Ben Weller – Japan Photographer

I’m a photographer based near Tokyo, working across Japan and East Asia on editorial, industrial, corporate, travel, and hospitality assignments. My work focuses on people and the environments where they live, work, build, travel, gather, and create.

I photograph documentary reportage and feature stories for magazines and news publications; industrial and corporate photography for international companies, manufacturers, and communications teams; and travel, food, and hospitality assignments for tourism boards, hotels, and brands. Across that range of work, I’m interested in bold visual storytelling that is direct, atmospheric, and grounded in real experience.

My editorial clients and publications include The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Traveller, Lufthansa Exclusive, think:act, Nature, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Christianity Today, National Geographic, Harper’s Bazaar, Virtuoso, The Washington Post, The Economist, Bloomberg Markets, Hana Hou!, GEO, Rough Guides, Which? Travel, Wanderlust, Reuters, and The Associated Press.

My commercial, corporate, and tourism clients include the Japan Ministry of Environment, East Japan Railway Company, Kansai Tourism Bureau, Setouchi Tourism Authority, Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau, Gifu Prefecture Tourism and International Affairs Department, Busan Tourism Organization, Total, Statoil, BP, DB Schenker, Lufthansa Cargo, Siemens, Zeiss, and Momentive.

I enjoy long drives, loud music, baseball, and BBQ, and I read to my kids every night.

If you’re planning an editorial, corporate, industrial, travel, or hospitality assignment in Japan or East Asia, get in touch.