Derek Makishima

Photographer

デレック 槙島

Automobile, Architecture, Portrait

Descendants of the Makishima-ke (lord of Makishima castle)

ARRI ambassador, work with PROFOTO

Former Hasselblad ambassador

I may be an automotive photographer, but the vehicle that really takes me places is my camera.  More than just a vehicle, the camera to me is a skeleton key that opens doors to places I want to see and gets me in front of the people and cars that are of interest to me.  I am very blessed in having been able to intersect to passions of mine into one career, though my list of interests and passions is long.   Although I am very passionate about cars, my portfolio is quite diverse, from fashion to celebrity portraits to food photography I have done a bit of it all, thought the connective fiber between all my jobs is often the luxury market.  My reward is my job, and the recognition I have received from the biggest names in photography and lighting from ARRI to Hasselblad who chose me to be their ambassador past and present.  I have been the subject of a documentary movie on Tokyo artists as well as the subject of various magazine features, including this one by Volvo’s magazine, it is in Japanese but you can translate via google.