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wedding photography team in Tokyo

we are bozphoto & styles

bozphoto & styles is a photography studio based in Kichijoji, Tokyo, run by a husband and wife team.

As a small business, we are able to provide personalized and flexible services tailored to each client's needs.

Currently, we are a team of three: the two of us and our beloved dog, Anz (4 years old)!

We started shooting wedding photos 16 years ago. When our wedding clients had children, we expanded our services to include newborn photography in 2012.

about

First career in the USA

As the pronunciation of "Tsutomu" is difficult, overseas customers often call him by his nickname, "Tom" or "Boz."

 

At the age of 19, he moved to the United States,  majored in photojournalism at San Jose State University in California.

After graduating, he worked for a newspaper company in Napa Valley, which is famous for its wine. He mainly worked on sports events, news, and documentaries about immigrants.

It was his first career as a photographer.

news photography we used to do
sport photography we used to do
photographer Tsutomu at work

Started wedding photo

In 2005, Tsutomu returned to Japan, and started a wedding photo service, specialized in documentary style, with his experiences as a newspaper photographer.

It became a huge success in Tokyo, where majority of wedding photos were still posed based back then.  

Soon, we started inquiries from overseas, people visiting Japan for a pre-wedding photos.

your lifestyle photographer

In 2010, he married Makky, a hair and makeup artist.

 

Together, they began to challenge with new genres of photography.  One of these was newborn photograph, as they studied in Australia several times.

Now from babies to children events or weddings, we serve as your lifestyle photographer.

our Japanese style wedding 12 years ago
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How it works

1.   First please contact us and tell us details of your request, such as data, location, and type of photo session such as, Elopement, pre-wedding, engagement, family photo, newborn)

You can either use our contact form, or use WhatsApp.  WhatsApp is usually quicker to response you.

2.   Once you are ready to book with us, we require 30,000 yen deposit to secure the date.  Payment can be made by PayPal, or bank transfer if you have a bank account in Japan.

3.   After the reservation, we can discuss further details of your day.  I recommend either by WhatsApp or LINE, but if you don't have those, email is fine.   For wedding-day session, we ask for meeting, either online or face to face. 

4.   For pre-wedding or wedding-day session, the photography starts at your preparation, such as your house or hotel.  For casual, engagement session, we meet at your requested location, and if you are not rush, have 5-10 min. chat before actual session starts.

5.   We aim to wow you with some sneak peeks within a few weeks after the session.  All other images are ready in about 1-2 months, depending on the season.  You need some patience until they are ready, but believe me, it worth waiting!   All images are provided by download and online gallery, and slideshow for pre-wedding and wedding-day session.

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bozphoto & styles

Tokyo wedding & family Photographer

Elopement Photography | wedding photography | Family Photography |  Proposal Photography

Vacation Photography |  Baby Photography | Maternity Photography

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