Grant Buchwald, over 20 yrs in Japan & China as a freelance commercial photographer. It wasn’t always that way, Grant was given the name “redbeard” because he dyed his beard red “I get hired to photograph their events all over China and Japan,” he said. “They use me because they know I’m going to get good head shots of people having an awesome time in front of their company logo, so anybody who sees my pictures will say, that was a great time! Likewise, his beard is his own personal branding of sorts, his trademark since coming to Asia.