（日本語は下記）

Over the past 9 years, I have worked as a bilingual (English and Japanese) journalist focused primarily on reporting on the Japanese entertainment industry and the creative minds within it. Through this, my aim has always been not just to discuss and highlight unique and interesting aspects of the industry, but to help audiences understand what makes the Japanese scene unique and what allows it to thrive. This comes from news reporting, investigative analysis, reviews and interviews spanning not just the gaming, film and theater and stage industries in Japan, but the multimedia business initiatives, business intersections and passions within them. I’ve had the opportunity to interview film directors like Godzilla -1.0 director Takashi Yamazaki, composers like Frank Wildhorn, anime creators like Naoko Yamada, VTubers, game developers Hifumi Kono, and produced profiles on community meetups like Tokyo Indies, and much more.

Alongside this I have extensive experience as an event reporter covering everything from Tokyo Game Show and Bitsummit, numerous film festivals including Tokyo and Berlin International Film Festivals, major hobbyist events like Design Festa, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh World Championships, Star Wars Celebration, all the way down to localized galleries and artist showcases. My reporting on these and more has graced the cover of PLAY Magazine in the UK, the pages of the Japan Times, and numerous online publications like The Verge, Letterboxd, SCRMBL, Polygon, Eurogamer, Dicebreaker, Crunchyroll, gamesindustry.biz, Game Informer and Techradar, among others.

These ideals have similarly inspired my approach to photography. I want my photos to capture an event or person while also serving as a window into the inner world of the subject or location itself. These images aim to tell stories in and of themselves, leaving space for the audience to expand upon its frozen universe, or to reflect on themselves.

My photos have featured in print publications such as the Japan Times, and as supplementary material to many of my major stories. This has given me experience with event, cosplay and portrait photography across digital and various analog formats such as 35mm and Polaroid. I’m currently looking to expand this area of work with more portrait shoots of individuals, as well as on behalf of major outlets.

東京在住イギリス出身バイリンガル日本のエンターテイメント産業専門の記者とフォトグラファーのハジック・アリシアと申します。9年間のジャーナリズム活動にLetterboxd, Japan Times, GamesIndustry, SCRMBLなどの英語ウェブサイト、新聞、雑誌で日本の文化を紹介し、レポート、分析、レビュー以外に山田尚子監督や「ゴジラ-1.0」の山崎貴監督、作曲家のFrank Wildhornなどのクリエイターをインタビューしていました。

また、制作計画や市場分析に関するコンサルティングも行っています。

写真家の活動にドキュメンタリー的な視点でライブやイベントなどを撮影活動にする一方、感情を重視するスタイリスティックなアプローチでポートレートやストリート撮影を撮らせています。ミラーレス、フィルム、デジカメ、ポラロイドなの色々なフォーマットを使えることになりまして、個人のポートレート撮影や取材のための撮影をしています。現在、フリーランスの活動を受けています。