Documentary and Fantasy Collide in Electric Images of Shinjuku – Feature Shoot

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Documentary and Fantasy Collide in Electric Images of Shinjuku – Feature Shoot

“To wander Shinjuku at night is presumably what an acid-trip feels like. It’s also a little at odds with how Japan is often seen; a conformist society that works hard…

via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/06/documentary-and-fantasy-collide-in-electric-images-of-shinjuku/

Since first visiting Tokyo back in 2011, the semi-nomadic British photographer Tony Burns developed a fascination with this exciting, futuristic city. With no concrete idea regarding the narrative, Tony returned to Tokyo on multiple occasions to see what he could make of this metropolis and its neon lights, fast-paced lifestyle and ever-present electronica music. He found himself trying to capture this atmosphere in Shinjuku, particularly around the Kabukicho red light district.