Category Archives: Japan
Asada Masashi
Taking the idea of family portraits one step further, Asada Masashi cajoled his family to pose in a series of humorous photographs. In The Asada Family, Masashi transformed himself and his family members into various fictional families, which are stereotypical of the Japanese society. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“The Asada Family“) © Asada Masashi This [...]
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Around the Blogosphere
Mrs Deane has been unearthing Japanese photographers on their blog. © Yamamoto Masao Yamamoto Masao has some of the most poetic images I have seen in a while. © Hiromi Tsuchida Hiromi Tsuchida’s Festival series contains some very interesting characters. © Luo Yang Feature Shoot ehrm, featured Chinese photographer Luo Yang, whose work revolves mainly [...]
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Yokonami Osamu
Nothing like some offbeat images to cure a hard day of work, especially on a dreary Monday! TOP TO BOTTOM, © Yokonami Osamu Advertising photographer Yokonami Osamu from Japan creates quirky images that doesn’t fail to elicit smiles from the audience. Although his work is largely advertising in general, he has a series centered around [...]
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Yumiko Kinoshita
Yumiko’s images provide an endearing look at the tiny things in the world around us. Images in I Fly Therefore I Am are not arranged in any particular narrative form, which feels like an unfolding dream which jumps from one scene to another. TOP AND MIDDLE, from (“I Fly Therefore I Am“), BOTTOM from (“Works/Portraits“) [...]
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Izima Kaoru
Izima Kaoru’s shoots in a morbid fashion. His scenes of violence and horror are incredibly detailed. And in each, a famous actress or model, dressed in expensive designer wear, is found dead and lifeless. Karena Lam wears Jean Paul Gaultier, 2007 Kimura Yoshino wears Alexander McQueen, 2007 Hashimoto Reika wears Milk, 2006 TOP TO BOTTOM, [...]
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Washio Kazuhiko
Washio Kazuhiko takes portraits of people in a calm and dispassionate manner, yet the images seem to contain so much more beneath the surface. I particularly enjoyed his newest series, Passengers in the Far East, perhaps because I’m working (planning actually) on something similar right now. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (” Passengers in the Far [...]
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Japan Exposures
There’s a new site run by a team of two foreigners on Japan photography at Japan Exposures. They seek to introduce Japanese photographers who are relatively unknown outside of the country. Japan’s photographic scene is rather insular despite the volume of publications there every year. This is definitely a welcome entry to the scene of [...]
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Yoshihisa Kajioka
There’s something about grainy black+white street scenes. How does one weave a story with random snapshots taken of streets, strangers and strays? © Yoshihisa Kajioka, 2008 Yoshihisa Kajioka at No Digital accomplishes the act of story-telling through arranging his random images on his website, creating stories that are similar to Daido Moriyama’s works.
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Shunsuke Iwata
Shunsuke Iwata’s images are bright and cheery. His happiness radiates from his stylized work, like a refreshing drink on a very hot day. © Shunsuke Iwata, 2007 His portfolio is divided into varying themes of portraits and landscapes. However, it does get repetitive after a while. Nevertheless, it’s a good way to start the day [...]
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Masakuni Murakami