Benjamin Freeland

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Member Since: 9 September 2008

Professional Associations

 Travelwriters.com

Introduction

I am an Edmonton-based freelance writer and photographer and a former Tokyo-based writer, photographer, editor and translator. I recently completed a stint as principal reporter and photographer with the Waterton Boundary, a summer newspaper serving Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, in which capacity I built up extensive contacts within Parks Canada, the Waterton Chamber of Commerce and numerous tourist outfits and conservationist groups in southern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia. In Japan, I was a regular contributor to a number of English language publications and also produced Japan-related material for a number of Asia-Pacific inflight magazines. National parks and wilderness areas have also featured prominently in my writings on Japan, which have included articles on the Izu and Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Hakone, Chichibu-Tama National Park, Aizu Wakamatsu/Mt. Bandai and Sado Island.

Experience & Expertise

Areas of particular interest include: national parks and wildlife, islands, environmental issues, Japanese and Canadian history, culture and society of Canada's First Nations, Japanese society and culture, modern and historical architecture, preservationist issues, airlines, rail travel, religion, spirituality and local folklore, music and performing arts

Publishing Credentials

Air Macau Magazine, Being A Broad, Calgary Sun, Cathay Pacific Discovery, China Airlines Sky Couch, Crowsnest Pass Promoter, J Select, Kansai Time Out, Kyoto Journal, Pincher Creek Echo, Qantas: The Australian Way, Singapore Airlines Priority, Tokyo Journal, Tokyo Weekender, Waterton Boundary, Wild Lands Advocate

Awards Received

Nominated for 2007 Pushcart Prize for Small Presses

Clips & Samples (View All 10)

 Taxi! (The Stranger than Fiction Tale of Lionel Brooke)

 Okutama: A journey into old Edo's western backyard

 The perils of feeding Waterton's furry friends, Waterton Boundary

 Fighting Tradition, China Airlines Sky Couch

 Street Life: Takadanobaba, Air Macau Magazine