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Meet Masa and Asami in Kiso Valley

An award-winning photographer couple with numerous contest achievements🎉 Based in Nagano and Kyoto, JAPAN🇯🇵 with more than 12 years of professional experiences👍 Masa learned photography in London, Asami at a photo-studio in Osaka. We have absolute confidence in the quality of our photos. Please take a look at the sample images in our gallery🙌 As parents of 2 children, we love to work with couples / families with kids. Our style is all about naturally documenting unique moments, and the real reaction. With no set routines or awkward poses, we aim to produce unique photos. Not asking you to say cheese or tell your kids to keep still. Please relax as usual and enjoy the photo session👏

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    Languages Spoken: English, Japanese
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    Favourite Place to Shoot: Higashiyama District, and Philosopher's Path

Three Things

  1. We love activities like travel, camping, snowboarding, hiking, and cooking. Among these, our favorite is traveling. Masa has been to more than 80 countries so far. Since getting married, we have embarked on photography trips to more than 30 countries around the world. Our favorite is the Arctic Circle. We really enjoy meeting new people and discovering new places. And the time we spend with our children is the most important time in our lives.
  2. Of course, it's the camera that's always by our side. Even on our days off, we carry it with us and snap photos whenever a great moment presents itself. We always aim to capture the natural expressions of children in our photos. Whether they are crying, angry, or laughing, we want to document them just as they are.
  3. After years as a mechanical engineer, Masa's passion for photography led me to switch careers in 2012. Asami was a certified dietitian in Japan before, but she became a photographer due to her passion for photography. We love taking photos so much and we both wanted to interact with people rather than sitting in front of computers. Masa is engaged in artistic activities as a landscape photographer, showcasing his work in solo exhibitions and selling his photos. Asami runs her own donut shop as the owner. And together, we create and share YouTube / Podcast content focused on Japanese language and culture.

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Pricing starts at $425 USD for a 60-minute vacation shoot

Also available for booking in Kyoto for an additional travel fee of $70 USD. Please see their Kyoto page for more info and to submit a shoot request. *** Please note: Only one photographer of the pair may be present for your shoot, so you may shoot with both, just Masa, or Asami depending on availability.

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