APA Hotel: Opening & Completion Photography, with Before & After

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Now accepting requests for APA Hotel completion and reshoot photography.

Completion photography beautifully records a finished building — its spaces and design intent, its materials, its light and its surroundings. Beyond accurate architectural documentation, we create visuals that convey the intentions of the architects and designers, the appeal of the space and the experiences that unfold within it.

Exteriors, interiors and details, as well as mood shots with people — tailored for websites, advertising, portfolios, competitions and PR.

Selected projects

Completion photography + mood images + food + tenant photography.

Tokyo

APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Shiomi
APA Hotel & Resort Ryogoku Station Tower (3-day shoot, opening)
APA Hotel Higashi-Shinjuku Kabukicho Tower (opening)
APA Hotel Roppongi SIX (opening)
APA Hotel Akihabara Ekikita
APA Hotel Asakusa Kaminarimon Minami
APA Hotel Shinagawa Togoshi Ekimae
APA Hotel Ueno Okachimachi Ekimae Minami
APA Hotel Kayabacho Hatchobori Ekimae
APA Hotel Hatchobori Ekimae
APA Hotel Tokyo Ojima
APA Hotel Omori Ekimae
APA Hotel Nihombashi

Osaka

APA Hotel & Resort Midosuji Hommachi Station Tower (3-day shoot, opening)
APA Hotel & Resort Hommachi Umeda Station Tower (3-day shoot, opening)
APA Hotel Shin-Osaka Ekimae Tower
APA Hotel Namba Ekihigashi
APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi Nishi
APA Hotel Namba Minami Daikokucho Ekimae
APA Hotel Shin-Osaka Minamikata Ekimae
APA Hotel Osaka Higobashi Ekimae
APA Hotel Shin-Osaka Esaka Ekimae
APA Hotel Yodoyabashi Kitahama
APA Hotel Yodoyabashi Ekimae
APA Hotel Midosuji Hommachi Ekimae
APA Hotel Osaka Kadomashi Ekimae
APA Hotel Osaka Temmabashi Ekimae
APA Villa Hotel Osaka Tanimachi Yonchome
APA Hotel Shin-Osaka Minami
APA Hotel Higashi-Umeda Minamimorimachi Ekimae

Hakata

APA Hotel & Resort Hakata Ekihigashi (opening)
APA Hotel Hakata Ekimae Chikushi Exit WEST (opening)
APA Hotel Hakata Ekimae Chikushi Exit CENTRAL (opening)

Yokohama

APA Hotel & Resort Yokohama Bay Tower (2-day shoot)

Niigata

APA Hotel & Resort Niigata Ekimae Odori (opening)
APA Hotel & Resort Joetsu Myoko (with drone)

Hyogo

APA Hotel Himeji Ekikita
APA Hotel Kobe Sannomiya Ekimae

Shiga

APA Hotel Biwako

Kyoto

APA Hotel Kyoto Ekikita
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekihigashi (opening)
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Horikawa Dori
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae Chuo Exit
APA Hotel Kyoto Gion EXCELLENT

Nara

APA Hotel Kintetsu Nara

Hiroshima

APA Hotel Hiroshima Ekimae Shinkansen Exit (opening)

Saitama

APA Hotel Kumagaya (opening)
APA Hotel Saitama Shintoshin

Nagano

APA Hotel Karuizawa (2-day shoot)

Toyama

APA Hotel Toyama Ekimae
APA Hotel Toyama Ekimae Minami
APA Hotel Stay Toyama
APA Hotel Uozu Ekimae

Ishikawa

APA Hotel Kaga Daishoji Ekimae
APA Hotel Komatsu
APA Hotel & Resort Kaga Katayamazu Onsen Kasuikyo

Nagasaki

APA Hotel Nagasaki Ekimae
APA Hotel Nagasaki Ekiminami
APA Hotel Nagasaki Dejima

Kagoshima

APA Hotel Kagoshima Chuo Station

…and more.

Shot by drone. Right after this, the drone hit a tree and it took three hours to find it. The assistant manager at the time found it for us — we’re truly grateful. Thanks to that, we got a wonderful photo.

According to the forecast, magic hour falls about ten minutes after sunset — the beautiful gradient makes for a stunning image.

Changing the lens dramatically changes how the same space looks and feels. Using beautiful bokeh and depth, we create more striking, sensory images than typical completion photography.

Shooting APA Hotel in Yokohama, with Mt Fuji visible by chance. We asked for every window light on the façade to be switched on — the result was breathtaking.

Sometimes we deliberately change lenses to capture the ‘image’ of a space.
Changing the lens dramatically changes how the same space looks and feels. Using beautiful bokeh and depth, we create more striking, sensory images than typical completion photography.
We don’t just record a space accurately — we convey its atmosphere and world.

APA lobbies have lots of mirrors, so I always end up reflected somewhere — I find myself and retouch it out.

Food photography for a ryotei listed in the Michelin Guide Kyoto — the glistening sizzle makes it look delicious.

Drone shots combined into a single composite: Midosuji during the winter Christmas season together with photos from other seasons. The composite took about six hours.

Edits:
1. Overall brightness
2. Framing
3. Ceiling light levels
4. Reduced TV reflections
5. Window view highlights
6. Pillow creases
7. Creases along the side of the bed
8. Creases at the foot of the bed
9. Creases on the bed surface
10. Levelling
We do this for every room. Some angles won’t be selected, but we edit them anyway in case they’re used later.