About E.C.A. Studio / Nate  

I often tell people all of this started with an accidental shot of my ex girlfriend but that's not entirely true.

Prior to coming to Tokyo (back in the good old days of film and darkrooms) I both studied and worked as a photographer in Australia, but I really only saw it as a hobby that sometimes made me a little money on the side when someone wanted some cheap wedding shots or something.

I then forgot all about photography until I came to Japan when, one lazy evening toward the beginning of 2006, I picked up my little "point and shoot"and started taking photos of my (now ex) girlfriend. What started out as a few snapshots quickly became more complicated. Then I remembered just how much fun it all was before.



After that things just kind of escalated. Nowadays most of my work is commercially driven, however I still like to experiment from time to time, try things a little bit different.

Here you will find a mix of all my model/studio work including a lot of stuff from those early days with my crappy little Pentax Optio (seriously don't buy one of those). While I would like to consider myself at least semi-pro nowadays I am still far from happy with my technique, and I'm still trying new ways of doing things. Some work, some don't. A lot of the time it's trial and error and I'm learning all the time.

Thanks to:
Dan Perez - for his continuing support, guidance and advice.
Remi Asada - for being such a wonderful model and muse. After breaking up with my ex I may have given up on photography if it hadn't been for Remi.

Please note, if you add me as a contact the chances are I won't add you back. I get so many contact requests it has just become impossible to check them all. If you want me to add you back, check out your work or whatever, send me a message too. I usually take time out for those. The automated friend request messages... they tend to get deleted.

A few does and don't's:

DON'T show me pictures of your dick. What on earth makes you think I want to see it? Keep it in your pants boys. I've got one too and really they're not that interesting.

DON'T leave creepy/skeevy comments on my images. This pisses me off like you wouldn't believe. Do this and you will find yourself blocked faster than you can say "...". Get it?

DON'T send skeevy emails to my models. Nothing pisses me off more. Yes they're pretty girls and I'm a lucky guy blah blah blah... Get over it and move on.

DON'T leave notes unless it's absolutely crucial. They irritate me.


DO leave comments, especially if you have something insightful to share.

DO "favorite" my images. It's great for the artistic ego.

DO send me flickr mail. I am actually a nice guy and enjoy talking to new people. If you have any questions or just want to say "Hi" then flickr mail me.

DO check out my other accounts:

Or my photo gallery for the best of both worlds:


If you want to contact me outside of flickr you can email me here.

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My Equipment:
Nikon D50
Nikor Lens 18-55
Nikor Lens 70 - 300
Pentax Optio S5i (only used under extreme circumstances)