Singulari Hotel & Skyspa at Universal Studios Japan

A few visuals from a stay at the Singulari Hotel & Skyspa, located within the Universal Citywalk just steps from Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

A Wedding, A Reunion & Los Angeles

A flight into San Jose, a series of travel shoots in Santa Cruz, a drive down to Monterey to be Best Man in a friend's wedding, a road trip down the coast to Los Angeles with a film school buddy, and naturally thousands more images captured over a week in the City of Angels - these are the bullet points from my last few weeks upon returning to California.

The funny thing about travel shooting in California, particularly Los Angeles at this point, is that I've been back and forth so many times now that you'd think I'd be bored revisiting a lot of the stereotypical spots. It's the opposite though. The familiarity is an asset. I always seem to come across something new, some random detail that fills in a blank I hadn't captured before. 

Places like the Pacific Coast Highway, Disneyland, Hollywood Boulevard and the Santa Monica Pier have actually become incredibly nostalgic now. I'm instantly reminded of other trips, friends I shared these experiences with, and professionally, some of the really cool material that's come from these random excursions and how I can experiment to build on it. 

This recent trip was really interesting because my mind was so focused on my role in my friend's wedding, that by the time the trip to L.A. started it felt like a surprise almost because I hadn't really been thinking about it. That said, this was no sit-by-the-pool vacation - we hit several major spots every day and covered a lot of ground between DTLA, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Burbank, Glendale, and Anaheim. The inspiration was actually rooted in a lot of discussions we used to have in film school - so what better place than L.A. to relive them.

I launched my Roadside California series at the beginning of 2015 and looking back now it's pretty amazing just how much the collection has expanded in 5 years. From redwoods and mountains to beaches and theme parks, it's really cool to see how much of California I've been able to explore as Editing Luke. I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. There's still so much to see! Explore more from my California series here.

Jaws at Universal Studios Japan

A few visuals surrounding the Jaws ride and attraction at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

Two Weeks in Japan

From castles and bullets trains to theme parks and observation decks, for the last two weeks my friend and I adventured our way through iconic locations in Tokyo and Osaka. I've done a lot of travel shoots over the last few years, but the visuals we discovered in Japan were next level. You can expect to see many of these new travel photo sets debut on Editing Luke in the near future as part of my new Overseas Collection. Keep an eye out!
 

Waterworld at Universal Studios Singapore

A few visuals from the Waterworld live show at Universal Studios Singapore.

Universal Studios Singapore

It was only a few weeks after Universal Studios Singapore had their soft opening in 2010 that I found myself exploring this brand new theme park on April 14, 2010. 

At the time I was aware that Universal Studios Singapore on Sentosa Island was brand new, but I didn't realize that they're grand opening (to take place on May 28, 2011) was still more than a year away. What I ended up capturing almost a decade ago were some casual visuals from inside Universal Studios Singapore during its soft opening, when it was Singapore's newest attraction. Explore more visuals from Singapore here.

I bought this on ride picture of us from Revenge of the Mummy.