![](https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/04673a27c7-1659319622/19-people-yuta-1800x.webp 1800w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/04673a27c7-1659319622/19-people-yuta-1200x.webp 1200w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/04673a27c7-1659319622/19-people-yuta-600x.webp 600w)
![](https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/63781481f1-1659319622/19a-people-yuta-r-1800x.webp 1800w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/63781481f1-1659319622/19a-people-yuta-r-1200x.webp 1200w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/63781481f1-1659319622/19a-people-yuta-r-600x.webp 600w)
![](https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/513f209ffb-1659319622/19c-people-yuta-r-1800x.webp 1800w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/513f209ffb-1659319622/19c-people-yuta-r-1200x.webp 1200w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/513f209ffb-1659319622/19c-people-yuta-r-600x.webp 600w)
![](https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/aab8e87eb0-1659319622/19d-people-yuta-r-1800x.webp 1800w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/aab8e87eb0-1659319622/19d-people-yuta-r-1200x.webp 1200w, https://jamesbraund.com/media/pages/people/yuta/aab8e87eb0-1659319622/19d-people-yuta-r-600x.webp 600w)
Yuta was a barista at one of my neighbourhood cafes. Over time, and countless coffee conversations, I also discovered he was a champion skateboarder. These portraits were simply lighting tests, experiments that may come in use for future commissions.