Just a reintroduction to myself and my work over the last decade of being a freelance photographer. Hi 👋🏼 my name is Ben / itchban.
In 2011 I downloaded Instagram and somehow fell into building a career in photography & social media. I like photography, filmmaking, travel, cars, tech and other geeky stuff.
With a huge amount of luck (and some hard work & persistence) I find myself in a fortunate position to be able to do this for a living.
One of my long standing goals is to inspire & encourage y’all to get out there and see the world with your own eyes & experience it all. It’s easy to forget to actually touch grass when you get to see so much on the internet.
Thanks to all my supportive day 1 followers and hello to all my new friends on here!
P.s. most of these photographs are available as prints on my website.
#photography #travel #inspiration
📸 Some of my favourite photos I’ve taken from locations outside of Tokyo. Don’t skip Tokyo (obviously) but I’d highly recommend a getaway from the city to see a different side of Japan.
Some of them are not the easiest to get to but it’s definitely worth it! There should be less crowds and more calmness which you might need after the hustle and bustle of Tokyo city life.
Save this list, and leave a comment if you have any questions and I’ll try to get back to you.
1. Matsumoto Castle.
2. Togakushi Shrine, Nagano.
3. Lake Kawaguchi.
4. Shirahige Shrine, Lake Biwa.
5. Tsumago-juku, Nagano.
6. Narai-juku, Nagano.
7. Mount Zao, Yamagata.
8. Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
9. Hill of Buddha, Hokkaido.
10. Miyajima Island.
🖼️ P.S. most of these are available as prints on my store.
#japan #travel #photography #visitjapanau #traveltips #nature
💡Tokyo City.
I’ve finally finished this piece 😅 it’s taken close to 2 years from concept, shoot to final but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out!
Check my stories / highlight for some bts & additional content.
🖼 I’ve also launched this and two other animated pieces as NFTs which are available on @withfoundation (link in bio)
The X100VI vs the streets of Vietnam. ☝🏼Pick your fave!
I bought this Teleconverter for this trip and I love it. It changes the focal length from 35mm to about 50mm and looks great. Super easy to take off if you want to quickly grab a wider shot without it. It stayed on for most of my trip tbh.
Do you think the results look good?
#photography #streetphotography #vietnam #x100vi #fujifilm
📸 My first time photographing Vietnam. ☝🏼Which is your fave from this set? The last one is my fave obviously lol. Far from perfect but is a keeper in my eyes.
Also let me know if you vibe with the running commentary or just want to see the photos.
#photography #streetphotography #vietnam #x100vi #saigon
We are the environment we live in. A walk like this would genuinely improve my daily mood (if I worked at an office).
Caught this scene of some nice warm morning light cutting through the gaps of the buildings in Kyoto, landing perfectly on the Sakura tree.
I should edit the pov & video footage of this quick shoot. Let me know if you’d like to see the reel.
#japan #kyoto #sakura #photography #streetphotography
The Hajime Sorayama Exhibit in Tokyo. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I grew up watching Terminator 2 so all chrome robot vibes were on point. His work with futurism and chrome in particular was so detailed.
This man seemed to have worked & collabed with everyone from Star Wars, Marvel, Kaws, SpaceX and even designing Lewis Hamilton’s race helmet (2023).
This exhibition ends May 31st 2026 so hope you get time to swing by if you’re in Tokyo.
#sorayama #japan #tokyo #art #withgalaxy
A trail of deer crackers led to the perfect photo. Thanks for the assist @jamtuna
I’ll make a longer reel on the BTS of this shot later on.
#japan #nara #sakura #photography fujifilm
🌸 A Sakura road trip in the south of Japan! Pick a fave ☝🏼
Fresh set of cherry blossom pics from the current trip that I'm on. My trip kicked off from Fukuoka Japan with this first road trip crew where we drove all the way up to Kyoto.
#japan #sakura #photography #roadtrip
