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Voyages exhibition of Japanese photography opens in Paris

Kurt — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:25:11 +0000

Naoki Ishikawa, Sayuri Naito, and Koji Onaka are among the Japanese photographers featured at the “Voyages” exhibition on view now in Paris. (Via)

Hand-crafted cameras and calendars This being the New Year’s holiday season in Japan, the...
Paris Photo: November 13 – 16 This year’s Paris Photo photography fair gets under way tomorrow...
Framing Space in Japanese Photography For me as a Creative Director and Editor, visual creation...

Takashi Homma on Japanese Photobooks of 60s and 70s

Kurt — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:18:39 +0000

Takashi Homma talks about Japanese photobooks from the 60s and 70s (in Japanese only).

The Burned Field: Takashi Homma and the Rise of Superflat Takashi Homma’s extended photographic survey of Tokyo remains, to my...
My Favorite Japanese Photobooks of 2009 I was rather disappointed that on the whole so few...
Japanese Magic Lantern slides 250-plus Japanese Magic Lantern slides collected by an American during...

2005 interview with Manabu Yamanaka

Kurt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:48 +0000

2005 interview with Manabu Yamanaka, whose work has just been published in the book Gyahtei. (Via)

Manabu Yamanaka — Gyahtei #01 Manabu Yamanaka was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1959, and...
Manabu Yamanaka Gallery Manabu Yamanaka's Gyahtei, published earlier this Fall, brings together Yamanaka's...
Manabu Someya — from Nirai Manabu Someya was born in 1964 in Chiba prefecture. He...

Michio Yamauchi tweets about his future plans

Kurt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:51:38 +0000

The great, criminally under-heralded Michio Yamauchi tweets about going through his contacts on a rainy day, and his plans to publish a photo book next year of work from Taiwan and Tokyo.

Michio Yamauchi — from “Tokyo 2009.12″ Michio Yamauchi was born in 1950 in Nishimikawa, Aichi Prefecture....
Yamauchi’s Hito e now in stock We now have in stock several signed copies of Michio...
New limited supply titles in bookstore All four books I'm introducing in this post are items...

Photographer Kenshichi Heshiki passes away at 61

Kurt — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:45 +0000

2008 Ina Nobuo Award winner Kenshichi Heshiki passed away on October 3rd from pneumonia. He was 61, and is survived by his wife. Private funeral services will be held in Okinawa.

2008 Nikon Salon Awards In November, Nikon Salon announced that Kenshichi Heshiki* and Yasushi...
War Photographer A tall, well-groomed man stands up, grabs two cameras and...
On becoming a photographer “Buying a Nikon and a roll of Kodachrome does not...

Lady Gaga tied up by Araki

Kurt — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:11 +0000

Old news-ish, but Nobuyoshi Araki gives Lady Gaga a somewhat tame Koushoku Painting treatment.

Nobuyoshi Araki’s Koushoku Painting Nobuyoshi Araki’s recent Koushoku Painting show at Rathole Gallery (October...
Araki’s latest work born of his fight with cancer On the occasion of his new photobook, Tokyo Zenritsusengan, Araki...
Araki-shot advert banned in the UK The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned one of three...

Hiroshi Watanabe a Magnum Expression Award Finalist

Kurt — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:36:51 +0000

Hiroshi Watanabe is among the 10 finalists for the 2009 Magnum Expression Award.

Hiroshi Watanabe’s Love Point Love Point is Hiroshi Watanabe's most recent work, and this...
Sugimoto gets Praemium Imperiale Award Hiroshi Sugimoto is among four — including playwright Tom Stoppard...
2009 Domon Ken Award Yumi Himezaki has been awarded the prestigious Domon Ken Award...

Araki-shot advert banned in the UK

Kurt — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:06:50 +0000

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned one of three advertisements for the Italian mosaic tile company Bisazza shot by Nobuyoshi Araki on the grounds that “the ad had caused serious offence to some readers”.

Lady Gaga tied up by Araki Old news-ish, but Nobuyoshi Araki gives Lady Gaga a somewhat...
Araki’s latest work born of his fight with cancer On the occasion of his new photobook, Tokyo Zenritsusengan, Araki...
Books Exotica — A Diary by Nobuyoshi Araki We're starting off our Japan Exposures Books Exotica with one...

Kiyoshi Niiyama

Kurt — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:49:30 +0000

An exhibition of work by Kiyoshi Niiyama from 1934-1953 is up now until October 9th at the Gallery Cantelmo in NYC.

Sugimoto-designed Izu Photo Museum The Hiroshi Sugimoto-designed Izu Photo Museum is set to open...
Photographer Kenshichi Heshiki passes away at 61 2008 Ina Nobuo Award winner Kenshichi Heshiki passed away on...

Sugimoto-designed Izu Photo Museum

Kurt — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:23:02 +0000

The Hiroshi Sugimoto-designed Izu Photo Museum is set to open October 26th, with an exhibition of work by　– who else? Museum is a 2-hour train ride plus free shuttle from central Tokyo. Sugimoto exhibit until March, 2010. Photos of the space — by who else? — in this .pdf.

Bono and Sugimoto “When was the last time the biggest rock star on...
Hiroshi Sugimoto Visions in my Mind My first encounter with Hiroshi Sugimoto’s work was in a...
Sugimoto gets Praemium Imperiale Award Hiroshi Sugimoto is among four — including playwright Tom Stoppard...