New photo website launch

I'm pleased to be able to announce the launch of my new photos website - Globalism Pictures - containing images taken from my travels around the world over the last five years. Although some regular viewers of this site may be aware of it already and viewed some of the sets, I've finally completed work on it and got it up to date.

Since 2004, I had been using Sony ImageStation's services for displaying images from my travels. A few months ago, that service announced a pending closure, which encouraged me to switch to the far superior Flickr photo sharing service.

On the downside, this meant a lot of work transferring existing images and albums over to the new service. On the upside however, the new one is a much better service that allows far greater flexibility, display options and networking opportunities.

I have moved all existing albums over to Flickr now, updated a few albums with some new pictures and added seven new sets that cover some of my activities during 2007 - including the trip to Argentina (my first time in South America).

Below are some of the new images on display at the site. Clicking on the image will take you straight through to the relevant set on the new site.

If you are already a user of Flickr and would like to join Globalism Pictures' network, please add me to your Flickr Friends.

Iguazu Falls

Buenos Aires

Colonia, Uruguay

Toronto & the CN Tower

Yokohama Fireworks

Dance For Peace Japan

'A window seat, please'

Albums updated with new images are Images Of Britain, Tokyo and The West Pier.

All original albums can also be found at the site, including a large number of sets of photos of Japan, plus pictures from Korea, China, Barcelona, Dubai, Tanzania and Nepal.

Back from Argentina

Street scene in Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires

I am now back in Japan after two weeks in Argentina. It was my first visit to South America and to get there and back were the longest journeys of my life!

Argentina is a wonderful and fascinating place in so many ways. When I can find the time to do so (naturally, being back in Tokyo, life is suddenly rather hectic again), I aim to write a little about the experience here. There will be a few photo galleries going up too, which will also take me a while.

In the meantime however, I thought it would be good to post a few taster pictures from the trip.

Enjoy what you see and bear with me, there's more on the way!

Icons of Argentina's past look down from a Caminito balcony: l-r, Juan Peron, Eva Peron (Evita), Diego Maradona

Christina Kirchner, Argentina's new and first female president, in a Buenos Aires election poster

Sleeping cat and tomb door at cemetery in Recoleta, Buenos Aires

Tango show in Palermo, Buenos Aires

Echoes of Paris in the streets of Buenos Aires

Student sit-down protest outside the University of Buenos Aires

Street sign in Colonia, Uruguay

Uruguayan plant pot, Colonia

Iguazu Falls, on the borders with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

View of Iguazu Falls from the river, Argentinian side

Standing at the 'Devil's Throat', Iguazu Falls

View of the Andes from above, en route to Santiago