Born in Richmond, Virginia, USA, Edward moved to Japan in 1979 and has been active there as an art and editorial photographer since 1985. He is especially well known for his pinhole photography. His publication Timescapes Japan (Nippon Camera, 2006) received an award at the Prix de la Photographie Paris in 2007. Other pinhole photography publications include Moments in Light, Mind Games, Stories in Silhouette, and Places of Light - Tokyo (Solo Hill Books 2017, 2019). His pinhole short films Tokyo Story and Paris de Light were Official Selections in six film competitions, winning several awards. Edward’s photographs have been exhibited regularly in Japan, the United States, and Europe since 1994 and are held in several museum and private collections. He has written publications such as Whisper of the Earth (Fine Line Press, 2014) and Globe on Fire (Cyberwit.net, 2019). Edward has been involved in pinhole photography since 1993, running numerous workshops for both children and adults.