Tokyo, down by the water. Mostly at night. 1976-1982. From various books and unpublished. Books available via link in bio. 1. Tokyo Bay, looking east, from Funabashi. 1982. 2. Tokyo Bay, 1982. 3. Waterfront, Tokyo Bay, 1979. 4. Warehouses near Tokyo Bay, 1979.

Hotel rooms and hotel scenes, 1976-1985. From various books. Link to books in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Valentines Day, one that didn’t work out. Lotus Hotel. 1982. From “Under Vancouver”. 2. Hotel room, Naha, Okinawa. 1982. From “JAL 76-88”. 3. Love hotel entrance,

Travels 1975-1977. East Malaysia (Sarawak) and Thailand. While travelling you wouldn’t see your photos until months later. You would take photos on slide film and mail the film for processing to a lab in Australia or North America. Or keep it with you in your bag until your trip

Back in print! “City of Darkness Revisited”. Reserve your copy now! Shipping in April. 356 pages of photographs, maps, interviews with residents and other documentation about Hong Kong’s infamous Kowloon Walled City. The most thorough record of this astonishing architectural and

NEW BOOK: “SNACK SAKURA”! Available in April. Pre-order now! Looking for bars named “Sakura” in towns big and small across Japan. Not just any kind of bar but a particular type of drinking place known as a “snack”. Usually consisting of a counter and maybe a booth or two,

On the river, 1995. Chongqing to Yichang. Link to books in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Chongqing riverfront. (Note small ticket booth on the riverbank selling tickets to destinations downriver). 2. River passenger ship. 3. Passengers in morning. 4. Wushan, on the Yangtze

📷📷📷Liked by roy.arden and others 📷gregforadayScenes from places along the Yellow River. 2006-2007. From the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai, through China’s interior provinces, until it reaches the Bohai Sea in Shandong. Published and out-takes from a National Geographic Magazine

Living in Tokyo as a 20 year old photographer in the 1970s, cherry blossoms (sakura) were naturally the furthest thing from my mind. If I ended up photographing them it would have been by accident. Decades later while working in some of Japan’s lesser visited regions I started

Japan, 1976-1982. From “JAL 76-88” (plus an out-take or two). Available via link in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Morning scene, Shinjuku station. 1976. 2. Subway, evening. 1979. 3. Shibuya crossing, 1982. 4. Station exit, Shinjuku. 1976.

Hong Kong scenes, 1970s and 80s. From “HK:PM. Hong Kong Night Life 1974-1989”. (Plus an out-take or two). Back in print! Shipping in April. With an introduction by HK film maker (and national treasure) Ann Hui. Hong Kong’s neon in the 70s and 80s was such a prominent feature of

Tokyo, Iwakuni, Tokuyama, Matsue….2025. Hotels, trains, ferries. Link to my books in bio. New book “SNACK SAKURA” out soon! greggirardpictures.com 1. Tokyo Tower view. 2. Cleaning cart in hotel hallway, Iwakuni. 3. Shimane coast view from train. 4. Oki Island ferry.

Hotel room views and scenes, Japan. 2015-2020. Coming soon: “Snack Sakura”! This new title and “JAL 76-88” are available via link in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Hotel room view, Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. 2015. 2. Hotel view, Atami. 2019. 3. Room with tarmac view, Haneda. 2019.

Tokyo, 1970s and early 80s. From “JAL 76-88”. Back in print! Books available via link in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Elevator attendant, Seibu Dept Store. 2. Two Schoolgirls. 3. Tokyo Bay, ship to Okinawa. 4. Bus queue.

From “Hanoi Calling” (2010. Out of print, alas). Today I had the great pleasure of looking at the work of 12 photographers who arrived in Tokyo and in less than 72 hours have each produced multiple amazing pictures in this forever astonishing city (Part One of our “Photographing

Shanghai scenes, 2001-2006. From “Phantom Shanghai”. (Published 2007. Currently out of print, alas). Link to my books in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. House on Huashan Lu. 2005. 2. House on Zixia Lu. 2005. 3. Condemned neighborhood. 2006. 4. Figure in doorway (Six Hundred

Okinawa scenes. Buildings. Streets. A window view. 2008-2025. Some places get under your skin more than others. I’ve never lived in Okinawa but probably more than any other place I find myself on the ANA website planning the next visit. Link to my books in bio.

Shanghai scenes, 2001-2006. From “Phantom Shanghai” (published 2007, currently out of print, alas). Available titles via link in bio. greggirardpictures.com 1. Shared kitchen. Bedroom. 2001/2002. 2. Staircases. 2001/2004. 3. Staircases, 2001/2005. 4. Bathroom. Apartment on The

New book! “Snack Sakura”. A journey through Japan’s unique “snack” culture, photographed 2018-2025. A “snack” is a kind of drinking place, usually patronized by an older crowd, unconcerned by the trends of the day. Except in smaller places they might resemble a pub, patronized

If you happened to be in Beijing in May and June of 1989 this is some of what you would have seen. (And just to be clear I wasn’t there the night of June 3 and early hours of June 4. I left June 2 and returned June 5. Perfectly bad timing). greggirardpictures.com