About: My older sister was in town visiting so I decided to take her out on her very first ride in a Lamborghini.  To make up for all those times she bossed me around when I was a little kid, I decided to give her a good scare in the Lamborghini.  She’s very quiet, meek, timid [...]

I always thought the SLS was the ugly duckling in the exotic car realm with its long snout and abruptly sloping rear end. But this car was surprisingly photogenic. Click to find out how I performed this “Rig Shot” on this beautiful SLS AMG.

  I officially just left Vegas.  My home of the past 7 years, the university in which I got my biology degree, a Lamborghini play ground, and a beautiful oasis in a vast desert where I’ve had some of my most heart breaking memories as well as my most cherished. I’m thankful and honored to [...]

Its time for me to say goodbye to my very first car that I’ve had since I was 16.  I’m getting older and it was about time for me to put my big boy shoes on and get something a little more grown up.  Because I just my car this past weekend, I thought I’d [...]

I had the incredible opportunity to shoot a very special piece for the August issue of Automobile Magazine featuring Carroll Shelby’s personal collection of his most prized vehicles.  The cars in this shot alone are worth over $30 million dollars but with his passing many believe it’s now priceless. 1. Featured here are eight of the [...]

During my annual trip back home to Hawaii, I usually perform a fashion shoot of some sort. This past year was no different. But instead of a full shoot I had enough time to just grab a single picture. So I hope you enjoy it

I recently received the Automotive Photography Awards Annual in the mail and to my surprise I was selected as a winner!  A few months ago, I decided to submit some of my work this particular contest because of the international jury of distinguished designers, art directors and photographers that were judging the competition. One of [...]

To celebrate all of the amazing mothers out there I decided to show my appreciation by offering professional photographs to any mom and their families that wanted pictures free of charge. I partnered up with Central Christian Church here in Henderson NV and couldn’t be happier to provide some lasting memories in for all of the amazing women on this special day.

UPDATE 5.10.2012: I randomly chose from the 1000+ reblogs and I’m happy to announce the winner of the photo giveaway is “DEQUALIZED” (http://www.dequalized.com/). I’ll be giving away more prints & shirakiphoto gear soon so definitely stay tuned. Thank you all again for the support!  -shirakiphoto I recently reached 4,000 Tumblr followers so to thank everyone [...]

I wanted to announce this exciting step forward graphically with a new facebook cover image. The design represents a controlled chaos. I have a biology degree, thought I wanted to be a doctor, found a passion for exotic automobiles, and now I’m throwing design into the mix. At times it feels like I’m at a loss of direction and that the ideas and imagery in my head are just a convoluted mess. But in the end, things always seem to come together. And the single decipherable line represents the order that always arises in the midst of the chaos.