Welcome to my blog, journal and scrapbook for my mind, a place on the web where I document, think out loud, share photos and reflect.
I’m a creative technologist and photographer living in Japan. I'm half technical and half artist, but I shift my focus between the two, depending on the day. I love the new and I’m frequently distracted by shiny objects.
I enjoy a conversation over coffee about philosophy and technology as much as I do art and photography. I’m never interested in politics.
Most of my life has revolved around Japan, creativity, and technology, living here on and off for decades. The TEKnologist is my journal and scrapbook for the mind, a space for sharing photos, quotes, thoughts, reflections and ideas, or anything that inspires me.
Which version of me you know probably depends on when our paths crossed. For years, I worked full-time as a commercial and editorial photographer. Before that, I spent nearly a decade as a university web designer and developer. These days, I’m a marketing manager with a perhaps an overzealous interest in artificial intelligence and robotics.
I’ve lived through decades of technological evolution, beginning with my first computer, an original Macintosh, in 1986, which I purchased from my boss when I moved to Tokyo for job in sales.
Even today, I remain amazed by how technology continues to transform our world—often in ways that still feel like magic to me.
I named the blog The TEKnologist because it represents my identity as a creative technologist who thrives at the intersection of technical expertise and artistic exploration. To me, The TEKnologist isn’t just about shiny objects—it’s a space for documenting and sharing ideas, reflections, and pieces of inspiration on how art, design, and technology together shape the world.
Also, both thecreativetechnologist.com and the correctly spelled thetechnologist.com were taken, but I think theTEKnologist.com looks cooler. For stylistic purposes, I’ll capitalize TEK.
Although I’m proficient in digital marketing and understand modern engagement principles, I'm not enamored with the algorithms driving our social media world. I do post some on social platforms, but prefer the simplicity and the control of a personal blog—a space where I can focus, think, reflect, and share. If others find what I write helpful, that’s great. But this is a journal and scrapbook primarily for my mind, a way to document, think and reflect on my thoughts and experiences.
Everything here, including me, is a work in progress. My writing will evolve—probably in ways I can’t yet predict— in fact, I’m counting on it.
Your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️
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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human—enhanced (and tangled) by technology—living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.
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