Muki.Dorifuto.com Photography, Motorcycles, Anime and a Dog…

About

Muki

I'm a journalist by day, and photographer by weekend and night. I have a background in electrical engineering, but I'm probably more of an arts sort of person, although I still do very much love my tech and gadgetry.

I'm the editor for a few online and print engineering publication, have a wedding photography business, Shinobi Photography, and freelance for publications such as Chix Moto Bikes and Rapid Bikes. I'd love to make the jump to photojournalist by day and devote more of my time towards my business on the weekends and am working at writing better articles and shooting more clients.

A lot of the content on this site gets written from a tiny cafe near my place of work during my lunch hour. If you like what you see, please consider donating (see below) to help me with my site running costs or to buy me a coffee.

Motorcycles

I ride an old Honda Spada VT250, which doesn't mean anything for the majority of the population and for those that know, it's nothing all that special. She was only ever made between 1989 and 1990 which means there aren't many parts and she's now over 20 years old. I'm about five years older than her. I do all the maintenance myself and whilst I'm not a qualified mechanic, I think I do pretty well as she hasn't died... yet.

That said, take any and all advise I dish out here with a grain of salt as whilst I've probably done it myself and can vouch for what I know, come the end of the day, I'm not a mechanic and I can't guarantee that that rattling sound in your engine isn't a mangled squirrel.

I plan to some day ride around Australia on a motorcycle, probably not my Spada. In the meantime, I'm gradually increasing the distances I ride and on any Sunday, you may find me riding through the Old Rd, Wiseman's Ferry or perhaps some other lonely road.

Photography

I started on film when I was little. Okay, that's just a poor excuse since film was all we had back then. It wouldn't be until I was about 15 that I picked up my Dad's old SLR and had a play with it that I took any interest into photography and then shortly after my sister nicked off with it and I never saw it again. I ended up going to digital a few years later with a camera that took forever to start up (hence I would chew through batteries by always leaving it on) and then moving to an entry level Canon DSLR.

The digital age brought the bug back and I've now moved on to what is now a never ending accumulation of equipment, flashes, camera bodies and even more lenses. Of course, a lot of what is on my wish-list is just nice to have and not a necessity.

I shoot to derive some of my income, doing weddings, events and more recently, motorsport. Whilst each has its own challenges, I'd have to say the most challenging, stimulating and intimate are the weddings. On other days, I'll just shoot for fun and to learn something new.

Anime

I have a bit of history of working in anime societies and conventions, but those days are a little ways behind me. Even then, I'm still interested in what the community does and every so often, so may see a convention report or a little post about what's been happening, or what I've heard.

This isn't a main segment of my site, but it is one I check in on every so often.

Of course, as this site continues to grow, I'll add more.