About the Author

I’m Thomas, a creative technologist living in Japan and fascinated with technology. I'm part technical and artistic, but I shift my focus between the two, depending on the day.

Some days, I’m deep in coding or exploring the latest in artificial intelligence. On other days, I’m immersed in something related to art, design, illustration, or photography, or some days combining the two. 

My life has revolved around Japan, creativity, and technology for decades. The TEKnologist is my digital journal, a space for sharing photos, quotes, thoughts, and ideas that inspire me. It’s a continuation of my photo blog, Shoot Lighter, as I gradually transfer its essence here. Topics are broad but mostly photography and tech.

What version of me, you know, depends on when we crossed paths. For years, I was a full-time commercial and editorial photographer. Before that, I spent nearly a decade as a university web designer and developer. Today, I work as a marketing manager, adding yet another layer to my work. For a long time, my passions and strengths felt at odds—until the pandemic, when I embraced the title “creative technologist.” I started posting daily AI-generated art on Twitter/X, exploring code and no-code projects, and finding a way to blend my creative and technical sides into something that finally felt whole.

Although I’m proficient in digital marketing and understand modern engagement principles, I'm not enamored with the algorithms driving social media. While I post on social platforms, I prefer the simplicity of a personal blog—a space to focus, reflect, and share. If others find what I write helpful, that’s great. But this is a journal for the mind, a way to document and reflect on my thoughts and experiences.

Everything here, including me, is a work in progress. My writing will evolve—probably in ways I can’t yet predict—and in fact, I’m counting on it.

✌️