Meet prize-winning vlogger David Douglas Stuart
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
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Becoming a YouTuber
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
Physically locating an address in Tokyo the old-fashioned way
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
Floating down a local river for pure fun
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
How my first YouTube upload protects my vanity
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
It took me 14 years to get 1000 YouTube subscribers
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
Making my first documentary
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
Opening a time capsule
I’ve always been fascinated with time capsules. The concept really does something for me. But, I’ve been pretty disappointed in a lot of the time… Read More »Opening a time capsule
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