Tag Archive for: Doll

Interview: Johnny Director

Japanese photographer Johnny Director combines landscape photography, travel, and self-portraiture with his doll companion, Haruka. Creating his work in remote natural locations across Japan, he captures quiet moments of companionship, solitude, and exploration shaped by mountains, changing seasons, and long journeys...

Interview: abuwhobi (2026)

An economist by profession and a doll photographer by passion, Abuwhobi creates images where everyday reality meets stillness, fantasy, and quiet beauty...

Interview: Nekoko

It is great to get so many people to appreciate my dolls. But no matter what kind of subject I shoot, I think it is the sense of achievement that I can exceed my past self...

Interview: Seaumi

When I find clothes or places I like, I draw a simple sketch in advance while imagining suitable topics. After that, I prepare props and costumes that match the concept. The preparation process can take as little as a week but also as long as several months...

Interview: NaPnoKami

Despite the time and equipment limitation, I had to locate myself and the doll in the middle of the waterfall stream surrounded by slippery rocks to achieve the best light and scene...

Interview: Kinako

Each season has its unique scenery in Australia, which enables me to explore different themes. Personally, I prefer winter since I like taking photos in the snow, even though it is cold and slippery and there are fewer people at the beach, which gives me more space to take photos with water splashes.

Interview: fsdlingr

I also tend to come up with series of themes that usually take a long time to complete. In 2019, I conceived and basically completed the first phase of the series that combines dolls with famous city landmarks, which I realised in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shenzhen...

Interview: A大

Although some people are having a positive attitude towards collecting dolls, some still cannot accept males collecting dolls as a hobby...

Interview: TheTravelingSee

Most people are very curious and oftentimes supportive when they see me taking photos of figures in public. They tend to ask courteous questions and are sometimes interested in potentially assisting with whatever shoot I may be doing at the time.

Interview: Manjuu

Five years ago, I once went to a famous pool to take pictures of the dolls, and I dressed them in swimsuits. I was wondering how to bring out the best of the swimsuits, so I used Photoshop to erase the joints and add more muscles to make the body look more like a human...
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