"It's like the rooms of a single, vast house got shaken up and lost, redistributed in a spatial puzzle spanning the globe."
In December 2013, Geoff Manaugh from Gizmodo wrote an engaging story on Suburbia Gone Wild. You can read the full story here.
The story of a master blacksmith, Mr. Keijiro Doi
In the spring of 2013, Sandvik, a global engineering company, commissioned me to shoot a story on one of the most renowned blacksmiths in the world, 86 year old Mr. Keijiru Doi. Mr. Keijiru and his son Itsuo live and work in Sakai, Japan which is located about 45 min south of Osaka.
In addition to the photo story I also directed a 2-minute video which offers more depth about Mr. Doi's craftsmanship and dedication to details that’s required to make these +US$300 knives. The video also sheds light on an underlying human condition in the Doi family history, including his son and grandson. The response from the client was great, and spending a full day in the blacksmith shop with Mr. Keijiro and his son was incredible.
I believe that by offering both photography and video a story can become more compelling and rich. It’s also an efficient way to deliver a story that is aesthetically coherent across different channels used by consumers.
Kathryn Minshew for SAMSUNG x MONOCLE
The Monocle Dec/Jan 2014 edition features the branded content I shot for the SAMSUNG x MONOCLE series. In this story, we show how the Samsung Galaxy Note helps Ms. Kathryn Minshew, co-founder of thedailymuse.com, leap ahead on her second day at their new (and still very spartan) office space in Midtown.
Agency: Winkreative
Makeup by: Claudia Katona
Assistant: Claire Cali
Monocle Issue #69 Dec/Jan 2013
'Suburbia Gone Wild' Featured on Slate Magazine
"For six years, photographer Martin Adolfsson traveled to 44 model homes in eight countries on five continents photographing McMansions as found in the emerging economies of the world. The project culminated in Suburbia Gone Wild, a book he self-published this year."
In December 2013, Lisa Larson Walker interviewed me for this story. Read it here.
New work for licensing: Portrait and Travel
So it's time again for a new update to my archive. Stories I've shot over 2012-2013 in Tokyo, Osaka, Utah, Montauk, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Toronto, Seattle, Death Valley, Cape Cod and many other places now available for licensing here.
Here are a few samples:
Keirin race at Keiokaku open-air Velodrome, Tokyo
Coach Fukushige
Couple on the Osaka commuter train.
Knives being smithed at Kejiro Doi's blacksmith shop in Sakai, Japan
Interior of Kejiro Doi's blacksmith shop, Sakai, Japan
Bicycle storage at the Keirin School of Japan located on the Izu Peninsula.
View from Ocean beach Resort in Montauk.
The Wythe Hotel, Williamsburg, NY
Death Valley
The Amangiri Resort. UT