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PhotoONE 2025_2

PhotoONE 2025; Photo Fair: Photo Fair, a newly planned project from this PhotoONE 2025。I've also received a request to participate in the TPPG.、After carefully considering how to find the booth fee and the cost-effectiveness, I declined this time.。I decided to wait and see。The venue layout is simple and uses wooden frames and plywood, so there is no paint.。It's undeniable that it feels simple compared to Photo Fair like Paris Photo.、Still, the booth fee is about 1/10 (approximately), so it's impossible。And it has nothing to do with the construction of the walls、Good works are good! While planning to exhibit next year or later、We kept an eye on the number of visitors and sales.。 In addition to Seto Masato's works, the PLACE M booth、Moriyama Daimichi, Seto's collection、Fukase Masahisa、Featuring works by Kurata Seiji。As someone who loves monochrome darkroom prints, this is a collection of great items that you will be greeted by.。I feel hesitant to even talk in front of these works.。Of course, I couldn't even turn it over。I watched the show while being flipped over by Morimoto, the person in charge of the booth.。Eyes are blessed! On VIP DAY, Shin guides the guests while explaining the booth and introducing the works.。The cut from Hosoe Hideki's work "Rose Demon" in the center had been sold since the first day.。 Editor-in-Chief Murakami Jinichi of the "Photo" magazine, who appeared in Fukase Masahisa's corner。Incidentally, the original print of Fukase Masahisa is not for sale.。 As Seto is a reviewer in portfolio reviews, he is absent a lot of time.、During that time, Morimoto was dealing with sales and negotiating prices by himself.。It's a heavy job because the price is price。 Japanese photography masterpieces: Original Prints by Japanese Masters Eye-giving! The handwritten name by Seto is stylish。I lent you a pen for Arimoto's signature。 Eyes are blessed! ! Kitajima Keizo's "NEW YORK" Eye-going! ! ! Looking at the best items will make you less vocabulary.。No explanation is needed anymore。

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PhotoONE 2025_1

PhotoONE 2025; Book Fair: 5To participate in "PhotoONE 2025" which was held from 8th to 12th May、With volunteer TPPG members、7I went to Taipei, Taiwan on an 8-day trip.。2020This event was suspended for the end of the year、Added a photo fair to the previous content、Furthermore, the venue will be changed to Kazan 1914 and will be held on a scale expansion.。2020During the event in 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was unable to visit Taiwan because of the COVID-19 pandemic.、2019Since、It was the first time in six years。This time, the venue, Kazan 1914, was、I was participating in last year's Taipei Art Book Fair along with the seminar students.、He was well aware of the size, the quality of the facility and the large number of customers.。What kind of event will "PhotoONE" be at the same venue? Let your heart bulge with anticipation、I left Haneda Airport with a large amount of luggage (mostly a photo book).。 As mentioned in a previous article, the venue, "Hanasan 1914 Cultural Creative Garden District"、Originally founded in 1914, a sake brewery。Various event spaces and shops are lined up on the vast grounds.、It is the source of Taipei's art and culture。 VIP DAY is the first day of the fair。Only event officials and invited guests can enter、Director Shin Akira is showing us around the venue。The director of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography visited the TPPG booth.、The history of Natasha EGAN, who is also a reviewer of this portfolio review.。 Taiwanese politicians and parliamentarians are also visiting to inspect the site.。 What surprised me the most about this visit was、TPPG member Mizushima Takahiro's improvement in Taiwanese Chinese。Taiwanese Chinese is so fluent that locals would mistake it for Taiwanese people.、I communicated with visitors without barriers。 this time、Sakamoto Yo, a TPPG member who participated with his first photo book, "BEAM," will also actively communicate, not to be outspoken.。"BAEM" will be sold in Japan before it is sold.、It was first unveiled in Taipei。 Masano, who also participated in Arimoto's portfolio review,、A visit from Australia! He has purchased two books from my book "ariphoto selection" from vol.1.。Until now, I've been posting online after receiving an order.、This time I was able to hand it directly。 "Tokyo Circulation" is rare,、Only small copies sold in original print set。Some sold soon、There are only one left at this event。(It's at the end of this article、It was sold out after that) I bought it、Mr. Kisezawa, who is also a reviewer of this portfolio review。 Look at this camera、A young man who instinctively spoke to me。Almost similar setup to my Hasselblad 903SWC。We purchased a "Tokyo Strut" filmed with that camera。 Photographing Mizushima-kun with that camera。I was shown his work on my smartphone、There were lots of cool photos。Some of them were photographs taken in Osaka, Japan.、They will also stop by TPPG when they come back to Japan.。 right now、A friend of Huang, a student in my darkroom training class I am in charge, bought me two books of "TIBET."。Apparently, that Yellow recommended it.。Thank you Huang! Yangtaro-nii also participated in the ZEN FOTO GALLERY booth。Yang is a new project、It was a visit to Taiwan to photograph young people in Taiwan.。Young people who wanted to model were also visiting the venue.。 Morimoto Mao, who participated from Sakamoto and PLACE M。The two of them joined the group at the Renju International Filming Year Exhibition last year.、They seemed to hit it off, and they were very close。At events like this, we were able to have conversations at the same venue for several days.、Because we share meals、It will deepen your intimacy。 Slide talks are also being held at the same venue over time.。From the TPPG, a native Chinese speaker, Tosho Bon, took the stage and introduced the gallery and the members' works.。 While in Taipei, Jong-kun took a photo of a new work on the Tamsui River that flows through the city.、1839Solo exhibition held at the Arts Hall、He was busy with talk events at Usugiri Bookstore。And、No matter how tired you are、I always had a drink at the bar at night before heading back to the hotel.。For him, spending time at the bar is a relaxing and relaxing day's fatigue.。 Mashi, also known as the slide talk, participated in the slide talk.。He is a junior in Osaka Visual Arts, which I learned.。Same-sex marriage in Taiwan、Currently resides in Taipei。In Japan, discussions about separate surnames for married couples, not only are the same-sex marriages progressing.、I rediscovered that he is very conservative。Congratulations to Mashi! Book Fair Day 4、The three of us were enthusiastic about the sample books for "Tokyo Circulation."。I only brought two books this time, so there's only one left.。But these people、Negotiation for a while saying they wanted to buy one book for each person。When I told them that it would be difficult to sell it by shipping to Taiwan.、I was offered to send it to a Japanese address (it was close to my home!)。After carefully considering the remaining parts you keep at home、I decided to sell two books.。I'm happy that the book will sell、It's sad and very complicated to see the stock run out.。"Tokyo Circulation (Silver)" is seriously discontinued! I won't sell any more。I wonder if I can sell one or two more Black Cover books? at a later date、If you send a photo book, you will be emailing it.、These three people、Yu Wenba、Liu Hei Ling、Xu Jun Yu is、Taipei《WHITECROW Photography Gallery / It was a group that ran the workshop and gallery of Platinum Print, called "The Workshop."。One more place I would like to visit next time I visit Taiwan。

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Mt. Takao Camera Style 2025

The annual location shoot at Mt. Takao (leisure)。Last year, I went there by only first graders.、Many first-year students in this year are seminar students.、2Sometimes classes are divided into classes、The days of the week didn't suit me。So、This year, it will only be held by second graders.。In other words, the same members as last year。However, there are few cameras that are the same as last year.、You can see how the students have changed over the past year.。

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_7

Food Taipei: I feel like I say this a lot about something.、I eat little and am aware that I have no sense of taste.。Basically, I feel that whatever I eat tastes delicious.、I feel that the food in Taipei is especially delicious.、I want to eat a variety of foods even if I have to use my limited resources (stomach).。I was able to enjoy delicious food during this stay.。I don't have the vocabulary to write a food report.、For now, I will introduce the meals I had during my stay.。 Lunch on the second day (first day of the fair)、Inviting sango noodles from “Kugogawa Beef Noodles” near the venue。beef、beef tendon、Contains beef (hormone)。delicious! The breakfast on the third day was the familiar ``Shikai Tofu King'' from my previous visit to Taiwan, with xiao long tang bao and boiled rice cakes with eggs and pork.。When I visited for the first time in five years, there was a huge line of people waiting at the store.。And most of them are Japanese tourists.。Although it has been a popular store for a long time,、Has it been introduced in any media? During a stay of 4 nights and 5 days、I had dinner at this restaurant on the third day.。Mr. Shen from Taiwan recommends the restaurant ``33 District Hot Fried Seafood''。It's always delicious no matter what you order。 Taiwanese-style izakaya is called ``Netsu-fried.''。Almost all stores are thriving.。Drinks and rice are self-serve.、Free refills of rice。 I tend to overeat during my stay.、Lunch on the second day was Tsunagimeshi in the booth.。Eating the pepper mochi that a student gave me。 On the third day, each student had an appointment, so、Enjoy dinner alone with Kazama-kun.。 Lunch on the fourth day (last day of the fair)。I was walking around the venue thinking I wanted to eat some street food.、I happened to stumble upon a stall selling 蔥抓餓 and 腓芓 intestines.。The lady asked me in Chinese what the toppings looked like.。"sorry、Sorry、I don't know)" I replied.、I was asked “Garlic?” in Japanese.。When I immediately answered, “I don’t need it.”、Next, I was asked “Karai?”。When you say "small" with a gesture、I got it to my taste。 Thank you to Auntie for her Japanese customer service! delicious! and the last day。Before the afternoon flight、Last breakfast in Taipei。The restaurant where I ate the day before was closed.、The store I somehow ended up in was a big hit.。After returning home, I looked it up on Google.、For some reason, the evaluation was unusually low, but I personally recommend ``Takubai Oriental Beauty Restaurant''.。 Pork hamburger with egg is a fusion of American and Chinese flavors.、The feeling of opening the door to a new taste。delicious! !

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_6

Photographer Wong Hongyu: “Take street photos with your legs and hips!” This is my personal theory.、After all, in order to meet many people, it is necessary to walk a lot over a wide area.、I think camera position is important in determining a better composition.。 The other day、As part of a photography school assignment, I asked first-year students to take pictures with a 4x5 inch camera.、Looking at the work, the camera position and composition are monotonous.、There was little variation between students.。Most students set the camera at eye level and held it horizontally.、The photo was taken in a vertical position with a composition that included the entire body.。That's the basics though、People who watch it will get bored if everyone has a composition like that.。Well、Most of the students are taking pictures with a large format camera for the first time.、I don't think it can be helped.、As an instructor, I think I need to reconsider my teaching methods in the future... By the way, on this trip to Taipei,、I often worked with Wong Hongyu, a seminar student.。We also stayed in the same room.、Both of them are also smokers.、behavioral patterns become similar。The book fair started at 1:00 p.m.、In the morning, we had breakfast and strolled around the city together.、I was taking pictures along the way.。Wang was using a film camera.、Since it's my first visit to Taipei, I'm really excited about taking photos.。on the other hand、I mainly took documentary photos with a digital camera.、I took a step back and watched him take pictures.。What impressed me was the movement of his legs and hips.。For example, if you want to move forward, backward, left, or right, you just need to move to the correct position.、Vertical movement is also required to determine more accurate camera position.。The important thing here is the movement of the knees.。He sat down and stabilized the camera.、The camera position is adjusted by the slight movement of the knee up and down to take the picture.。His back view、I feel like I've seen the essence of a street photographer.。 On the day of returning home、The taxi driver I requested on Uber had a Japanese carving similar to Wang's.。In the car、We hit it off by talking about tattoos。

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_4

Book Fair: Day-3 In the blink of an eye, it's the last day of the fair。During the exhibition、Some people sold a lot、I think some people didn't sell as well as they expected.。But for all participants、Those experiences are priceless。It will definitely lead to the next production.。Students working hard and、atmosphere of the fair、Please take a look at the details of Kayama 1914.。 21When the fair ended、When it comes time to start the removal work、Suddenly, cheers rang out in the venue.。Taiwan and Japan compete in the final of an international baseball game (Premier 12).、4-0It was the moment when Taiwan won.。After taking a photo of them celebrating their victory、When you find out I'm Japanese、He bowed his head and said "I'm sorry" in Japanese with a big smile on his face.。I replied with a bitter smile, “Kyoki Taiwan!”。 The three-day fair ended successfully.。The removal work is completed in no time。Each goes on their way home。

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_3

Book Fair: The venue for Day-2 Taipei Art Book Fair 2024 is Huashan 1914 Cultural and Creative Industry Park, which was founded in 1914 as a sake brewery.、After that, it apparently operated as a wine factory until 1987.。After the factory closed, artists advocated turning the site into an arts center.、1999``Huashan Art and Culture District'' was officially established in 2016.。 –From Huashan 1914 HP。 In addition to the building that will serve as the book fair venue, the vast site also has several exhibition spaces and a movie theater.、It also features restaurants and pop-up stores.。There is also an outdoor theater on the lawn at the entrance.、It truly feels like the center of Taipei's arts and culture.。There is also a skateboard park and basketball court under the overpass across the road.、Many young people gather here as well and it is lively until late at night.。UNFOLD 2019 I felt it when I went to M50, the venue for the Shanghai Art Book Fair.、Is it possible to build a facility like this in Tokyo? and、I feel jealous。(Maybe there is no land in Tokyo...) The second day of the book fair is on Saturday.、There were far more visitors than the previous day.。It seems like young artists and art lovers from all over Taipei are gathering here.。Expectations will naturally rise for sales and sales.。 Huge queue waiting to get in。There are no particular admission restrictions, so、The venue gets crowded over time。 Crowds like this in front of popular booths。I'm not in a situation where I can just relax and read a book.。 After the fair, students、I also asked another friend's booth.、Many people said that sales were lower on this day than the day before.。also、It seems that the number of visitors and the number of sales are not proportional.。 Even in such a situation、Students enthusiastically engage in customer service and sales.。Kazama-kun, a one-man operation, was working hard without taking a break.。 Commemorative photo with exhibitors from other booths who purchased books。 ENCOUNT to my former student Kim Ah-reum! She also exhibited at Tokyo Art Book Fair 2024。 before、I also gave ENCOUNT to PIDAN, who I met at another event! Her books were of high quality.。 2Mr. Shen (left), who participated from the grade team, previously worked as a police officer in Taipei.。My classmate from the police academy came to visit me.。 2019I met Ikushu again, whom I met at Photo ONE in 2018.。Thank you for purchasing “Tokyo Strut”! This customer also made a purchase。"Tokyo Strut" is sold out including the sample book.。 This customer purchased an original print set from "TIBET"。Which cut should I choose?、I like seeing the faces of customers who are worried.。 This expression says “I decided on this cut!”。If people are happy with it, the author will be happy.。

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_2

Book Fair: The official name of the Day-1 Taipei Art Book Fair is "Kobashi Taipei Art Book Fair"。5My seminar students also participated in the same event a year ago.、We heard from the students about the scale of the event and the atmosphere of the venue.。(At that time, I had an exhibition in Germany.、(It was not possible to accompany them) Also, looking at past archive images, etc.、Compared to other book fairs such as Tokyo Art Book Fair、I get the impression that it's a pretty rough and casual event.。So、Let's look up the meaning of the Chinese word "grass rate season" again.。 [Grass rate cǎo shuài] is [sloppy, sloppy, crude] I see.、Consent。I like this naming.、I like the rough atmosphere of the venue.、I thought it was a suitable event for the students' book fair debut.。 The fair starts in the afternoon、Let's all have a good breakfast and prepare for a long battle.。(Fair ends at 9pm) Booth set up in the morning。The inside of the booth and the aisles were narrower than I expected in advance.、I also struggled with the decorations.。 On the back wall of the booth, there is color proofing paper and、Layout of original T-shirts made by students。 Are you considering the environment?、Is it a budget issue?、The fixtures are also of rough specifications.。The table and back wall are made of cardboard、The legs of the table are egg cartons.。 2The name of the booth for the first year students is “405A”.、The name of the classroom where the seminar is held is used as is.。Arimoto's photo book is also on sale.。 1The first year students participated in three teams: A, B, and C.、Six out of seven members of Team A will not be participating due to various reasons! ? result、The operation ended up being carried out by Kazama-kun alone...。The booth name is "1ost memo" because I feel lonely when there are not many books on the table.、I hurriedly purchased Shuhei Motoyama's ``Japan'' and STAIRS PRESS books and lined them up.。 Hit and change、All 6 members of B team participated.。A small, hand-bound zine is nicely displayed.。The booth name is "W3NZL" Team C will be participated by these three people。ZINEs uniformly A4 sized are neatly lined up.。The booth name is "MAMMOTH REALM" This team applied for a larger booth than usual, so we were able to create a layout with plenty of room.、I also think the teamwork and customer service were good.。 Shin-kun has a bright and friendly personality.、I actively talked to various people and made many friends.。 I'm tired. See you tomorrow.。(I'm tired. See you tomorrow.) Some booths left before the end of the first day.。This also means "grass rate".。 The first day of the book fair may be on a weekday.、The number of people is moderate。However, the students who were participating for the first time looked tired even though they were having fun.。

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Taipei Art Book Fair 2024_1

113 days from the 22nd to the 24th of the month、I participated in the Taipei Art Book Fair 2024, which was held at the Huashan 1914 Cultural and Creative Industry Park in Taipei, with my seminar students.。 At Tokyo Visual Arts, where I am an instructor,、There are seminar slots where instructors can set their own content.、Seminars on various topics are held。So, as an experiment, I started recruiting students for this year's seminar with the long-winded name ``Seminar on Creating a ZINE and Participating in Book Fairs.''。By the way, the content of the seminar is exactly as the name suggests.。5More than 40 students participated in the orientation held at the beginning of the month, far exceeding expectations.。I'm very grateful for this、It would be difficult to hold a course with this number of people.。So I decided to offer the course to students who have laptops and Adobe Creative Cloud.、However, there were still 28 applicants.、In the end, it was decided that first and second year students would be separated and the same content would be taught twice.。Furthermore, students were divided into four teams.、Each team will enter Taipei Art Book Fair。result、All teams win。Including international students who were unable to obtain a Taiwanese visa.、Some of the seminar students did not participate in the book fair.、Still, all 15 students left for Taiwan! The day before the fair、At Ningxia night market。I basically worked with these six second-year members.。 Students' website ≫ https://405a.tokyo/

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Clear weather seminar

I think it's snowing、The temperature may exceed 20 degrees、This February, the weather is unpredictable。The forecast two weeks ago was for rain.、Is your daily behavior good?、The day of the climb was an unusually sunny day.。Although it was a little muddy from the melting snow.、The temperature is also warm、It was a nice day in the mountains。 The steps of the students are also light.、keep climbing up。 Shuu-kun also contributed to the “brilliant appearance” of the camera group photo.、color negative、color positive、three digital devices。 …even if、Everyone is too focused on climbing.。Enjoy more scenery、Why not stop and observe the vegetation?。 Even if you just go down to the stream, the scenery you see will change.。 In any case, everyone made it to the summit safely.。This year's group photo looks a little silly。 in another class、Shin-kun, who had a class in the classroom, also joined us.、End with grilled meat for the first time before the coronavirus pandemic。Thank you for your work, everyone。

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Mt. Takao Camera Style 2024

This is an annual class shot on location at Mt. Takao.、This year, the second year students will be carrying in their graduation exhibition the day before.、Held only for first year students。So I don't have many cameras.、9I think it's a good trend to have 12 cameras for each participant (including Arimoto)。

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1964 FORD MUSTANG

9He has continued to shoot in the Tama area since the exhibition “TOKYO DEAD END” held in April.。

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PHOTO - See photo basket-

Photo magazines of the Czech Republic “PHOTO” 46号（Reality directors / Reality directors) has 8 pages of works。We were particular about paper and printing.、It's a very interesting magazine (paper quality and color are changed for each author)。Available in Japan but I think that difficult、If you have a chance, I would like you to take a look.。 By the way、2019A small German city I visited for an exhibition in 2017 “Bautzen” was a city near the border with the Czech Republic.。The Czech Republic is one of the countries I would like to visit someday.。Beautiful streets of Prague、I wanna see。

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