Haruki Fukuda photo exhibition “I can see the stone storehouse” / Haruki Fukuda “The View of Stone Warehouse” October 1st (Tuesday) – October 6th (Sunday), 2024 @ TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY In my hometown, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture,、There are nearly 300 ancient stone storehouses.。What supported the stone warehouse that withstood two major wars?、It was Oyaishi, which is resistant to fire.。 Oya stone has a rough appearance, but、has a unique softness。Its features are reminiscent of the mountains and quarries of Otani-cho, Utsunomiya City.。 There is also a stone storehouse near my parents' house.、It was so familiar to me that I didn't even notice it as part of the landscape.。However,、Since someday、I noticed that the stone storehouses were becoming more prominent.。 Until now, the stone warehouse had been living quietly in the back of the premises.、As residential areas became sparse, the whole picture became visible.。The scenery is、It was clearly different from the scenery of my hometown that I saw when I was a child.。 There were once 200 Oya stone quarries, but now there are only four.、The number of stone warehouses is also rapidly decreasing.。The stone warehouse that appeared before my eyes、It may be a momentary event in a long history.。 – Haruki Fukuda From October 1st (Monday) to October 6th (Sunday)、The second TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Grand Prix winning photo exhibition will be held.。The grand prize winner of the second workshop was Haruki Fukuda.。Mr. Fukuda is the only young student in his 40s.、I also have a job as a manager.、He also has a family as a father of two children.。I think he took time out of his busy day to participate in the workshop.。The first half of the six-month workshop、Although I was having trouble deciding on the theme, I was shooting in various ways.、I realized that I had to think a lot because I couldn't get the evaluation I wanted.。However,、In the latter half of the year, I came across a stone storehouse in my hometown, Utsunomiya City, which is the theme of this exhibition.、I went to shoot many times in my spare time from work.、 He showed off the results of that week's shooting at the workshop every Saturday.。During the presentation, we listened carefully to the advice of our lecturers.、Checking the reactions of other students、There was a lot of trial and error when it came to shooting methods, camera and lens selection, etc.、 I gradually completed the work.。 Mr. Fukuda's attitude towards production、Please take a look at the results of this workshop.。 See you on October 5th(Soil)From 7:30 p.m.、On TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY's Instagram account、We will be doing an Instagram live with Fukuda-san.。The secret story behind the production of this exhibition's works、I would like to hear about what happened during the workshop.。Please watch it。