Planning a photography assignment in Japan takes more than a shot list. This practical guide helps international editors, marketing teams, hotels, tourism boards, and corporate clients think through story, access, timing, logistics, usage, and visual strategy before commissioning a shoot.

I built an AI-powered assignment planning app for photographers. In the process, I rethought how I work, what actually matters on assignment, and why authenticity still wins.

Photographing Japanese chefs who understand tradition deeply enough to break it. On assignment for Virtuoso, The Magazine, I explored the tension between reverence and innovation in some of Tokyo’s top restaurants.