Urban Weird Photographer Brian Wood-Koiwa (Podcast 685)

An interview with Brian Wood-Koiwa, an urban fine-art photographer who chose Tokyo as a base after traveling the world in the Peace Corps.

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Martin Bailey is a nature and wildlife photographer and educator based in Tokyo. He's a pioneering Podcaster and blogger, and an X-Rite Coloratti member.

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5 Comments

Christian Meermann
Posted at 05:25h, 21 November Reply

What a nice interview. I enjoyed listening to it very much. It was almost a trip down memory lane because even though you talked about Brian’s present work and projects, you still managed to bring up many memories from the Arcanum days. 👍🏻🖖🏻
- Martin Bailey
  Posted at 09:08h, 21 November Reply
  
  Hi Christian,
  
  Thanks for the comment! Having become friends with Brian before the Arcanum, I didn’t really think about that much, but thinking about it, my favorite shots of Brian’s come from the Arcanum days. Thanks for putting that into perspective!
  
  We should do an interview with you at some point Christian.
  
  Regards,
  Martin.
Kris Leigh Vockler
Posted at 23:45h, 21 November Reply

So cool to see and listen to this. It was a total trip down memory lane from the Arcanum. Christian is so right. I’ve always loved Brian’s work. My favorites are like the one you have here with the legs severed from the body. ha
- Martin Bailey
  Posted at 09:59h, 22 November Reply
  
  Hey Kris!
  
  This is great! It’s becoming a proper Arcanum reunion!
  
  I hope you are well and still enjoying your photography.
  
  Regards,
  Martin.
Brian Wood-Koiwa
Posted at 15:11h, 22 November Reply

Hi Christian and Kris!

Yea, it was a great time during the interview and after over dinner and a couple of beers with our spouses.