Mark Hemmings Photography

06/08/2026

Read this PetaPixel article by Tokyo photographer Jeff Austin

I've been shooting Tokyo for twenty years with vintage Nikkor glass. The same city. Largely the same lenses.

06/05/2026

Win a trip to Japan with me! We are giving away a place on our Mount Fuji and central Japan running retreat. This will be my third time leading an Aire Libre running retreat in the beautiful and mysterious country of Japan 🇯🇵

06/05/2026

Win a trip to Japan with me and Aire Libre, the international running retreat company. Climb Mt Fuji and run the best of central Japan. I’m really excited about leading this third Japan Running Retreat, and I’m sure you will enjoy it too.

06/01/2026

If you are near Dorchester New Brunswick this coming weekend I’ll be teaching a photography workshop and also taking part in their trail run/walk. It will be a lot of fun!

📸 Photography Workshop with Mark Hemmings 📸

We are excited to announce that Mark Hemmings will be hosting a Photography Workshop with us on June 6th from 2:00–4:00 PM at the Dorchester Veteran's Community Center! Mark will be teaching photography techniques that you can easily use with your cell phone camera as well.

Then, put your new skills into practice by joining our Trails Committee on June 7th at 10:00 AM for a trail walk/run and enter our Photo Contest! 🌿🏃📷

To register, please send your registration fee by e-transfer to:
[email protected]. Please include your name and email address in the message section of the e-transfer.

05/22/2026

Street photographers and Japan fans, check this amazing resource our from my brother-in-law Jeff Austin from Tokyo Forgeries :

Explore the best street photography spots in Tokyo through deep-dive geographic studies. A masterclass in light, urban rhythm, and location scouting across every Tokyo ward.

05/04/2026

Happy Star Wars Day!

May the 4th be with you! My daughters were with me in Spain last month, and being in Seville’s Plaza de Espana we thought it would be fun to replicate a Planet Naboo scene from Star Wars.

04/24/2026

My "Fastest Known Time on the Fundy Footpath" short film is uploaded for the public now that the film festival season is done, and I hope you enjoy this director's cut version that includes Ireland, Japan, Mexico and Italy FKT's. Thanks everyone who helped make this film possible!

Fastest Known Time on the Fundy Footpath: A trail running film of endurance, ageing and friendship

04/23/2026

Climb Mount Fuji and run Japan with us! We have 1 spot remaining for the to Running Retreat in July, and an overflow running and climbing retreat afterward in August. Also our Kyoto and the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route running retreat in November is sold out, but we have a waitlist for those who are interested. Check out www.airelibre.earth and .earth for details, or a direct link from my own website www.markhemmings.com. is a really popular destination for adventurers, and I’m really excited to share this beautiful country with you!

04/18/2026

Our Japan Running Retreat with a Mount Fuji climb is coming up soon! Check this post for more details:

03/28/2026

I was invited to show my film ‘Fastest Known Time on the Fundy Footpath’ last night in Dorchester, New Brunswick, and it was a fantastic time. It was a fundraiser for the hiking and running trails that they have here, some of them that wind along the historic Memramcook River protective d***s from the 1700’s and old wharfs. The Greater Dorchester Moving Forward Collective was able to raise some much needed funds last night which I was happy to help with. After I showed the film I did a slide show on the famous Japanese pilgrimage trail Kumano Kodo, which happens to be the sister pilgrimage route to the Camino in Europe. After a nice sleep at their Station 8 bed and breakfast I went out for a short run along part of their Chocolate River hiking trail. Thanks Melissa, Stephane, and everyone else involved for the fun time!

Greater Dorchester Moving Forward Co-op