I've worked on tons of celebrity shoots when I was assisting so I'm pretty jaded. But when I got a chance to shoot Murakami I freaked. When I arrived promptly at 9am (on a Japanese shoot you can't be a minute late) Murakami's crew were still working from the night before. There is one thing you CAN'T accuse the Japanese of and that's being lazy. Even though photographers can be a nutty bunch we all agree how fulfilling a career it can be. To spend a morning with one of the top artists in the world was pretty amazing.