Fu**in’ sale posters
In early Jan. 2012, a store in Osaka plastered their shop with large, red posters advertising a sale with the words “Fu**in’ sale.” They were trying to advertise their sale of fukubukuro (lucky bags)....
View ArticleIshimoto Yasuhiro dies at age 90
Well-known Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (石元 泰博) passed away in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2012 due to pneumonia. He was 90 years old. Born in San Francisco, California in 1921, he was a fine-art...
View ArticleOyako portraits in Tohoku
Today, my photographer friend Bruce Osborn will be featured in an online TV program at NHK World called FORWARD -OYAKO Forever-. “Oyako” means parent-child. It will show him photographing families...
View ArticlePhotog gets too close, causes shinkansen halt
When photographing bullet trains in Japan, don’t get too close to the tracks. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120216a9.html
View ArticlePhotohoku making new photo albums for Tohoku families
Here’s another photo group volunteering for Tohoku. They are photographing people to make new family photo albums to replace the ones that were lost. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120306zg.html...
View ArticleElliot Erwitt exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
Elliot Erwitt exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi (7th floor) was quite good. If you like Italy, the Pope, US presidents, or dogs, you should see it. It’s held together with the Italian Fair (food and...
View ArticlePhotoGuide Japan on Facebook
We have a pretty active Facebook page called Photographers Japan for photographers in Japan or photographers who are interested in Japan. It’s mainly a forum in English where we post links, questions,...
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CP+ 2013 photos
Went to CP+ 2013 in Yokohama, Japan’s largest camera show. Although there were no major new product announcements, we got to touch and feel the latest cameras. Here are some photos of the first day on...
View ArticlePhotoSpaces in Tokyo and Kanto
Tokyo and neighboring prefectures have Japan’s highest concentration of photography museums, galleries, and exhibitions. Only one museum is dedicated mainly to photography, while a few other art...
View ArticleGeisha photos at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqio6Kc8liE Geisha/geiko guru and photographer Peter Macintosh is having a geisha photo exhibition at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo...
View ArticleOrganizing photos with Japanese-style dates
Countries around the world have different ways of writing a date like June 28, 2013 which is the American style. However, I think Japan has the best way of rendering the date, with the year, month, and...
View ArticleEmployees getting fired over unsanitary photos
This summer, there has been a rash of shop employees (convenience stores, restaurants) who posted Twitter photos of themselves in ridiculous and unsanitary poses at their workplace. The photos went...
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2013 Japan News Photo Exhibition
The 2013 Japan News Photo Exhibition (報道写真展 Hodo Shashinten) is being held at Mitsukoshi Dept. Store (7th floor) in Nihonbashi, Tokyo until Dec. 24, 2013. About 250 photos are on display. Free...
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Moving portrait of Shinjuku Station platform
Very neat and unique video (or still) of people waiting for the train at Shinjuku Station. By Adam Magyer. Adam Magyar, Stainless – Shinjuku from Adam Magyar on Vimeo.
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Chino Otsuka’s “Imagine Finding Me”
Another interesting photo theme with Chino Otsuka’s “Imagine Finding Me” series showing photos of her present self posed next to her child self in traditional scenes. Very skilled Photoshop work of...
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CP+ 2014
Hasselblad model at CP+ 2014. CP+ 2014 (Camera & Photo Imaging Show), Japan’s largest camera show, was held on Feb. 13-16, 2014 at Pacifico Yokohama. We went on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, the day after...
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Shooting festivals in Japan
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri in mid-May. Spring has many festivals (matsuri) all over Japan. I’ve always been a festival freak or matsuri maniac. So how do you shoot great pictures of matsuri? Here are 10...
View ArticleTokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography closed until autumn 2016
The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Yebisu Garden Place near Ebisu Station in Tokyo is currently closed due to major renovations. It closed on September 24, 2014. It plans to reopen in...
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