Shinya Arimoto was born in 1971 in Osaka. He won the No.35 Taiyo award in 1997 and set up TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY in 2008. Arimoto has been photographing and exhibiting work since 1994. Currently teaching photography at the Tokyo School of Visual Arts, he has supervised and lead the artist-run Totem Pole Photo Gallery since founding it in 2008.
John Sypal is an American photographer who has lived in Japan since 2004, and joined Totem Pole in 2010.
Please also see this and this special gallery with more images by Shinya Arimoto.
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We’ve randomly run into each other many times in Shinjuku over the years. My image of you is that you’re always out with your camera around your neck photographing. Where does this desire come from?
Shinya Arimoto: 都市ã®è·¯ä¸Šã¯é£½ãã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒãªã„ã§ã™ã€‚åŒã˜å ´æ‰€ã‚’æ©ã„ã¦ã„ã¦ã‚‚ã€ã™ã‚Œé•ã†äººã¯æ¯Žæ—¥é•ã†ã€‚ãã®ä¸€çž¬ä¸€çž¬ã‚’見ã¦ã„ãŸã„ã¨ã„ã†æ¬²æœ›ãŒã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚
I never get tired of the streets of the city. Even though I walk the same streets, it’s different people passing every day. I have a desire to look at each moment as it happens.
JE: ãã‚Œã¯ç´ 敵ãªè¨€è‘‰ã ã‘ã©ã€ä»–ã®äººé”ã‚‚åŒã˜ã“ã¨ã‚’考ãˆã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼ˆç¬‘)。有元ã•ã‚“ã¯è¨€è‘‰ã ã‘ã§ã¯ãªãã€å®Ÿéš›ã«è¡Œå‹•ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚一ヶ月ã«ä½•æ—¥é–“「撮影ã€ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿã€€å¤§ä½“何時ã‹ã‚‰ä½•æ™‚ã¾ã§ï¼Ÿã€€ä¸€æ—¥ã«ä½•æœ¬ãらã„ã®ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ«ãƒ を撮影ã—ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
That’s a common sentiment about shooting on the streets but what’s different about you is that you’re really out there all the time making work. About how many days a month do you shoot? What kind of hours?
SA: ä»–ã®ä»•äº‹ãŒç„¡ã‘ã‚Œã°ã€åŸºæœ¬çš„ã«ã¯æ¯Žæ—¥æ’®å½±ã«è¡Œãã¾ã™ã€‚去年ã®å¤ãªã©ã¯å…¨ã仕事ãŒãªã‹ã£ãŸã®ã§ã€æœ¬å½“ã«æ¯Žæ—¥æ’®å½±ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚æ£åˆé ƒã«æ–°å®¿ã«ç€ã„ã¦ã€æ—¥ãŒæš®ã‚Œã‚‹ã¾ã§æ’®å½±ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ãªã®ã§æ’®å½±æ™‚é–“ã¯å£ç¯€ã«ã‚ˆã£ã¦å¤‰åŒ–ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚
ç§ã®å ´åˆã€è¡—ã§å‡ºä¼šã£ãŸäººã«å£°ã‚’ã‹ã‘ã¦æ’®å½±ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒå¤šã„ã®ã§ã€ã¾ãšå¤§åˆ‡ãªã®ã¯æ’®ã‚ŠãŸã„人ã¨å‡ºä¼šã†äº‹ãŒé‡è¦ã§ã™ã€‚ã“ã‚Œã¯å¶ç„¶æ€§ã®å•é¡Œã§ã‚‚ã‚ã‚‹ã®ã§ã€ãã®ç¢ºçŽ‡ã‚’上ã’る為ã«å¤šãã®æ™‚間を〈街ã«ã„る〉ã“ã¨ã«è²»ã‚„ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
If I’m not at work, I’m going to shoot every day. When I’m not teaching, such as last summer, I was out there every single day. I arrived in Shinjuku around noon, and shot until sunset. The time I am able to photograph varies depending on the season though. In my case I often communicate with those who I photograph on the streets so it’s important that I just get out there to meet who’s out there. Depending on who I meet depends on random encounters so in order to increase my chances I need to increase the amount of time I spend out photographing in the city.
JE: 一日ã«ä½•æœ¬ãらã„ã®ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ«ãƒ を撮影ã—ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿã€€ã¾ãŸä¸€ãƒ¶æœˆé–“ã§ã¯ã©ã®ãらã„ã®æ•°ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ
How many rolls of film do you shoot a day? A month?
SA: 一日ã«10本撮る日もã‚ã‚Œã°ã€å…¨ã撮れãªã„日もã‚る。平å‡ã™ã‚‹ã¨ä¸€ãƒ¶æœˆã§50本ãらã„ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ã。
Some days it is not possible to shoot at all, other times I’ll shoot 10 rolls a day. The average is probably about 50 rolls a month.
JE: プライãƒã‚·ãƒ¼ã®å•é¡Œã¯ã€ç¾åœ¨ã®ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒˆã‚°ãƒ©ãƒ•ã‚¡ãƒ¼ã«ã©ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªå½±éŸ¿ã‚’ã‚ãŸãˆã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
How do privacy concerns affect street photographers today?
SA: 社会的ã«è¦‹ã‚‹ã¨ã€ãƒ—ライãƒã‚·ãƒ¼ã®å•é¡Œã¯æ™‚ã¨å…±ã«é‡è¦ã«ãªã£ã¦ãã¦ã„ã‚‹ã¨æ„Ÿã˜ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
ã—ã‹ã—個人対個人ã§å‘ãåˆã£ãŸæ™‚ã€ãã®å•é¡Œã¯ç¤¾ä¼šçš„ãªå•é¡Œã¨ã„ã†ã‚ˆã‚Šã¯ã‚€ã—ã‚ãŠäº’ã„ã®å•é¡Œã¸ã¨å¤‰åŒ–ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚ç§ã®å ´åˆã€ç›¸æ‰‹ã«è¨±å¯ã‚’もらã£ã¦ã‹ã‚‰æ’®å½±ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒå¤šã„ã®ã§ã€ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ–ルã«ã¯ãªã‚Šã«ãã„よã†ã§ã™ã€‚
From society’s standpoint privacy concerns have been growing more important over time. But when you interact with people one on one on the streets it’s less about society and more about individuals. Since I am often able to interact with my subjects and get their permission before I photograph them I personally haven’t had much trouble with privacy issues.
JE: ストリートã§å†™çœŸã‚’æ’®ã£ã¦ã‚‹äººã«ã¯ã©ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªè²¬ä»»ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã¨è€ƒãˆã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
What responsibility does a street photographer need to keep in mind with their subjects?
SA: 撮らã›ã¦ã„ãŸã ã„ãŸã‹ã‚‰ã«ã¯ã€è‡ªåˆ†ã®æœ›ã‚€ä½œå“ã«ä»•ä¸Šã’る事。ç§è‡ªèº«ã¯ãƒã‚¬ãƒ†ã‚£ãƒ–ãªã‚¤ãƒ¡ãƒ¼ã‚¸ãŒå¥½ãã§ã¯ãªã„ã®ã§ã€ä½œå“ãŒè¦³å®¢ã«ãã®ã‚ˆã†ã«æ‰ãˆã‚‰ã‚Œãªã„よã†ã«æ³¨æ„を払ã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
When I’ve been granted the right to make the photograph I want to match in respect the desire I have to make the work as well as I can. Personally I don’t like photographs that are negative, and I take care so that I don’t catch my subject in that sort of way.
JE: 仕事ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã§ã™ãŒã€å†™çœŸå¦æ ¡ã§ã®è¬›å¸«ã®ä»•äº‹ä»¥å¤–ã«ã‚³ãƒžãƒ¼ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ«ã®æ’®å½±ã‚‚ã—ã¦ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
In addition to teaching photography, do you do much commissioned photography as well?
SA: 20代ã¯ä»•äº‹ã®æ’®å½±ã‚‚ç©æ¥µçš„ã«ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã—ãŸãŒã€ä»Šã¯ã»ã¨ã‚“ã©ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã›ã‚“。以å‰ã‹ã‚‰ä»˜ãåˆã„ã®ã‚るクライアントã‹ã‚‰ä¾é ¼ãŒã‚ã‚Œã°è¡Œã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹æ„Ÿã˜ã§ã™ã€‚
When I was in my 20’s and 30’s, I did commercial work, but now not so much. If I do it’s by request from a former client from a previous relationship.
JE: I’d like to talk about your teaching experience. What do you feel is the most important part of photographic education?
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SA: 「写真ã€ã¨ã²ã¨ã“ã¨ã§è¨€ã£ã¦ã‚‚ã€ãã®å†…容ã¯å¤šå²ã«ã‚ãŸã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚様々ãªå†™çœŸã®ã‚り方をä¼ãˆãŸä¸Šã§ã€å„個人ãŒç›®æŒ‡ã™ã¹ãé“を指ã—示ã™å¿…è¦ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã¨æ€ã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ç§ã®ã‚¼ãƒŸï¼ˆå†™çœŸä½œå®¶å°‚攻)ã§ã¯ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒžã‚„コンセプトã®è¨å®šã‚„ã€è‡ªä½œã‚’言葉ã«ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’大切ã«ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚技術ã€çŸ¥è˜ã€çµŒé¨“ã€ã®ä¸‰ã¤ã®æŸ±ã®ä¸ã§ã€ŒçµŒé¨“ã€ã‚’ç©ã‚€ã“ã¨ã‚’é‡è¦è¦–ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚
Even a though “photography” is a simple word, the content of the term is wide-ranging. In addition to lecturing about the various ways photographs are made and work, it is necessary to help students find their personal way of working that they should aim for. In my classes students need to value the setting, theme and concept of their photographs and also be able to articulate about it in their own words. To gain experience one needs to understand the three pillars of technology, knowledge and understanding.
JE: ãªã‚‹ã»ã©ã€‚ビジアルアーツã®å¦ç”Ÿã¯ä»–ã®å¦æ ¡ã®å¦ç”Ÿã‚ˆã‚Šã‚‚ç©æ¥µçš„ã«ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆã‚¹ãƒŠãƒƒãƒ—ã‚’è¡Œã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã§ã¯ãªã„ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿã€€ç¾åœ¨ã®ã‚¢ãƒ¼ãƒˆä¸–ç•Œã§ã¯ã‚¹ãƒŠãƒƒãƒ—写真ã‚ã‚‹ã„ã¯ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒˆã¯ä¸»æµã§ã¯ãªã„ãŒã€ãã®äº‹ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã©ã†æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
I see. I get the impression that Visual Arts students do more “street photography” than students at other schools. It seems though that “street photography” is not so popular in the Art World now though…
SA: æ±äº¬ã®ãƒ“ジュアルアーツã®å¦ç”Ÿã‚‚ストリートスナップã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã¯ã”ãã‚ãšã‹ã§ã™ã€‚写真作å“ãŒç¾Žè¡“作å“ã¨èªã‚られã¦ã‚†ãæµã‚Œã®ä¸ã§ã€å†™çœŸä½œå“ã§ã‚‚コンセプトを示ã™ã“ã¨ãŒé‡è¦ã¨ãªã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚確ã‹ã«ç¾åœ¨ã®ã‚¢ãƒ¼ãƒˆã®ä¸–ç•Œã§ã¯ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒˆã‚°ãƒ©ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ã¯å°‘ãªã„ã§ã™ãŒã€ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒˆã‚°ãƒ©ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ã«ãŠã„ã¦ã‚‚コンセプトを示ã™ã“ã¨ãŒå¿…è¦ã§ã¯ãªã„ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ã€‚
The number of students at Visual Arts shooting on the streets is negligible. As photography flows more and more into the Art realm, one’s concept has become more important. In the current world of Art there are very few street photographers- so it seems that I think that conceptualism is important now even in street photography.
JE: 有元ã•ã‚“ã®å†™çœŸã®Conceptã¯ä½•ã ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
What do you feel your concept is?
SA: 「ariphotoã€ã®ã‚·ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚ºã®ã‚³ãƒ³ã‚»ãƒ—トã¯ã€Œè·¯ä¸Šã‚’彷徨ã„ãªãŒã‚‰ã€å¤‰é·ã‚’続ã‘る都市ã®ãªã‹ã«ãƒ—リミティブãªç”Ÿå‘½ã®å–¶ã¿ã‚’探ã—求ã‚る。ã€ã§ã™ã€‚ç§ã¯éƒ½å¸‚も人間ã¨ã„ã†ç”Ÿç‰©ã®ä½œã£ãŸã€ä¸€ã¤ã®ç”Ÿæ…‹ç³»ã ã¨è€ƒãˆã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚生ã物ã¨ã—ã¦ã®äººé–“ã¨ã€ãã®ä½å‡¦ã¨ã—ã¦ã®éƒ½å¸‚ãŒå†™çœŸã«ç¾ã‚れるよã†ã«å·¥å¤«ã—ã¦ä½œå“ã‚’ã¤ãã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ã¾ãŸå¤§ããªãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒžã¨ã—ã¦ã¯ã€Œäººé–“ã¨ã¯ãªã«ã‹ï¼Ÿã€ã¨ã„ã†ç–‘å•ãŒå¸¸ã«ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚ã‹ã¤ã¦ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã®åºƒå¤§ãªè‡ªç„¶ã®ä¸ã§ã€ãã®è‡ªç„¶ã¨é—˜ã„ãªãŒã‚‰ã€ã¾ãŸãã“ã‹ã‚‰æ©æµã‚’å—ã‘ãªãŒã‚‰ç”Ÿãる人々を撮影ã—ã¦ãã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ãã—ã¦ä»Šã¯æ±äº¬ã§ã€ãã®éƒ½å¸‚機能ã®æ©æµã‚’å—ã‘ã¦ç”Ÿãる人々を撮影ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ãã®ä¸¡è€…ã®ãªã‹ã«ã€äººé–“ã¨ã—ã¦ã®å…±é€šé …を見ã¤ã‘ãŸã„ã¨æ€ã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
The concept of my “ariphoto” series is to “Wander the streets seeking out an unrefined or rudimentary, even primitive, kind of life among the city that is always in transition.” I believe that the human organism is of the city and it’s all part of one ecosystem. I create these photographs which formulate that the environment and habitat of man is the city. Of course there’s always the big question “What is Man?”. I have photographed people both struggling against but also benefiting from the vast nature of Tibet. Now I photograph people struggling against but again also benefiting from their environment here in Tokyo. I think that among the two, I’m interested in finding common denominators as human beings.
JE: 最近インターãƒãƒƒãƒˆã®ä¸–ç•Œã§ã¯ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒªãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒˆãŒå†ã³æ³¨ç›®ã•ã‚Œã¦ã„ã‚‹ãã†ã§ã™ã€‚ストリートフォトã¯ã“ã‚Œã‹ã‚‰ã©ã“ã«å‘ã‹ã†ã¹ãã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿã€‚æ–°ã—ã„ã“ã¨ã‚’産ã¿å‡ºã—ã¦ã‚†ãã¹ãã§ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿã€‚ãã‚Œã¨ã‚‚「新ã—ã„ã“ã¨ã€ã¯å¿…è¦ãªã„ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ
There’s been a resurgence interest, at least online, in “Street Photography”. Is there any place that “Street Photography” can or even needs to go in the future? Is there anything new that this kind of photography can do, or is “new” even important anymore?
SA: æ–°ã—ã„試ã¿ã¯ã‚‚ã¡ã‚ã‚“å¿…è¦ã ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ãŒã€æ–°ã—ã‘ã‚Œã°ãã‚Œã§ã‚ˆã„ã¨ã„ã†è¨³ã§ã‚‚ãªã„。éŽåŽ»ã®ä½œå“をリスペクトã—ãªãŒã‚‰ã‚‚エピゴーãƒãƒ³ã«ãªã‚‰ãªã„よã†ã«ã€å¸¸ã«æŒ‘戦的ã§ã‚ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒå¤§åˆ‡ã§ã™ã€‚インターãƒãƒƒãƒˆã®ä¸–ç•Œã§ã¯å¤šãã®äººãŒæŒ‘戦的ãªä½œå“を発表ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã«æœŸå¾…ãŒæŒã¦ã¾ã™ã€‚ã¾ã ãã‚Œã¯èŒèŠ½ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªã‚‚ã®ã‹ã‚‚知れã¾ã›ã‚“ãŒã€ãã®ä¸ã‹ã‚‰çªå‡ºã—ãŸä½œå“ãŒå‡ºã¦ãã‚‹ã“ã¨ã«ã‚ˆã‚Šã€ä»Šå¾Œå¤§ããªæ½®æµã«ãªã£ã¦ã‚†ãã“ã¨ã¨ä¿¡ã˜ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
I think there’s importance in attempting new things, but just because something is new doesn’t mean it’s good. Photographing while respecting the work which has been done before without becoming an inferior imitator is a very important challenge. Regarding the internet, I have an expectation that challenging photography will continue to be shared online. It might still only be something like a sprout, but I believe that from all these pictures a greater trend will follow.
JE: 「挑戦的ãªä½œå“ã€ã¨ã„ã†è¨€è‘‰ã¯äººã«ã‚ˆã£ã¦æ‰ãˆæ–¹ãŒé•ã†ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚有元ã•ã‚“ã«ã¨ã£ã¦ã€ŒæŒ‘戦的ãªä½œå“ã€ã¨ã¯ã©ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªã‚‚ã®ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ
How would you classify “Challenging Photography”? It seems that this could vary widely from person to person…
SA: アイディアã€è¡Œå‹•åŠ›ã€ãƒ†ã‚¯ãƒŽãƒã‚¸ãƒ¼ã®å…¨ã¦ã«ãŠã„ã¦ã§ã™ã€‚特ã«ã‚¤ãƒ³ã‚¿ãƒ¼ãƒãƒƒãƒˆã®ä¸–ç•Œã§ã¯ãƒ†ã‚¯ãƒŽãƒã‚¸ãƒ¼ã®é€²æ©ãŒç›®è¦šã¾ã—ã„。
例ãˆã°å¾“æ¥ã®ã€Œæ±ºå®šçš„瞬間ã€ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªå†™çœŸã¯ã€é«˜è§£åƒåº¦ãƒ ービーをã‚ャプãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ã™ã‚‹æ–¹æ³•ã«å¤‰ã‚ã£ã¦ã„ãã§ã—ょã†ã€‚
It concerns the idea, movement, technology, all of these things. Especially with the internet, there’s been remarkable progress with technology. For example, with “Decisive Moment” photos, they’ll probably be come to be captured through high resolution video.
JE: ã§ã™ãŒã€æœ‰å…ƒã•ã‚“ã®æ’®å½±æ–¹æ³•ã¯ã‹ãªã‚Šä¼çµ±çš„ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Žï¼Žï¼Žã€‚ 暗室ã§ãƒ—リントã—ã¦ã€ãƒžãƒƒãƒˆã«å…¥ã‚Œã¦ã€ãƒ•ãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒ をギャラリーã®å£ã«è²¼ã£ã¦å±•ç¤ºã—ã¦ã„る。
But you stick with some pretty traditional gear for your own photographs… Not to mention you print in the darkroom, mat your prints, and hang them on the walls of a gallery.
SA: 暗室ï¼ä¼çµ±çš„ã€ãƒ‡ã‚¸ã‚¿ãƒ«ï¼æŒ‘戦的 ã¨ã¯é•ã†ã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚æ–°ã—ã„ã¨ã‹å¤ã„ã¨ã‹ã„ã†æ¦‚念ã¯ã€ã‚る程度時間ãŒçµŒã¦ã°æ„味をãªã•ãªããªã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚
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I don’t agree with the idea that the darkroom equals “tradition” or that digital equals “challenge”. As time passes the concept of “old” or “new” has less meaning. Over the past seven years I’ve held twenty-three solo exhibitions of my work. Of course I plan on continuing with this. I’m not after a new approach, the main challenge is with myself.
JE: 写真生活や日々ã®æ’®å½±ã‚’継続ã•ã›ã‚‹ç‚ºã«é‡è¦ãªäº‹ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ
What encourages you in your work to keep you going?
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The cycle of shooting out on the streets, then exhibiting the work in the gallery is what keeps me interested. By now these actions are so engrained I don’t differentiate photography as something separate from my daily life. This is the lifestyle which I’m going to continue living.
RT @japanexposures: Interview with Shinya Arimoto: Shinya Arimoto was born in 1971 in Osaka. He won the No.35 Taiyo … http://t.co/OmMGjt…
Interview with Shinya Arimoto http://t.co/7LmpwiIRJY
And here is the interview with Arimoto’s interview with John Sypal (for Japan Exposures) http://t.co/DuWMKy44yR #photography
“Interview with Shinya Arimoto” http://t.co/tcuTUzy4pL
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Good interview with Shinya Arimoto http://t.co/NcwNbk5iis
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If you like #film #photography you must check out Shinya Arimoto’s interview I have one of his books and it’s a keeper
Interview with an award winning #photographer in #Japan – Shinya Arimoto http://t.co/opuBa23oZB
Interview with Shinya Arimoto http://t.co/mmMSbd0V0P 良ã„記事
“As time passes the concept of “old†or “new†has less meaning.” a great intvw with Shinya Arimoto @japanexposures http://t.co/UugHOTSBC3
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Really cracking interview with one of my favourite photographers:)