TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP 5th term student recruitment (opens October 11th)
different nationalities and ages、They also have different styles and backgrounds.有元伸也and addressed to extraordinary、By receiving comments from two lecturers、We aim to create works from multiple perspectives and objectively.。
The goal of this workshop is、All participants complete the work in progress in half a year、Or we will hold it with the aim of finding a new theme and continuing to create.。to make it happen、Choose a photo with your instructor、edit or、We also provide a place to discuss photography.。In addition、We hold regular talk shows and lectures where you can interact with artists who are currently active.。
The final workshop will be presented by students.、The work that was voted best、One week session at Totem Pole Photo Gallery、You can hold an exhibition for free。
To show my work to more people、Take photography seriously。
Lecturer introduction

有元伸也 / Shinya Arimoto
1971Year Born in Osaka Prefecture
1994Graduated from Visual Arts College, Osaka
1998Winner of the 35th Taiyo Award
2008Established TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY
2017Received the 26th Hayashi Tadahiko Award
2017Received the Japan Photographic Association Artist Award
2000He has been a lecturer at a photography school since 2019.

Wan extraordinary / Wan Chaofan
1991Born in Gu'an Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
20164th KAWABA NEW-NATURE PHOTO AWARD/Kawaba Village Award、5th Canon Photographers Session Canon Award
2021Completed the doctoral course at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
202144th New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award
2023Received the 24th Jun Miki Award
Co-creator of STAIRS PRESS
https://wanchaofan.com/
Workshop content
01:Photo selection and editing
Participants must bring a photo each week.、Choose a photo with the instructor。We will discuss while sharing the selection process with other participants.。
02:How to think about and search for themes
Pursue deeper into themes that each person is interested in、complete the theme。
03:Photography history course
To further deepen participants' thoughts、We occasionally hold online courses on topics such as the history of photography and introducing photo books, as well as lectures introducing photographers.。
04:Artist course
“You should attack the ball with stones from other mountains.”。In creating photographic works、You need to know other genres of art.。In this workshop、We occasionally invite artists from other genres to give lectures.。
05:Photographer talk/photo review
We will hold lectures, talks, and photo reviews by guest photographers.。Conceptual photography, straight photography, etc.、Introducing various ways to create photos。
06:question answer
We will give advice to participants regarding any questions they may have when creating their work.。
07:Best work selection
In the final workshop、A work presentation will be held。Each participant will have 10 minutes to make a presentation and answer questions.、After discussion between guest judges and instructors、We will select the best works from this year's workshop.。
08:Photo solo exhibition
The student whose work was selected as the best work was、Obtained the right to hold a solo exhibition at TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY。A talk event with lecturers will be held during the exhibition period.。This talk event will be streamed live on TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY's Instagram account。
Workshop schedule/cost/capacity
6for a month、Total of 24 sessions (including face-to-face workshops and online courses)
View photos workshop:every Saturday 19:30~22:00(24 times)
online photography course:Irregularly held 20:30~22:00
*Time may be extended。
cost:120,000yen (all 24 workshops and、(Includes gallery usage fee for the best work exhibition)
Capacity:18First name (first come first served)
First workshop date and time
2025October 11, 2019:30〜22:00
Workshop location
TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY
180-0004 Daini Fujikawa Building 1F, 22 Yotsuya 4-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-3341-9342
Mail: Info@tppg.jp
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