Well, just a morning actually. But a very challenging one at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fishmarket.

If it lives in the sea it’s probably for sale at Tsukiji fishmarket, the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world.

We got up early – at 5:00 a.m. the ’seri’ (auctions) begin, and by around 8:00 a.m. the market is at its most frantic, with fish shop and restaurant people crowding in to buy fresh products from the specialised wholesellers, and scooters, trucks, forklifts hurrying around. Add to this the fact that I am not exactly a morning person – quite a challenge to shoot to be honest…

By the end of our visit, we sat over a breakfast of tuna sushi, rice and miso-soup at one of the market’s workman’s cafes. Miso soup at 8am? Hum, let’s just say it takes some getting used to for our French tastebuds (Croissants!!! Please!!!)

Vegetarians and those who just can’t stand the thought of dead sea creatures, well, there isn’t much we can do to help you. For the others, here is the gallery of shots of fresh tuna being sliced up with samurai-like precision. There is beauty in death.