Like many other people out there, I first encountered Tom Thum when I saw his incredibly popular TEDx talk on YouTube (+75m views). I was… Read More »Beatboxer Tom Thum and his incredible voice
Vanuatu [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
Vanuatu?! Have you ever even heard of this country? It used to be known as the New Hebrides… Does that help? It’s a beautiful string… Read More »Vanuatu [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
USA [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
I used to hate creative writing in high school. Really detested it. But I enjoyed writing letters to family and friends. I’d put a lot… Read More »USA [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
Japan [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. For more background have a look at the first… Read More »Japan [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
China [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. For more background have a look at the first… Read More »China [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
Mexico/Guatemala [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. In 2005 my then-girlfriend-now-wife and I flew from Osaka… Read More »Mexico/Guatemala [Travel writing reformatted for Instagram]
Four Skin, Three Knobs [from the 2001 independent film shot on location in Vanuatu]
In 2001 I was living in a bamboo hut in a tiny village on the island of Efate in the South Pacific island nation of… Read More »Four Skin, Three Knobs [from the 2001 independent film shot on location in Vanuatu]
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