Maki’s current shows and accolades include: a 2008 exhibition at NMM Gallery in Milan, Italy; 2008 award for Portraiture from the Prix de la Photographie, Paris; and selection in 2007 by Commercial Photography as one of the best 100 Photographers of Japan. Celebrities she has recently shot include Beyoncé, Paris Hilton and Willie McGinest. Maki shows her work in Laurent Strouk Gallery, Paris, and her blue-chip clients have included: Time, Marie Claire, Vibe, Coors, Levi Strauss & Co., Smirnoff, BNP Paribas, Sony Music, Universal Records, Virgin Records and Warner Music.