Born in Japan & raised in Los Angeles, Wayne received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography from the Art Center College of Design.  He moved to Singapore and opened a studio, where for the past 11 years he has shot everything from lifestyle, to fashion, to still life, for major advertising agencies & design firms.

He specializes in photojournalism, documentary portraiture and still life (with an emphasis on food).  His client list boasts an impressive array of companies, including Epson, Reader’s Digest, Singapore Airlines, M Hotel, IBM, Citibank, and Castrol to name a few.

He is also occasionally commissioned to shoot private portraits of CEOs & their families.  His photographs were featured in Asiaweek, Elle and several airlines in-flight magazines.  His work also appeared in publications for non-profit organizations such as Crippled Children’s Society, Los Angeles Mission and National Kidney Foundation.

Wayne shared his photographs and camera techniques in a travelogue series:  Warring Frontiers that was screened on Channel News Asia, and a show targeting young audiences on Kids Central.

He has taught courses previously at Temasek Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. He continues to shoot a wide array of assignment work & travel globally to shoot for personal work & for stock libraries.

 

 

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