About Us
"With a documentarian’s eye and an editorial soul,
We capture moments as they unfold
raw, fleeting, and beautifully unfiltered
refine them into timeless visual poetry."
About Us
We are authors of our life
Recognizing the moment to see and feel the most complicated simpleness
We create artwork that contains life and stories to be told for the one timeless moment
We are artists
We are risk takers
We are perfectionists
We are storytellers
We are
"blanc Photography"
Jun Tagai
Founder | Photographer
Capturing Life, Creating Moments
The way we live
The path we walk
The rhythm of the everyday
The beauty of simply being
A photographer
devoted to capturing the poetry of your life
Jun is recognized for his evocative vision
earning numerous accolades
since embarking on his professional journey
in 2001as a visual storyteller
His work dances on the edge of intimacy
capturing the tender subtleties of human connection
while immersing viewers
in the poetic ambience of a fleeting moment
Accomplishments
2011
OCN Japan Photo Contest Silver Award
2013
Digital Camera Mag. April edition contest award
Digital Camera Mag. May edition photo contest 1st place
2016
WEP (World Elite Photographers) Paris recognition
2016, 2017, 2018
International Wedding Photography Award
2020
Digital Camera Mag. July edition photo contest award
2021
Established blanc LLC
2022
Publication in『MUSE』Japan Hinano's Hawaii Life
2023
ACEANDRARE Hawaii Collection Creative Director
2024
Storytellers Collective Winter Featured Artist
"Sweet & Sour" Gallery Downtown Hawaii
2025
Shoots Summit Hawaii - Presenter & Photo Contest Judge
Aya Tagai
Director of Photo Operations
After graduating from college in Japan
Aya worked for a world-renowned fashion brand
where she excelled as a Visual Merchandiser
After six years
she pursued her dream of working in Hawaii
In 2020, together with Jun
she co-founded 'blanc'
where she now oversees operations
Brands
Audmars Piguet
Kuleana Koral
Ko Olina Resorts
Holy Grail Donuts
Ember Media
Haku Inc
Island Journey
ACEANDRARE
Via Sangacio
amara
en me
Savor The Space
Aloha Dream Board
Podmore
Clients
DJ VICE
Skyler "The Engineer"
Ayako Kato (talent)
Reina Sumi (talent)
Natsuhi (actress)
Bridgette Namata(KHON)
Hinano Yoshikawa (model)
Cesalina Gracie
