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Felix Tanaka

Photographer · Tokyo / NYC

Light, shape, restraint.

Editorial and fashion photography. Tokyo and New York. Available for commissions worldwide.

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Prints from the archive
01Selected commissionsFull case PDFs on request

Recent work

Peaks lit at first light over the lakeThe valley at last light

Highlands, on foot

On location, 9 days — 2025

A walking essay across high country — weather, distance, and the people who stay through winter. Cover plus twelve pages.

EditorialCover story

  • The season, before the road

    Trailhead Co.2024

  • Night over the ridge

    Personal work2024

  • Harvest

    North Coast Review2023
The credit line

Available worldwide. Usually already packed.

Twelve years on the road for magazines, brands, and the occasional NGO with a hard story and a small budget. I shoot weather as it comes, hold the frame longer than is fashionable, and deliver on the date I said.

LandscapeDocumentaryEditorialBrandMotion
12
Years on the road
38
Countries shot in
5–10
Working days to full delivery
“Very few photographers understand the editorial brief on the first read. Easy to recommend, easier to rebook.”
Sara Lin
Photo editor · Meridian Journal
02CommissionsDay rate from $3,500

How we can work

01

Editorial

Magazines, newspapers, long-form. Half-day to multi-week, on location worldwide. Day rate from $3,500.

02

Brand + advertising

Campaigns, lookbooks, lifestyle. Full crew available, agency-friendly contracts, project-based quotes.

03

Documentary

Long-form projects, NGOs, journalism. Multi-week engagements with deep access; grant-friendly budgets considered.

04

Print sales

Limited-edition fine-art prints from the archive — signed, numbered, shipped framed or flat. Sizes 8×10 to 30×40.

Prints + rates

What things cost

Editions close when they sell out and are never reprinted. Commission work is quoted fixed after a brief call; these are the starting points.

Archive prints — signed, numbered, edition of 25

  • 8 × 10", unframed
    Ships flat, 48 hours
    $180
  • 16 × 20", unframed
    Ships rolled
    $420
  • 24 × 30", unframed
    2 weeks
    $900
  • 30 × 40", framed
    3–4 weeks · Museum glass, oak frame
    $1,600

Licensing an existing frame

  • Editorial, one territory, one year
    from $450
  • Book or exhibition use
    from $700
  • Brand campaign or OOH
    Media, territory and term dependent
    Quoted

Commissions

  • Editorial day rate
    Per day
    $3,500
  • Half day, local
    Up to 5 hours
    $2,000
  • Brand + advertising
    Project-based, crew included
    Quoted
  • Documentary, multi-week
    Grant-friendly budgets considered
    Quoted

Travel and expenses are billed at cost and itemised. Quotes are fixed numbers, never ranges that drift — you get one within 24 hours of the brief.

03A typical commissionSame-day proofs on request

Brief to delivery

  1. The brief

    A call to understand what you need — narrative, mood, deliverables, deadline. A fixed quote follows within 24 hours.

  2. The recce

    Location scouting, talent if needed, shot list. You sign off a one-page treatment before anyone books a flight.

  3. The shoot

    On location, weather as it comes. Same-day proofs if the desk needs them; the edit continues on the way home.

  4. Delivery

    Full selects in five working days, retouched finals in ten. Hi-res files to your DAM, print-ready conversions on request.

04Rates + licensing

Things people ask

What are your day rates?
Editorial from $3,500/day; brand and advertising are project-quoted. You get a fixed number after a brief call — never a range that drifts.
Do you travel?
Constantly — most work is on location. Travel and expenses billed at cost, itemised.
Can I license an existing image?
Selected archive frames are available. Send the publication, usage, and territory and you'll have a quote within 24 hours.
Do you sell prints?
Signed, numbered editions from the archive — 8×10 to 30×40, framed or flat. Editions close when they sell out; no reprints.
Motion too?
I direct shorts and brand films alongside stills, usually as a director-DP package. Send the brief and we'll talk.
The old camera and a scatter of prints on the map table

Working on something?

Commission, collaboration, or a print for the wall — one email covers all three.

Get in touchSee commissions
Replies within 48 hours, wherever the road is

Quarterly dispatch

New work, prints for sale, and the occasional film essay. Four times a year, no growth-hacking.

Get in touch

Commissions, prints, licensing, or just to say hello — drop a line and I'll get back within 48 hours.

  • Email
    studio@felixtanaka.com