In love with the single frame story.
My name is Jeff Austin and I am the author and photographer of Tokyo Forgeries. My formal education is in Film, but the story within a single frame had long ago won my heart.
With 20 years of commercial shooting throughout Japan, the time has come to dedicate all of my creative energy to street photography.
What is Tokyo Forgeries? Scroll for the quick answer or click, “What is Tokyo Forgeries?” for the long-form blog.
Self Portrait Triptych in Time
Ueno, Ebisu, and Kawaguchi portraits each about 5 years apart.
What is Tokyo Forgeries?
The documentation of my pursuit to become a full-time street photographer, leaving the commercial work behind.
Street photography has long been a side passion, as it moves to the fore I would define my earlier work as recent forgeries. With the best of intention, but still facsimile of other street photography.
…these are my Tokyo Forgeries.
With that dedication, the goal is to become as good as I possibly can be. Moving out of the comfort zone, moving away from emulating, moving toward pre-visualization, finding my voice, and becoming an artist.
The following pages are the document of that journey. Here you will find not just the what and how, but also where, the when, and why. I hope that they may help you with your photography.