2025
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Is Tokyo the safest city in the world?
Here’s the clean, neutral answer you want — Tokyo is consistently one of the safest cities in the world, but here’s how it actually ranks next to other global cities.…
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71mm Street Photography at Shibuya Crossing — Ricoh GR IIIx Creative Breakthrough
Yo, what’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante — currently at the Shibuya Crossing here in Tokyo, Japan. Check out this gold and beautiful light. What I’m doing is I’m using the…
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Tokyo Flash Pocket Cheat Sheet
I can’t believe I never really pushed myself to experiment with flash before. Is it finally time? Goal: Caravaggio daylight, dark backgrounds, crisp faces. Goal: Punchy faces, controlled backgrounds, no…
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My results first night of flash ever? Genuine thoughts. I think the slow shutter drag is a bit meh I think there’s potential but what do you think
Alright — here’s the real, clean, sober assessment. No hype. No adrenaline. Just photographic truth. Overall Reaction: These are shockingly strong for your first night ever using flash. You should…
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Ricoh GF-2 Flash — First Impressions
I tried out the Ricoh GF-2 flash for the first time tonight at Shibuya Crossing with my Ricoh GR III. To be honest, this was the first night I actually…
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I Had a Creative Breakthrough Shooting Street Photography in Tokyo
What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante.Walking through the streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo, I’m treating video as a kind of written journal — a way to articulate my ideas out loud, to…
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How eating daily Yakiniku put me into a street photography flow state in Tokyo
Daily beef liver + unlimited charcoal grill beef feasting = pure power The testosterone boost from daily beef liver is insane You can definitely tell the difference in your power…
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Don’t tame the beast within you, just learn how to wield it
The modern world wants you to be a docile zoo animal. Don’t be…
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Dual-Wielding the Ricoh GR: My Tokyo Street Photography Breakthrough
What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante — currently walking around Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan this morning. Ricoh GR III on the wrist. Ricoh GR IIIX on the neck. I feel like Superman…
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Why I Wear Barefoot Shoes for Street Photography
What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante — currently strolling through Yoyogi Park here in Tokyo, Japan, wearing my Vivo Barefoot Primus Lite 4 All-Weather shoes. Long name, simple idea: barefoot freedom.…
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Slow Shutter Speed Street Photography in Tokyo (Ricoh GR III Tutorial + Behind the Scenes)
Foreign. What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Before I started my day in Tokyo, sitting in my hotel room with the iPad in front of me, I wanted to break down…
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I HAVE TO KEEP SHOOTING BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN PUSH MYSELF
Most photographers just like the idea of being a photographer – for example wearing the camera on the neck, playing with different gear, dwelling on the outcome of making a…
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Going Limitless: Evolve Beyond Street Photography and Unlock Creative Freedom
What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. I’m currently going for a nice stroll through Yoyogi Park in the middle of the day here. It’s around lunchtime — noon, 11:30am, something like…
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The Ricoh GR III + GR IIIx Street Photography Combo Nobody Talks About
What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante — currently walking around Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, thinking about why the Ricoh GR III and Ricoh GR IIIx is the killer combo for street photography.…
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How to Make a Street Photography Collage in Procreate for iPad Pro
The cool thing about shooting high contrast black and white with my workflow is that you can use random parts of your black and white snapshots for remixed pieces like…
