Jan 27 2024
∞
Nezu Shrine, Tokyo
Leica M3 with 50mm f2 Summicron lens and Voigtlander VC Meter II
+
∞
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Hasselblad SWC with Panasonic PE-28S
+
∞
Akebonobashi, Tokyo
Nikon FE2 with 35-70mm zoom lens and Nikon Speedlight SB-28
+
∞
Akebonobashi, Tokyo
Ricoh GR1s
+
∞
Totem Pole Photo Gallery, Shinjuku
Olympus OM-1 with 50mm f1.4 lens
+
∞
Totem Pole Photo Gallery, Shinjuku
Olympus Mju Zoom
Jan 22 2024
∞
Seen: Longing for Peace 「ずーっと冬 春は来ない」
Who: Nobuyoshi Araki 荒木経惟
Where: Art Space AM, Harajuku (map)
When: January 11 - March 3, 2024
“Forever Winter, Spring Won’t Come”
If the Japanese title for Nobuyoshi Araki’s recent exhibition is a lament; its English title, “Longing for Peace”, feels like a soft plea.
My full article for this show is now up on Photo And Culture Tokyo.
Jan 13 2024
∞
Naoki Ishikawa Hair
石川直樹 『髪』
The title of Ishikawa’s 2014 book a single kanji: “kami”.
「髪」 denotes “hair”- but is also a homonym with kami 「神」. This kami in the Shinto religion refers to its deities, encompassing all holy, natural divine phenomena.
It’s entirely possible to view Ishikawa’s lauded photographic explorations of our natural world and its human cultures as glimpse of the divine. Here though, rather than transcendental vistas of faraway ranges or the secrets of remote island festivals, this book closely focuses on a single young woman with long, rich black hair that has a spirit of its own.
Full article on Photo And Culture Tokyo here.
Jan 02 2024
∞
Happy New Year 2024
Dec 29 2023
∞
+
∞
Totem Pole Photo Gallery, Shinjuku
Nikon F with 50mm f1.4 lens
+
∞
Totem Pole Photo Gallery, Shinjuku
Pentax auto 110
+
∞
Ultra Super New Gallery, Tokyo
Leica M6 with Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f4 lens, external finder, and Joe Greer Short Strap.
Photographer: Joe Wu / instagram
