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My name is Liam Wong, and I work in the video games industry as Graphic Design Director at Ubisoft, where I direct the ‘look and feel’ / visual identity for games. Originally from Scotland, two and a half years into my career I moved to Canada. Since then I have been lucky enough to travel the world through work and in the last year I started to get into street photography as a way to capture these moments, creating my Instagram account as a cool photo diary.
I first visited Tokyo city during the press tour for the game Far Cry 4 and I immediately fell in love with it. Ahead of my second trip, I purchased my first DSLR and took these beautiful photos. Scrolling through my Instagram feed, you will notice a very distinctive change of direction. I captured various parts of Tokyo, rarely venturing far from tourist spots.
Then one night it rained and the beautiful city came to life. I got lost in the charms of Tokyo at night. I was fascinated by how the city lit up with neon lights and I just kept taking stunning pictures one after another. It was like being inside Gaspar Noé’s film, ‘Enter The Void’, or living in the cyberpunk world that Syd Mead had created in Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’. After posting the pictures online, my following on Instagram increased overnight and since then I have been in different cities taking photos at night. I wish I could say I have extensive techniques or that there is a deeper meaning or that I waited hours for the perfect shot, but I just walked around the city at night taking pictures. Capturing what was in front of me and sharing it with my followers.
If you ever have the opportunity to visit Japan, you absolutely must go, it is beautiful.
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Kabukichō
Shibuya
Shibuya
Shinjuku
Nakano
Asakusa
Shinjuku
Akihabara
Shinjuku
Shinjuku
Roppongi
Shibuya
Nakano
Shibuya
Kanagawa
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ĐenNguyễn 8 years ago
i love how you make the warm colors pop up in every picture by using a subtle hint of cool complementing colors in the shadows and midtones. Kinda similar to some of the professional fashion photoshoots - building up a really nice eye-catching atmosphere
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
I learned contrast/complimentary colors from Syd Mead :)
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MelodyLanzatella 8 years ago
I find it extremely ironic that the beauty is created from over crowding and over marketing.
AtanasDimitrov 8 years ago
Amazing photos! How do you take photos with such colors and contrast? Tokyo is among the most amazing cities in the world and, of course, is one of my dream destinations to visit. :)
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
I'll share some videos on www.fb.com/liamwon9 at some point for the technique
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AvaAlexander 8 years ago
this is awesome! looking forward to working with you Liam :) congrats on your photo success!
tacnacs molly 8 years ago
liam.. you have awoken my traveling mind to book a trip to japan.......absolutely great photos
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
I want to go back to Tokyo. Well...and Kyoto. Maybe spring sumo can be my excuse.
DieFledermaus 8 years ago
Its good we all have different preferences. To me these pictures made me claustrophobic. But i'm sure to others, its great.
RaymondKirbyPineda 8 years ago
awesome pics! similar to masashi's work. i really liked this kind of effects.
Pemberton 8 years ago
What's the creepy black figure in the middle of "Shibuya" picture? A random guy with a superhero mask?
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
Walking around at night in alleyways with expensive gadgets is a lot easier when you look like a creepy black figure :D
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ĐenNguyễn 8 years ago
i love how you make the warm colors pop up in every picture by using a subtle hint of cool complementing colors in the shadows and midtones. Kinda similar to some of the professional fashion photoshoots - building up a really nice eye-catching atmosphere
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
I learned contrast/complimentary colors from Syd Mead :)
Load More Replies... MelodyLanzatella 8 years ago
I find it extremely ironic that the beauty is created from over crowding and over marketing.
AtanasDimitrov 8 years ago
Amazing photos! How do you take photos with such colors and contrast? Tokyo is among the most amazing cities in the world and, of course, is one of my dream destinations to visit. :)
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
I'll share some videos on www.fb.com/liamwon9 at some point for the technique
Load More Replies... AvaAlexander 8 years ago
this is awesome! looking forward to working with you Liam :) congrats on your photo success!
tacnacs molly 8 years ago
liam.. you have awoken my traveling mind to book a trip to japan.......absolutely great photos
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
I want to go back to Tokyo. Well...and Kyoto. Maybe spring sumo can be my excuse.
DieFledermaus 8 years ago
Its good we all have different preferences. To me these pictures made me claustrophobic. But i'm sure to others, its great.
RaymondKirbyPineda 8 years ago
awesome pics! similar to masashi's work. i really liked this kind of effects.
Pemberton 8 years ago
What's the creepy black figure in the middle of "Shibuya" picture? A random guy with a superhero mask?
LiamWong (Post author) 8 years ago
Walking around at night in alleyways with expensive gadgets is a lot easier when you look like a creepy black figure :D
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