Our Story in Japan, Since 2000
We are Tracey Taylor and Dee Green, the founders of 37 Frames. Japan has been home since 1997. We established the studio in 2000, and today our work brings together destination wedding planning, photography and film from our base in Tokyo.
The name comes from a roll of photographic film: 36 exposures, with the occasional extra frame. It reflects an instinct that still shapes our work, to look beyond the expected and pay attention to what might otherwise be missed.
From photography to planning and production
Dee's background in journalism and Tracey's in visual arts brought different ways of looking to the studio. Photographing weddings gave us an understanding of how a celebration unfolds, from the decisions made long before guests arrive to the moments nobody can anticipate.
As our work developed, planning and production became a distinct part of the studio. Dee now leads that team; Tracey leads photography and film. The crafts remain separate, but the teams work from the same brief, shaping the experience and considering its record together.
Understanding both sides
Developing destination weddings in Japan has meant working with places whose experience of hosting international celebrations was very different from our couples' expectations. Our work has included helping properties host their first wedding, and helping others approach their first international or custom celebration.
That begins with understanding what a couple wants to create and what a host needs to make it possible. A restaurant, ryokan or cultural property has responsibilities beyond the wedding. We work through those responsibilities with the people involved, explaining the plan, resolving practical concerns and recognising boundaries that need to be respected.
We think of this as translation: between ideas, cultures and ways of working. The relationships behind it have grown through doing the work together.
What the world has taught us about gathering
Our wedding work has taken us across countries and cultures. Photographing a celebration and producing one offer different perspectives, and both have shaped our understanding of what people remember.
The ceremony may be the reason everyone travels, but the shared days matter too. Families who live far apart have time together. Friends meet people they have heard about for years. Traditions are carried into a new place, adapted or chosen afresh. An elopement can give two people that same opportunity to step outside everyday life and mark a commitment on their own terms.
We have dedicated our careers to this work because those experiences matter. They inform how we plan, how we photograph and film, and how we welcome people to Japan.
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A few chapters along the way
Our work has grown through weddings, collaborations and conversations with other creatives. Here are a few places to explore that journey.
- Our beginnings: In our 2014 Junebug interview, we talk about coming to Japan in 1997 and the WPPI event in 2009 that helped turn our attention fully to wedding photography. Our studio’s founding year is 2000.
- 2012: Yoshiko and Masato’s Tokyo American Club wedding on Junebug, with our photographs and observations about Japanese wedding traditions.
- 2014: Emi and Yoshinori’s Tokyo wedding, photographed by 37 Frames and shared on ISPWP, with celebrations at Meiji Jingu, Torinsou and Tokyo American Club.
- 2017: Park Hyatt Tokyo announces our photography collaboration, with wedding photography and album offerings beginning in 2018.
- 2019: Sharing our experience at ASUKABOOK’s seminar, talking about pre-weddings, destination photography and the relationships behind the work.
- 2022: Fireworks, sparkler exits and the practical craft of wedding photography, in Rangefinder.
- 2024–2025: Tracey’s film Desert Hours receives a Special Encouragement Award in Nikon’s Super-Short Film category. Another way of telling a story through light, movement and place.
- 2025: A conversation with Wezoree about life in Japan and photographing weddings in more than 20 countries.
- 2026: Back in Tokyo for AsiaWPA’s conference panel on the business of visual work. We also join its 2026 photography judging panel.
Teaching and judging have become part of our lives too. You can read about our work as WPPI Master Photographers, judges and educators in Phottix’s profile, and explore our awards and press archive.
37 Frames · Founded in 2000 by Tracey Taylor and Dee Green · Tokyo-based wedding planning, photography & film.
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