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I Got Lost In The Beauty Of Tokyo At Night
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I Got Lost In The Beauty Of Tokyo At Night

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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.

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If you ever have the opportunity to visit Japan, you absolutely must go, it is beautiful.

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I am an artist who loves games, currently working in the video games industry at Ubisoft as Graphic Design Director. In my free time I enjoy taking pictures at night.

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Liam Wong

Liam Wong

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I am an artist who loves games, currently working in the video games industry at Ubisoft as Graphic Design Director. In my free time I enjoy taking pictures at night.

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DariusB.
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great pictures! some of them reminded me a little to Akira :)

ĐenNguyễn
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

MelodyLanzatella
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find it extremely ironic that the beauty is created from over crowding and over marketing.

EdSumardi
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss Ikebukuro and Ueno... You should go there. Anyway very nice pictures...

J.M.
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the kind of photography I love with glowing lights. It's awesome keep going!

ZungoAlpha
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where can i find these pictures in better quality? Bigger size?

AtanasDimitrov
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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. :)

PhyllisD
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful pictures Liam of a beautiful town I have been in 2009. I love Japan and by seeing your photo's I wanna go again and again! Thanks

AvaAlexander
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is awesome! looking forward to working with you Liam :) congrats on your photo success!

tacnacs molly
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

liam.. you have awoken my traveling mind to book a trip to japan.......absolutely great photos

Aunt Messy
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to go back to Tokyo. Well...and Kyoto. Maybe spring sumo can be my excuse.

David Clark
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"He say you brade runnah." Still on my bucket list to see Tokyo.

DieFledermaus
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its good we all have different preferences. To me these pictures made me claustrophobic. But i'm sure to others, its great.

RaymondKirbyPineda
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

awesome pics! similar to masashi's work. i really liked this kind of effects.

Pemberton
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the creepy black figure in the middle of "Shibuya" picture? A random guy with a superhero mask?

Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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Pemberton
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BTW the last one, "kanagawa", is an amusement park (game arcade) not the actual town. It's called Kawasaki Warehouse.

HumaDoll
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8 years ago

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My best friend's step-aunt makes $87 hourly on the computer using his Facebook Account. She has been out of work for nine months but last month her paycheck was $12968 just working on the computer for a few hours. Continued >>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/Online-jobs-at-home-in-usa-842710092541616/?sk=app_190322544333196&ref=s

DariusB.
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great pictures! some of them reminded me a little to Akira :)

ĐenNguyễn
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

MelodyLanzatella
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find it extremely ironic that the beauty is created from over crowding and over marketing.

EdSumardi
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss Ikebukuro and Ueno... You should go there. Anyway very nice pictures...

J.M.
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the kind of photography I love with glowing lights. It's awesome keep going!

ZungoAlpha
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where can i find these pictures in better quality? Bigger size?

AtanasDimitrov
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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. :)

PhyllisD
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful pictures Liam of a beautiful town I have been in 2009. I love Japan and by seeing your photo's I wanna go again and again! Thanks

AvaAlexander
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is awesome! looking forward to working with you Liam :) congrats on your photo success!

tacnacs molly
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

liam.. you have awoken my traveling mind to book a trip to japan.......absolutely great photos

Aunt Messy
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to go back to Tokyo. Well...and Kyoto. Maybe spring sumo can be my excuse.

David Clark
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"He say you brade runnah." Still on my bucket list to see Tokyo.

DieFledermaus
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its good we all have different preferences. To me these pictures made me claustrophobic. But i'm sure to others, its great.

RaymondKirbyPineda
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

awesome pics! similar to masashi's work. i really liked this kind of effects.

Pemberton
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the creepy black figure in the middle of "Shibuya" picture? A random guy with a superhero mask?

Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Walking around at night in alleyways with expensive gadgets is a lot easier when you look like a creepy black figure :D

Load More Replies...
Pemberton
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BTW the last one, "kanagawa", is an amusement park (game arcade) not the actual town. It's called Kawasaki Warehouse.

HumaDoll
Community Member
8 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

My best friend's step-aunt makes $87 hourly on the computer using his Facebook Account. She has been out of work for nine months but last month her paycheck was $12968 just working on the computer for a few hours. Continued >>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/Online-jobs-at-home-in-usa-842710092541616/?sk=app_190322544333196&ref=s

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