Japan Photo Guide

Traveling to Japan this summer? So am I! Mostly for personal reasons, so if you are considering hiring a tour guide, whether you are interested in photography, food, or just a general tour of Japan, take a look at how I can help you make the most of your experience in Japan. Since I am going either way, whether you want a portrait session in Kyoto, or help navigating the super megapolis that is Tokyo, discounted rates are available! Just contact me using the form on japanphotoguide.com and we will get the ball rolling. While I do have some flexibility, since I am going for vacation, I am only accepting a very limited number of jobs… See you in Japan!

Still considering going to Japan for the 2012 cherry blossom season?  There are still a few places available for Japan Photo Guide’s 2012 Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan!  The deadline, February 11th, 2012, is coming up quickly and there are special discounts by booking your guided tour of Japan before the end of January!  Need more information?  Here is some info and links to help you make your decision about going to Japan this spring!

Japan Photo Guide has just announced a tour and travel experience for Japan during the 2012 cherry blossom season! The 2012 cherry blossom forecast hasn’t been released yet, but the details of small group tour to Japan are available.  What makes this tour special is the fact you get to travel around Japan with 2 guides, one a professional photographer and the other a Japanese tour guide.  Both of which have extensive travel experience and have lived in Japan.  While the tour is designed for photographers, spouses and friends that aren’t photographers are welcome to join as well.  Especially because there are two guides, this makes the tour more flexible if there is need to spilt up from time to time if the photographers are moving along at a different pace than others… Anyone who has traveled with their photographer spouse or friend knows exactly what I’m talking about!  To keep the tour intimate and special for everyone, there are only a limited number of spaces, only 8, so don’t miss out on this special experience!

I am very proud and excited to announce my new Japan Photo Guide website! After years of living and traveling around Japan, I know offer tours to help visitors really experience Japan. Stop by the site for more details about how I can make your experience in Japan unforgettable and unique!

Experience Japan with Professional Photographer, Evan Pike

To start off 2009, and promote my new blog, Evan Pike Photography, Japan Photo Guide is having a contest to give away $2009, $209 in cash (via PayPal) and other prizes! Like last years contest, there are many and simple ways to enter. Here’s the deal:

Prizes:
There will be 3 prizes. Grand Prize is $209 by way of PalPay. 2nd Prize will get two 8×10″ photos of your choice from my gallery and 3rd Prize will get one 5×7″ photo of your choice from my gallery.

Rules/Requirements:
The contest will last until Saturday, March 28th 2009, 11:59pm EST (I will check the time of the comments), unless I do not have at least 200 entries and if that happens I will extend the contest until I get 250 entries (don’t think this will be a problem though). Most importantly….

You have to leave a comment so I know how you entered. No comment = no entries, no exceptions. Also, if you win the Grand Prize, you must have/sign up for a PalPay account (it’s free). PayPal is the only way I can pay the winner.

There is no maximum for number of entries and the winner will be selected using Random.org If you entered my last contest by adding links, you are still eligible for this one for adding the same links, as long as the links are still there AND you leave a comment on this post to let me know.

How to enter:
Get one entry for doing each/any of the following:

• Add the following link to your blogroll: Photography of Evan Pike
• Add the following link to your blogroll: Japan Daily Photo
• Subscribe by email to my feed using the following link: Subscribe to Japan Photo Guide by Email (make sure pop up blocker is off or it may not work)
• Digg, Stumble or use any other social sharing service to share a post from Japan Photo Guide. Up to two entries maximum for this one.

Get three entries for doing each/any of the following:
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After having an open-ended-no-prize photo contest for a long time now, I have been inspired by Neil Duckett (thanks Neil!) and decided to have my own real contest. The prize will be $50 by way of PalPay. There are many ways you can enter and it is very easy to do. There is no maximum for number of entries and the winner will be selected using Random.org. The contest will last until Monday March 17th, unless I do not have at least 100 entries and if that happens I will extend the contest a little more. Most importantly….

You have to leave a comment so I know how you entered. No comment = no entries, no exceptions. Also, if you win, you must have/sign up for a PalPay account (it’s free).

Get one entry for doing each/any of the following:

• Add the following link to your blogroll: Photography of Evan Pike
• Add the following link to your blogroll: Japan Daily Photo
• Add the following link to your blogroll: Blogs On Japan
• Subscribe by email to my feed using the following link: Subscribe to Photographer’s Guide to Japan by Email (make sure pop up blocker is off if it doesn’t work)

Get two entries for doing each/any of the following:
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Recently, I have received several questions asking me about “babibubebo” and what it means. Actually, it has no meaning(as far as I know….), but instead is just a set of sounds from Japanese. In Japanese there are 5 basic sounds, ah, ee, oo, a (long “a” as in “hay”) and oh. To make other sounds you simply add another sound in front of those sounds. For example, kah, key, koo, kay, koh or in this site’s case bah, bee, boo, bay, boh. So basically, I just liked the way the babibubebo rolled off my tongue and it was a domain that was available. So now you can speak Japanese! Kind of…

Welcome and thanks for stopping by! BahBeeBooBayBohDOTcom, or Japan Photo Guide, was created in July of 2006 when I, as a phototographer, decided there wasn’t enough information about places to travel to in Japan in English. Of course with the more popular places like Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Miyajima there are plenty of photos and information in English but for some of the more remote places sometimes it is hard to find information and photos. It is my goal, by showing you pictures of Japan to provide a guide to Japan for not only photographers but also regular travelers. This site is fairly new and I do update Japan Photo Guide as often as possible but I do so as my hobby, not my job. If you have advice to offer about traveling in Japan or photography in Japan or even just like my photos of japan, please leave a comment or contact me about being a contributer!

*NEW* I have started to add Tips and Tricks about travel photograpy, so be sure to check them out!