Japan Photographer - Industrial, Travel, Editorial - Ben Weller

08/02/2026

Playing with light at Yumoto Onsen Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

22/01/2026

Chef Yasushi Matsumura prepares Gourmand Ravioli Ramen at Ginza Hachigou in Tokyo. The restaurant’s signature dish features delicate wontons filled with truffle and foie gras floating in rich broth.

On assignment for documenting Tokyo chefs who understand tradition deeply enough to reimagine it. Story by Melinda Joe in Virtuoso, The Magazine Jan/Feb 2026.

18/01/2026

One of the most delicious stories I've had the pleasure of shooting. New work from Tokyo for Virtuoso, The Magazine.

https://www.virtuoso.com/travel/articles/tokyos-chefs-are-respectfully-breaking-centuries-old-culinary-rules

14/01/2026

Nice to see one of my images from the Port of Ulsan in South Korea on the front page of Wonderful Machine today. Thanks team!

06/01/2026

Tokyo multi exposures

01/01/2026

明けましておめでとうございます

Happy New Year from Japan!

People gathered for Hatsuhinode, a Japanese custom of watching the first sunrise of the new year, at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 50 km (31 miles) southwest of Tokyo. (Ben Weller/AFLO)

30/12/2025

Christian churches in Japan face real obstacles to growth, but remain resilient through faith. “Faithful Remnants,” a story I photographed for was one of the most personally rewarding projects I had published this year. I started shooting last December, and had the great joy of attending Christmas celebrations at Nerima Church of God in Tokyo. The congregation was warm, welcoming, and thriving in the face of challenges.

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08/12/2025

I had the sublime pleasure of stepping out of the mad crowds of Shibuya on a recent weekend evening and into the melodic confines of Pres Jazz Bar, an underground enclave named for jazz legend Lester ‘Pres’ Young. These images are part of a story on Tokyo’s listening bar scene for National Geographic Traveller UK.

The killer shot of Shibuya Crossing is by the esteemed Mark Parren Taylor and words by Daniel Stables .

I’ve had the honor of shooting two of Daniel’s music-themed articles now, the previous one being his piece on the punk and alternative scene in Kyoto.

Thanks to and the team!

17/11/2025

Junichi Inoue, head of Japanese equities at Janus Henderson, Investors, photographed in Tokyo for Bloomberg Markets Magazine, September 9, 2025. Thanks for the assignment and for the slick design.

23/10/2025

David Thevenin’s mountain home, with expansive views of Japan’s Izu Peninsula, is minimalist, isolated, and inspired. Photographed for The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section

I wrote about photographing the house on my blog. Link in bio.

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17/10/2025

I greatly enjoyed shooting photos and video of this fantastic house on Japan's Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal.

A software engineer spent six years and roughly $590,000 to create a single-story home on the side of a mountain in Japan.

09/10/2025

Typhoon No. 22., Kamakura