With winter just a few weeks away I thought it was a good time to reflect on what was an absolutely beautiful Hokkaido Summer! Green season is gone – bring on the white out! I spent a lot of time in the mountians exploring Hokkaido this year. Found some great new trekking routes and made […]
Read More ›This summer has been a very busy one in our little studio. Over the past few months we’ve been working on video productions, resort shoots, marketing campaigns and design briefs. In a small office we’ve had some very ‘warm’ days with a group of computers and staff going at full speed… 7 computers, 4 humans, […]
Read More ›Today was a classic summer day… food, sun, golf, bikes, more food & fun. Cezar and the crew from Niseko Pizza did a great job of hosting an event at sun sports with bike races, golf comps and way too much food! Stu managed to take home the grand prize of Y50,000 with a fluke […]
Read More ›With winter releasing us into the green season it’s time to get out and about with some great Niseko exploration. The rivers are at full steam, fish are biting (for some) and for the mad keen there’s still a bit of snow to be had! Here’s a few shots of the spring time transition from […]
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Well I’ve been enjoying a bit of sun after the winter to end all winters in Niseko this year. A month in Indonesia does the trick and as such TheSpud has been a bit quiet… To kick off for summer here’s a quick post from Bali. A quick bit of island hopping – Hokkaido, Honshu, […]
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Yesterday we spent 5 hrs searching for some last waves before winter, covered both coasts and saw a lot of fish. Ended up finding some swell as the change in weather hit, it went from about 15 degrees to snowing by the time we got home. But with the snow came offshore winds and a […]
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Gotta say – pretty stoked to see bears for the first time!! Even if it was from a boat, fairly far away it still triggered that childish rush of… ‘look daddy!! – BEARS!!’ Last weekend we made the mission up to Hokkaido’s far North East to visit the World Heritage Site of The Shiretoko Penisular. […]
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Yesterday was another spectacular day of weather… well maybe in our little bubble at Toya! It seems, with all the snow and ominous weather, somehow Lake Toya was immune and as I guided a Groove Cycles group around Lake Toya we had everything from blue sky to rainbows! Lake Toya is such an incredibly beautiful […]
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As summer draws to a close so too does the summer festival scene (only to be replaced by the Autumn festival scene!). Having attended my fair share of festivals over the summer I’m stoked to say that the Hirafu matsuri was certainly a mini highlight. With food and fireworks to rival the bigger festivals, the […]
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It’s been 12 months of throwing the idea around but I can now officially say it’s locked in! This summer I’ve agreed to embark on a photographic journey of the summer festival scene in Japan… And so is born – “40 Days of Festivals”. The idea was hatched by Cezar who asked if I’d be […]
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