Chikae captures everyday moments of cinema and human emotion, drawing from her deep heritage connection to Japan and London upbringing.

The world through Chikae’s eyes; human, intuitive, raw, organic, ethereal, romantic, cinematic, playful, joyful, sense/mood-driven, near-untouched, evocative, simplicity, imperfect, natural.

By carefully observing and connecting with the subjects she’s capturing as well as drawing from personal lived experience, she responds to that moment’s energy, rhythms, moods, chasing the light and shadow to weave the story where every photo shoot comes together organically.

With a deeply intuitive understanding and attention to detail of the individual environments we need to feel at home and our best in, Chikae creates a truly bespoke experience. This helps nurture and tease the intagible realms of self-expression to the surface gently allowing each being to heal and see themselves fully.

Always bringing a playful, adaptive and compassionate nature to her photo shoots, Chikae allows for natural and human elements to move the mood and each subject/character to bring their own story.

The beauty lies in the discovery of the interplay of what already exists within dancing with what happens/exists in the moment, allowing for a nurturing and organic outcome.