Photographer/Writer/Rewriter
E-mail: lylehsaxon.at.gmail.com
1984 - Present Writer, Editor, Photographer, Videographer, Translator, Interpreter, Etc. Tokyo
Contractual and freelance work for various on-line and printed publications, including magazines, newspapers, company reports, and general office documentation. Familiarity with both Linux and MS-based text editing and photo management software.
2011/06/01-04
Ginza Exhibition
Tokyo
Exhibition of my "Tokyo 1991" / 1991年の東京 1月-12月 video, featuring about
70 seconds (per month) of video street scenes from each month of 1991
for a quick 15-minute tour of the year. Views of Shinagawa,
Ginza, Otsuka, Kyojima, Shinbashi, etc. Still capture prints of
select scenes were also displayed along the walls. [Venue] [blog]
2011/03/07-19
Group
Exhibition "Room-306, March
2011 Exhibition"
Displayed montage photographs for four-person group exhibition at Ginza
Okuno Building, Room-306 (銀座奥野ビル306号室) in conjunction with
architectural themed items by team of architects/artists. [blog]
2010/12 Portugal Exhibition
"Tokyo Hanami (東京花見)"
Exhibition of select photographs from the 2009 hanami season in
Tokyo. [blog]
2010/06/09-19
Ginza Exhibition/Installation
Tokyo
Exhibition of my "Tokyo 1990" / 20年前の東京 video, presented in an
installation environment in the 1932 Okuno Building, depicting Tokyo of
1990 (different styles, buildings, and general atmosphere).
Details included the Marunouchi business district, Shinbashi, Shiodome,
Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Harajuku, Shibuya, etc. [Venue] [blog]
2006 -
2009 Technical Documentation
Maker for office equipment manufacturer, creating copy machine
training material for service technicians worldwide. Job duties
included hands-on work on the machines (testing procedures, etc.),
original writing, rewriting, translating, photography (of machines,
machine parts, etc.) and PowerPoint slide presentation material
creation.
2002 -
2003 Contractual work for
publishing/printing company in
Tokyo. Original writing,
rewriting, and
some translation work for the automotive and computer industries.
2000 - 2002 Contractual work for PR agency in Tokyo. Mainly writing and rewriting, but also including occasional direct personal contact with clients. My PR experience was instructive regarding the process of media relations and the process of getting product information into the media.
1984 - 1999 Speech Inducer - Instruction of written and spoken English at many of Japan's top companies, government agencies, schools, etc. Sociologically, this was an invaluable way of coming into direct contact with and learning about the people of Japan in general and Tokyo in particular.
Projects
1996 - present Images Through Glass-II
Tokyo, Japan
Writer/Editor of an Internet
multi-contributor
newsletter, circulated to subscribers worldwide and the basis for a 218
page book (three months of an eight year, several thousand page total).
1990 -
1992 Tokyo Video Project
Tokyo, Japan
Videographer - Learned moving picture
techniques - from camera handling to editing. Technologically
premature
equipment (8mm analogue tape), and equipment failure (four cameras in
two
years) led to mothballing the project.
1986 -
1988 "In Tokyo"
Tokyo, Japan
Photojournalistic commentary on life in
Tokyo
Book of photographs taken in and around Tokyo,
with explanatory text and short stories about life in the city.
1983 -
1984 Images Through Glass-I
San Francisco, California
Photographer - Black and white photos
of San Francisco printed onto quality 8.5x11 paper and sold in packs of
eighteen.
1981 -
1982 Arel Designs
Sacramento/Sunnyvale, California
Stationer - Pen and ink drawings (provided
by other artists), and also photos (my own), which I had printed in
various
colors on quality paper and then sold as stationary.
1996 - Present H-57 computers. Construction of Frankenstein computers with used parts from Akihabara, enabling a modern computer user experience with minimal financial outlay for hardware.
Education
Intensive study of photography/composition via
courses, most photography magazines on the market, books, and practical
experience. Tens of thousands of images (practice makes perfect,
etc.)
College:
There is college time in my background, but it's
irrelevant, as most of value that I have learned has been outside of
formal institutions. I appeal to those who have the courage to
hire on
their own judgment and don't need excuses.
Regularly Read Publications:
National
Geographic, Various on-line publications, etc.
