Jan 29 2012
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National Museum of Nature and Science, Ueno
Leica M4 in black chrome with 35mm Summicron lens
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National Museum of Nature and Science, Ueno
Pentax 67II with 90mm f2.8 lens
Photographer: Nobuto Osakabe
More of his work can be seen here on Japan Exposures
Jan 27 2012
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On Photo exhibitions and galleries in Tokyo
Dan Abbe wrote an informative article on why Tokyo is an exceptional city of photography. His thoughts on the sense of artistic freedom that the nature of the non-commercial and independent photo gallery scene here provides are quite insightful.
Disclosure: Dan and I are pals and in the piece he gives me a little shout-out although in even further disclosure I know even if I wasn’t involved with Totem Pole he would have thankfully written the article as well anyway. It needed to be written! And there is still more to say.
I do make it a point to see as many photo shows as possible and sometimes I blog about them. Recently I caught two great street shows in Shinjuku and a few days later, an interesting Nobuyoshi Araki show in Jiyugaoka.
You can see some archived posts on Tokyo exhibitions (of mine and those of others) on my other blog here.
Tokyo is a great city for photography. Hopefully what you find in the links above will provide inspiration for you to get photographically involved in your city as well.
Jan 26 2012
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“ This is the same problem I have with digital photography. The potential is always remarkable. But the medium never settles. Each year there is a better camera to buy and new software to download. The user never has time to become comfortable with the tool. Consequently too much of the work is merely about the technology. The HDR and QTVR fads are good examples. Instead of focusing on the subject, users obsess over RAW conversion, Photoshop plug-ins, and on and on. For good work to develop the technology needs to become as stable and functional as a typewriter.
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Yodobashi Camera, Shinjuku
Elmo Super 8 Sound 65OS and an about to be purchased pack of Kodak Ektachrome 100D.
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Map Camera, Shinjuku
Titanium Leica MP
No visit to Tokyo is complete without a trip to Map Camera. Good people, great gear. I’ve bought most of my equipment here- only had a problem once and they took care of it right away. Highly recommended.
Jan 24 2012
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Another great addition to global camera styling, this time from a school in England: Central Saint Martins Camera Style
I quite like the selection of quotes along the righthand side.
