He's not a horrible photographer, sometimes he has decent photos, though the diva thing with Ayu doesn't work, they're just a bad team when it comes to those type of shots. Some of the natural shots he's done with her have been beautiful, so he's not all bad. It's not all down to him though, Ayu probably still has a say in what photos are used, and she probably has a choice in what photographers she wants to work with. She's proved that over the past few years using her dancers for almost everything, now even as backup singers. Once it was Ayumi Hamasaki, now it's "Ayu and her friends" more and more, even if it's not the right choice. Otherwise why would this photographer be directing most of her PVs now as well as being her main photographer? It could be like some have said, that she might like his work.
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