My book Now a Geisha would not exist if not for Mameharu, the first maiko who gave me permission to photograph her erikae.
Read MoreMy new book, Now a Geisha, is a dream project that took me fifteen years to make. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the debuts of three geiko in Kyoto, called erikae in Japanese.
Read MoreThe transformation that maiko undergo on the day of their debut, both physical and mental, are stunning.
Read MorePhotographing a double misedashi is both mentally and physically taxing!
Read MorePhotographing the double misedashi (debut) of the maiko Yuriha and Tatsuha on January 21, 2017 was the biggest photographic challenge I've ever faced.
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