How fast does bamboo grow?
If you’re a regular reader of The Swamp, you’ll know that I’m quite fond of bamboo; it’s strong, readily available, flexible, pleasing to the eye,… Read More »How fast does bamboo grow?
If you’re a regular reader of The Swamp, you’ll know that I’m quite fond of bamboo; it’s strong, readily available, flexible, pleasing to the eye,… Read More »How fast does bamboo grow?
Last year my brother Joe and I decided to enter the 2020 Sony Vlog Challenge. It’s a competition run by a camera giant and they… Read More »Meet prize-winning vlogger David Douglas Stuart
Ever dreamed of becoming a Youtuber? I never planned on becoming a YouTuber but, I guess I have just become one myself. If you would… Read More »Becoming a YouTuber
I grew up in Australia and I always thought of an address as the following: property number, street name, suburb, state, postcode. Well all that… Read More »Physically locating an address in Tokyo the old-fashioned way
I like having my camera with me at all times but I don’t like carrying it with me at all times. If I’m driving it’s… Read More »Running a boutique sea-salt operation
It all started with one of my ‘good morning’ tweets. Good morning. pic.twitter.com/C4VnyMCGK7 — David Douglas Stuart (@bigkamo) January 23, 2020 I was living on… Read More »How my photo on Twitter inspired a work of art
I love me an adventure. Many of them — like riding around Mt Fuji on mamachari bikes, walking around Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line or inline… Read More »Floating down a local river for pure fun
I would never consider myself a YouTuber despite the fact I’ve been on the platform since the late noughties. You might think, if you’re not… Read More »How my first YouTube upload protects my vanity
I’ve helped a big news name grow their YouTube audience by hundreds of thousands; this was my job. Naturally, people expect me to apply that… Read More »It took me 14 years to get 1000 YouTube subscribers
My brother and I are two years apart. Our interests are suspiciously similar. We’re very close figuratively, but literally, we’ve had thousands of kilometres between… Read More »Circling Mt Fuji on ridiculously unsuitable bicycles
I’ve always loved the DIY ethos. Punk rock. Homemade skate ramps. Handmade clothes. Zines. Scrub that, I made one zine. My technical ability or rather,… Read More »A less anti-social espresso machine (homemade)
Before YouTube existed I made DVDS. These DVDs were made up of a collection of videos — I’d generally consider them complete when I’d made… Read More »Making my first documentary