Introduction

Welcome and thank you for visiting our website. My name is David Kleyn and I am the owner and operator of Persimmon Pictures. 

I was born in South Africa and, from a very young age, went on excursions into the wilderness (often solo). It was from these early experiences that I learnt to love, respect and appreciate nature.

This love of nature in turn led to my craving to travel and experience other destinations, and at the same time developed my passion to record these experiences to be shared with others. 

I first came to Japan 20 years ago and soon fell in love with the cultural and natural beauty of the country. From Japan I have done photo shoots in locations ranging from Patagonia to Newfoundland, Tasmania to Hokkaido and South Africa to Belgium, and still get as excited today as I did all those years ago. 

Our work has been featured in numerous publications including Frommer's, Travel + Leisure, Homes & Property (UK), Rough Guides Ltd., MSN, RCS Mediagroup S.p.A., Fairfax Media (Aust.) etc.