We put on a small show this week – 17 images taken in Japanese Shoe Shops! They’re on show at 113 Reservoir St, Surry Hills. We’re pretty sure I snapped all of these, so the words alongside the pictures read something like this…

“I’ve always been fascinated with shoes, though mostly not in a kinky way. It’s probably something to do with the massive collection Mrs Harnwell Jones has in her shoe room at home. The lineup on the wall contains photographs of some of the wilder creations on offer in Osaka, Japan, which were taken by me whilst faithfully following her into 350 shoe shops in Dotombori and Shinsaibashi. Whilst she scanned the shelves, my faithful Nikon D40X snapped the stock – mostly covertly, as Japanese shoe shop assistants take offence at you shooting in their shops. Whilst she didn’t buy the yellow plastic ones featured in the lineup, she did buy a pair not featured – black, flocked brogues that smell distinctly like bubblegum.”

Click any of the images above to see the full set on Flickr.