Snow Creek, a three-storey timber and glass chalet in lower Hirafu, glowing at twilight in fresh snow, the lit ski runs behind

Architectural and property photography

Images for developers, architects, hotels and agents that help sell, lease and publish property in Niseko and across Hokkaido.

Clients

  • SC Global Developments
  • Zaborin
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Hokkaido Airports
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • Niseko Property
  • MUWA Niseko
  • Setsuin
  • Hanacreek Niseko
  • Yamakei Residences

What Glen shoots

Bright chalet living room framing Mt Yōtei in tall timber windows

Interiors and exteriors

The space and materials shown honestly, without heavy retouching.

Board-formed concrete house at blue hour, its windows and entrance glowing warm against the summer forest

Twilight

The building lit against the blue hour.

Mt Yōtei's snow-filled crater from the air

Aerial stills and video

Site, views and access, flown by a registered drone pilot in Japan.

White condominium building behind a field of sunflowers (summer half of a pair)

Both seasons

The same property in snow and green season, so your material works all year.

Panorama Niseko villas under construction in summer 2018, wrapped in scaffolding, the Niseko ski area behind

Construction progress

Scheduled visits that record the build.

Still from Glen's film of Setsurin: the chalet in snowy forest from the air, Mt Yōtei on the horizon

Video

Walkthroughs and short films for listings and social.

How pricing works

Every property is quoted. The price depends on the size and finish of the property, what you need shot, and how the images will be used. Existing clients get their usual rates.

Send a brief and Glen will reply with a fixed quote and the usage licence.

How it works

  1. Brief. Send the property, location, what you need and when.
  2. Quote. A fixed quote and usage licence within [two working days].
  3. Schedule. Shoot days set around light and weather windows.
  4. Shoot.
  5. Delivery. Edited files within [five working days], sized for web and print.

Selected projects

Snow Creek by day, three storeys of glass and timber in snowy trees, the Hirafu ski slopes behind

Snow Creek

Chalet · lower Hirafu · 2024

Kazahana at Hanaridge at dusk, every room lit behind tall glass, larch forest around

Kazahana at Hanaridge

Chalet · Hanaridge · 2024

AQUILA by day: a cantilevered board-formed concrete wing and tall glass among the summer trees

AQUILA

House · Hanazono · 2026

All projects