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"Journey and Snapshots -Toward a Relaxed Land-" Photographer Arata Dodo's Style has ended

"TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Open Lecture vol.1 'Travel and Snapshots -Toward a Relaxed Land-' Photographer Arata Dodo's Style" has ended.。Everyone who participated、Thank you for。Also、I would also like to express my deep gratitude to Arata Dodo, who has been with us for a long time with a small thank you.。Me and Arata Dodo、It was 30 years ago that I first met Arata.。20When we were younger, we often worked together、There was no shortage of photo discussions while drinking。it will soon、become estranged with age、Even if we meet occasionally、We often had conflicts due to differences in work positions and ways of thinking.。Time has passed since then、For the first time in 30 years since we met、I was able to sit next to Arata and talk with him.。All the pictures of Arata that I haven't seen in a long time are wonderful、It looks fresher than it did before。Due to the close relationship、I think I was looking at the work with a biased eye of jealousy and antipathy.、reflect on now。I think the content of the workshop was good for the students.、above all for me、I feel like I was able to reunite with Arata and his activities during the time I was estranged.、Also、It's like meeting a side of Arata that I didn't know before.、it was such a wonderful time。 "opposite shore"、A real masterpiece!

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Announcement of TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP open lecture

Open lecture at TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 19:30 to 21:30、A special public lecture will be held with guest photographer Arata Dodo。This course is open to non-workshop participants as well.。Please make a reservation using the form below.。 Arata Dodo has visited Shanghai nine times in the six years since he was a student at Osaka University of Arts.、I have recorded the state of the city, which changed remarkably at that time, with a 35mm camera.。His works were compiled into a photo book "Shanghai Style" (1999, mole).、2000Received the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer Award in 2012.。In addition, after graduating from university, he traveled around the world and continued shooting.、Those works will be serialized as "FOCUS Asia" in Asahi Camera magazine.。After that, while working as a commercial photographer、Middle East on the Caspian coast as private work、Visit countries in West Asia、repeat the shot。The photo book “Tangan” was published as a result.(2012Akaakasha) received high acclaim, such as winning the 38th Kimura Ihei Photography Award.。 A snapshot during the trip、While using traditional methods that have continued for more than half a century、How did you create original works?。What is the significance of straight photography in modern times?。The secret and travel experience、We will talk while sharing the works。 By the way, the guests Arata Dodo and Arimoto have been friends for a long time since they were in their 20s.。While introducing the work、I would like to proceed in a dialogue format with the situation at the time of shooting。Please take this opportunity、We look forward to the participation of everyone。 TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Open Lecture vol.1 “Travel and Snapshots – Toward a Relaxed Land –” Photographer Arata Dodo’s style December 3, 2022 (Sat) 19:30-21:30 Location：TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY Cost：2,000Yen (please pay at the reception on the day)：10First name (please make a reservation using the form below) Reservation form (with your name and email address、Please press the send button) This event has ended。Everyone who participated、Thank you。

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Announcement of TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Online Open Course

At TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP、We offer online classes every other Monday。1128th (Month) 20:30~22:30、Arimoto will give a lecture on the history and charm of portrait photography.。This course can be viewed by non-workshop participants.。(participation fee：1,000(Payment by PayPay/PayPal) Please make a reservation using the form below and participate.。For those who have made a reservation、We will inform you of the payment method and the participation URL later.。 TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP online open lecture "Gaze from afar - the fascination of portrait photography -" Lecturer：Shinya Arimoto (using words：Japanese) November 28, 2022 (Month) 20:30 ~ 22:30 Introduction Part 1：Confrontation Beyond Time and Space (Historical Portrait Photography) Part 2：Self and Others (Personal Gaze) Part 3：extremely private、Portrait Photography Methodology Part 4：Portrait Right Issues in Japan Today Part 5：Q&A Reservation form (with your name and email address、Please press the send button) This event has ended。Everyone who participated、Thank you。

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Announcement of TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP first release

11At the first workshop to be held from 19:30 on Saturday, March 12th、While showing slides of the works of instructors Arimoto and Toto Chobon、I will introduce how I found the theme and put it into practice.。It should be noted、For the first lecture, observations other than students are also available free of charge.。Those who want to know the atmosphere of the workshop、Those who are unsure about attending classes、Please feel free to join us, even if it's just for a tour.。workshop details and、Please see the link below to apply for the course.。 ≫ TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Recruitment of students for the first term ≫ WeChat (Chinese / Japanese)

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Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY。

From the photo book "Portrait from Tibet" / “Portrait of TIBET (1997) Vintage prints exhibition” ended on Sunday。Everyone Itadakimashita visitors、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Thank you for。 Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Originally, I was planning a solo exhibition of my seminar students.。Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY。Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、It was decided that I would hold an exhibition during the session he had planned (at a later date).、His work became the top grader at a graduation work jury by five judges)。Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY、Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY。Portrait of TIBET（1997）Vintage prints exhibition – TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。And、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。 And oh、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、25When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。 When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、When thinking about the contents of the exhibition。When thinking about the contents of the exhibition、I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.、I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.。I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.、I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.、It was a fruitful exhibition for me。 I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.、I reviewed the notebook etc. during the Tibetan shooting trip while scanning.。

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This year's class is about to end

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BANSHAN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

Continuing from the first time last year、This time as well, I will play a major role in the jury of the "Hanyama Photo Award".。This photo award was launched by the owner of "Hanyama Gallery" and photographer Zhang Ji-kun (graduated from Nippon Photography Institute, Musashino Art University Graduate School).、I am aiming for the following quotation。I met Mr. Zhang at the graduation production examination committee of Nippon Photography Institute.、I respect the quality of the work and the wide range of activities.。Because he asked me to participate、I wanted to be able to cooperate, albeit with little effort.。 in recent years、An increasing number of international students are coming to Japan to study photography from China、The points of contact between the photographic cultures of both countries have gradually increased.。there、Aiming to further promote exchange of photography culture between Japan and China、Katsumata、In 2020, we started the "Hanzan Photo Award" to explore new ways of expressing photographs from Asia.。The target is、Let's say young Asian authors under the age of 35。Nurturing the foundation for building the future between Japan and China、I hope it will be an opportunity to expand the horizon of the Asian photography world.。 Also、Judges、Japan、A writer active in the Chinese photography world、critic、I asked the curator。For judges with different photo cultures during the day、Not just choosing the Grand Prix、While having a dialogue、Clarify the characteristics of each photographic culture、We hope that you will proceed with discussions that can be shared.。As a result, this "Half Mountain Photo Award"、Japan and China、Furthermore, I would like to aim to become a bridge in the Asian photography world.。 myself、I have been a lecturer at a photography school for many years.、Basically I like to see the works of young artists。Also, many of my seminar students are international students.、I have a lot of sympathy for his desire to revitalize the exchange of photography culture between China and Japan and Asia.。……However、Judging the work of others is a difficult task.、Both mentally and physically、It also consumes a lot of time.。In fact, the number of entries last year reached 640 works.、It took about a week just to see the work。And the final examination in the form of an online interview is a long time that lasts for nine and a half hours.、All the participants and the judges became sick。Anyway、It is an honor to be blessed with such an opportunity、You get more than you get tired。I am looking forward to meeting an unknown good work this time as well! Please refer to the link below for application requirements。 ≫ Result of the 1st Hanzan Award

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Very good Rajio

5From 21:00 on Tuesday, 4th of March、We will make a guest appearance on YouTube Channel's "Photo Toranoana Hama Channel, Extremely Good Rajio" live.。4In prefectures, it is GW under the state of emergency、I hope you can watch it with your stay home.。We welcome your questions and comments.。 ≫ Photo Toranoana Hama Channel

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(Almost) Chinese People's Republic Seminar

A new type of coronavirus that has had a considerable impact on all humankind、I think it had a particularly big impact on active students。What most of my two-year student life expected、Because it ’s very different from what I expected.。The second grader was forced to make a big change in the shooting plan for the graduation work.、Many classes have been online for first-year students since the beginning of enrollment。And my seminar student is one、Of the 20 students in the second grade, 19 are international students from China.。Indeed, 95% of students are Chinese。Although I can speak Japanese、You would have been very worried about being exposed to a pandemic in a foreign country other than your home country.。At Ichiou School, online classes and face-to-face classes can now be selected from the middle.、It seems that the online rate of international students was high for various reasons.。Eliminate lack of exercise through online lessons! Although it is an annual location on Mt. Takao、Especially for this year's students、Breathe in the mountain air、I wanted you to move your body to your heart's content。 Because Route 6 along the river that I climb every year was closed、Start climbing from "Inariyama Road" on the ridge road。 Without muddy、The trail is in good condition。 The return of the Chinese New Year did not come true、Eny-kun talking to his family in his hometown by video call。Be careful of your feet。 The other day's heavy rain cleared up like a lie、There was a view of Mt. Fuji from the top。 This year's seminar students who。Thank you for following such a teacher! Turn the Rokune clean stone car、Purify your mind and hope for a better future。 I went down the mountain safely this year without any accidents。 高 Past Takao location

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Photo Exhibition ends.

Photo exhibition "Tokyo Debugger, "Complete" is finished。All dates in our booth、We bought a collection of photos and original prints、Thank you for。We would also like to thank the TPPG members for helping us carry in and out.。 The same was true of the previous exhibition、This time as well, it was a fill-in-the-blank exhibition during the cancellation session that occurred due to the influence of the new coronavirus.。The exhibition of the same series was held in August.、Also, it may be the timing when the photo book was completed.、I was thinking of doing something different from the usual festive exhibition。So add "Complete" to the title、Select from the prints exhibited in the past、4 rows of small whole paper prints, 23 rows and 2 low prints、A total of 94 prints were placed on the wall of the gallery.。Also, during the exhibition period, a talk event will be held to gather people in the gallery for the first time in a while.。Although it is a reservation system with a capacity of 20 people, it is this time、I was worried that people would gather, but the reservation was completed by the day before.、It was a lively event for the first time in a long time。I was simply happy to see people gathering in the gallery、I'm just grateful to the visitors。We would also like to thank the designer Koichi Ino for talking with us.。And this is also the first attempt、We also delivered on Instagram at the same time。Those who could not come to the venue、People living far away also watched and commented, and there were many new discoveries.。TPPG will continue to distribute floor lectures by the author for each exhibition, etc.、I would like to utilize online as well。Before the event, we will announce it on our website and SNS.、Thank you for watching! The title "Weird Photobook Retsuden" is a little playful, but the content is very serious. In the second part, the production process of the new photobook "Tokyo Debugger" is shown. It's kind of like TV shopping ...。 You can purchase the new photo book "Tokyo Debugger" from here.。

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Bustling fog seminar

Annual Takao location to be 11 years this year、The participants of the last year of the 20 person 1 person Update、Now in the past most of the 21 people。And students from the nearly half of China and Macau。The member composition reflects the words "globalism" and "diversity" and the times (By the way, my seminar from next year will be、All 13 people 12 people students of the、There is only one Japanese student in a complete minority state)。I hope that these international students also enjoyed the mountains and nature of Japan (in Tokyo).。 Sunny weather in advance of the weather forecast、Although the highest temperature had become the 18 degrees、Mountain weather is likely to change、Around it is covered in fog by the time you get to the top、Temperature also has steadily fallen。Will be completely cold sweat wrote at the time of climbing、But I was shivering with everyone cold、One of the purposes of even the location of Well get this kind of experience。I think that struggle be included in I want to with its own experience。 Launch after the descent is held in Takao of grilled meat in the form to respond to the students of the request of "meat want to eat!"。Experience and physical strength of hiking but there is a self-confidence that is not still lost to students、Capacity and the digestion of stomach、The eating sore and drinking sore is not to far from fulfilled likely ......。We were allowed to prematurely scare off continue to leave the students in the last year。 高 Past Takao location

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HOKKAIDO PHOTO FESTA 2019

10It was held in Sapporo over the 6 days from two days a month and a reviewer of the portfolio review in the "Hokkaido Photo Festa 2019"、I participated as a lecturer of the workshop。Although quite become the old days、Sometimes I spent a period of time with a teen in Hokkaido、Also favorite land that is familiar because it visited occasionally also in the magazines of photography work。Anyway delicious seafood! Higashikawacho International Photo Festival, which boasts 35 photo events this year, is famous as a photo event in Hokkaido,、To participate this time, "Hokkaido Photo Festa" is a new event that has just started last year。This is what I felt at the “Lenzhou International Photography Years Exhibition” that I took part in last year (see here).、Than the mature event、Better participation in the events that can be expected future development to rise to me specifically、Happy to feel that are staying in the midst its。But something still scale is small、Your efforts of members of the management staff、To experience the excitement of the portfolio review of the participants was a fruitful stay。 Case Publishing held as eve / With Shashasha's Atlantic、Talk event of Korean photographer Ahn Jun。 The venue was an Inter × cross Creative Cente reviewer (reviewer) and a reviewer (reviewer) in Sapporo.。 Point of view from reviewers side、One-to-one hardball。Both runs is tension on the side to show the side view。 Point of view simulation from Rebyui、It's scary……。 Onishi, who finished reviewing the work of the total of 18 people、We burned out。 6Published in the name of the finalist presentation。One of the reviewers、Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography curator Kazuko Sekiji。 Movies review of the finalists、Serious look of review participants。 'S work KuwaHasama Togi奈 is was chosen in stunning Grand Prix from among its "unnatural nature"。Award certificate from Hideji Ohashi, the chairman of the executive committee。 General comment by Takazawakenji's reviewer。Comments of the tour de force was gathered increased in the last。 Congratulations on the Grand Prix! Kana Kusako's work will be published as a photo book by Case Publishing next year。 After the end of the event launch crab! Delighted mentor Shunji Dodo teacher。

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Lively seminar

Exactly why、Are you going to climb Mt. Takao in your photography school seminar (writer major) class? without any doubts or antipathy、We always grateful to the students who is willing to participate in this course enjoying rather positively。Participation of all but one person of the sick (flu) this year。20Whether the name also of the young people would rise naturally also coupled with the tension that in and gather、The students were also beginning to end sing Ya Ya shout of fuss in climbing。Since there was no almost about rainfall from the end of last year、The trail dry conditions。Snow or mud is little in item (vi) path of swamp along、Summit in the early hours than expected。We enjoy the Mt. spending their own way of time at the top。While every time things、Needless to say that the beer after the descent is that the best it。Although I came home to prematurely scare off a primary meeting、The students seemed to enjoy the singing karaoke until the morning。The healthy does not have very enemy is in ......。 高 Past Takao location

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