Through The Lens

akashi Yasui started photography in 2010 and instantly gained a large following through Instagram where he met and collaborated with photographers in and outside of Japan. Turning professional in January, 2015, Takashi collaborates with corporate brands and artists continuing on his path to find his own style of photography. Follow Takashi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tuck4/ Model: Hitomi Ito https://www.instagram.com/hitomiito_/

Elaine Li is a Hong Kong-based art director and freelance photographer. She was born and raised in Hong Kong, spent time in Melbourne and Chicago. After living abroad for 7 years, she's back in her hometown, building her career in advertising as an Art Director in advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather. Her passion in photography and social media has brought her to Instagram, a major platform she uses to share her photo work. Follow Elaine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lielaine/ Model: https://www.instagram.com/vagarykwans/ https://www.instagram.com/lchloeky/

Yoshito Hasaka is a graphic designer, and iOS engineer with 10+ years experience. He has worked in various design related industries holding positions as interactive creative director, graphic designer, and iOS app developer. He currently works at Origami, Inc Tokyo. Follow Yoshito on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_f7/

For commercial photographer Keiko Kosaka (@wacamera) of Osaka, Japan, Instagram has been a place to enjoy, explore and evolve her unique style of creativity. “The one thought that’s always with me is that I want to share mysterious and beautiful images,” she says, “and I say images because a lot of my work contains prominent editing and is not just purely photography." Keiko creates scenes from a fantasy world made of vibrant colors, precisely timed lighting and playful shadows. She especially loves featuring silhouettes in her work, often having her closest Instagram friends pose in her photos. “All the necessary conditions have to align perfectly in order to capture a clear-cut silhouette, and it’s always a challenge.” Follow Keiko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wacamera/

Tokyo designer Daisuke Kujiraoka, who goes by the name Halno (@halno), tells the story of an obscure world where he travels to places on a broomstick. This series of “levitation” photos started a few years ago, after he and three of his friends he met through Instagram (@wacamera, @soraky and @sorayuchi) formed a creative team called “Fusafusabu.” Follow Halno on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halno/

Hiroaki Fukuda is a freelance photographer from Tokyo who discovered his love for photography in New York. His passion for photography comes from his obsession with light and his love of travel. Follow Hiroaki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hirozzzz/

Naoko Naoko Uchida is a freelance photographer based in Tokyo. Photography has definitely added spice into her life and has been one of the major ingredients in her life. She has found joy and happiness through photography. More importantly, she has been able to express thoughts and feelings of her vision through the lens. Follow Naoko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiaoking/ Model: Princess Lieza Manzon

London-born Edward always wants to do better. This work ethic has propelled him in his career taking him from an editor at Nickelodeon to Director of Content Acquisition and Co-Production at Cartoon Network Asia; and also in his creative pursuits - from photography enthusiast to shooting commercial campaigns for Nike, Volkswagen, Louis Vuitton and Cathay Pacific. Edward has spoken passionately about the benefits of social media at both General Assembly and Apple, and is keen to push the boundaries further. Follow Edward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edwardkb/

@mr007 has many secrets. So as requested, we are not going to release any of his personal information. He did want us to share with the viewers his philosophy on photography. @mr007 says that "timing is everything. You always need to expect what breaks out a few seconds in the future. Otherwise, you must be patient and wait for the best moments, sometimes for minutes, hours, even days. If you've got something in your mind, you should not give up until you capture it. That's photography to me. " Follow @mr007 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr007/

@najii66 is a Kyoto based professional photographer who as a teenager was initially inspired by shooting the sunset every day. Mostly focusing in landscapes, Najii enjoys shooting in serene environments, with no one around. He uses photos to escape reality for a moment and hopes to convey that through his work. Follow @najii66 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/najii66/ Model/Dancer Kozue Kawabe

Yuma Yamashita is a photographer/Instagrammer based in Tokyo who works world wide. He has been active as a freelance photographer since Instagram started inspiring him. He plays an important role in a network of Instagrammers across the globe. Through SNS, he has been representing Tokyo & connecting Instagrammers around the world to artists & creators around Tokyo. He created Inspiration Cult Magazine which is a new style of publication that promotes a collaboration between brands and photographers to produce fresh & creative content. Follow Yuma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuma1983/ Model Sagara.

Vivien Liu studied architecture in Canada and the US and works as an architect and photographer in Hong Kong. She loves exploring the bustling streets of her home city where she currently works. Vivien is interested in capturing density, urban decay, street life, abandoned places and recently, the portraits of people within these environments. Her photography on Instagram has attracted close to 180,000 followers who check in to see her unique view on Hong Kong everyday. Follow Vivien on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vdubl/

Haru "wagnus" is a Tokyo based fantastic photographer. He loves to shoot fashion, art, nature and travel photography. Most importantly when he shoots, he wants his images to have an analogue vibe and natural feeling. He uses film cameras and vintage lenses from the 1930's-1980's along with his digital camera. Besides photography being a personal hobby, Haru also has built up his friendships within the photography community. The community of photography is all about collaborative , interesting work which has led to the creative production and advertising of Haru's new watch brand "4 Silent Birds." Follow Haru on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wagnus/ https://www.instagram.com/4SilentBirds/ https://www.instagram.com/HUEART.Life/ Model: Hime https://www.instagram.com/hime_15/