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.。
Shinya Arimoto Photo Exhibition “Turtle Dove” / Shinya Arimoto “Tokyo Turtle Dove 2” Tuesday, March 4th - Sunday, March 16th, 2025 @ TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY Run west from the urban areas of Tokyo。23into the Tama region,、there are changes in not just scenery but ecology, too. 。The turtle doves found out here have、feathers of a brownish tint and are slightly smaller、han the pigeons in Tokyo.。While city pigeons tend to flock together,、hese turtle doves tend to live alone or in pairs.、Never approaching people in search of food,、they simply live their lives.。 – Arimoto Shinya [Notice of new release] This exhibition work "The Pigeon Dog" and、The zine "ariphoto selection vol.11" which includes the previous work "Tokyo Dead End."、"ariphoto selection vol.12" is currently underway、We will release advance in the venue。 · issue：TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY ・System：365×297mm、20page、Saddle-stitched binding ・ Price：1,500Yen ・ Number of copies：500Club-only ◉ Events during the event：2025Saturday, March 8th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm * Capacity: 15 people, advance reservations required Motoyama Shuhei (photographer, GRAF Publishers) x Arimoto Shinya Interview: From the city to the periphery、And beyond that." Cities once seemed to have been a place of training for many young photographers.。But these days、I feel that there are many young people who are taking "peripheral" even in photo schools where I am a lecturer.。And in this exhibition, I also shoot the Tama area, which is the periphery of Tokyo.、Is that trend a change in interest associated with aging? Or oppose globalized world、Is it admiration for the local speciality? From city to rural area、With Mr. Shuhei Motoyama who has changed the theme、We will talk about the end of the writer.。 Shuhei Motoyama Profile 1975 Born in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture 2000 Graduated from the Tokyo Visual Arts College of Photography 2001-2006 photographers’ …
2024“Fugensha 10th Anniversary Collection Exhibition” 10 years guided by photography - VIVO will be held at Fugensha in Meguro, Tokyo from December 6th (Friday) to December 25th (Wednesday), 2020.、Tokyo、I am exhibiting my work at the "Portrait" exhibition.。It's a busy time in December.、Please stop by if you are nearby during the exhibition period.。 Only one piece of my work will be exhibited.、You can also see original prints by famous and popular artists.。This opportunity、Don't miss it。 ■Event Overview Fugensha 10th Anniversary Collection Exhibition 10 Years Led by Photography - VIVO、Tokyo、Portrait exhibiting artist： Hideko Hosoe、Kikuji Kawada、Daido Moriyama、Hiromi Tsuchida、Pu Houjun、Issei Suda、Mitsugu Onishi、mountain climbing、Shuji Yamada、Keizo Kitajima、Shintaro Sato、Yuan Shen、Aya Fujioka、Keiko Nomura、Ryuichi Ishikawa、Daisuke Yokota、Shingo Kanagawa、Kazunori Tashiro、Ryu Ika、Wang Lu・Period：2024December 6 (gold) ~ December 25 (water) ・Opening time：Fire ~ Metal 12：00-19：00Saturday/Sunday 12：00-18：00 ・Lounge：Monday ・Venue：Fugensha ・5-3-12 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0064 ・TEL：03-6264-3665 MAIL：info@fugensha.jp ・https://fugensha.jp
TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Recruiting 4th batch of students Different nationalities and ages、In addition, Shinya Arimoto and Tochobon have different styles and careers.、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.。 At the end of the workshop, students conducted a portfolio review.、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 Shinya Arimoto / Shinya Arimoto 1971 Born in Osaka Prefecture 1994 Graduated from Visual Arts College Osaka 1998 Received the 35th Taiyo Award 2008 Established TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY 2017 Received the 26th Tadahiko Hayashi Award 2017 Received the Japan Photographic Association Artist Award 2000 From a lecturer at a photography school / Wan Chaofan Born in Gu'an Prefecture, Hebei Province, China in 1991 2016 The 4th KAWABA NEW-NATURE PHOTO AWARD・Kawaba Village Appreciation、5th Canon Photographers Session Canon Prize 2021 Completed doctoral course at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts 2021 44th New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award 2023 Winner of the 24th Jun Miki Prize Co-founder of STAIRS PRESS …
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! !
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。
On the street of Taipei:
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。
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.。
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.。
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/
Third period totem pole photo workshop public screening：12Monday 7th (Sat) 19:30-21:00 Guest：Hiroshi Suganuma
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。
TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Public Lecture vol.5 “Photography as a way of life”、“The bizarre life of full-body photographer Yang Chong-soo” has ended.。Everyone who participated、Mr. Yang, who has been with me for a long time at Boxie.、Thank you for。 The title of this slide talk is、I borrowed the name from director Kazuo Hara's documentary film ``The Whole Body Novelist,'' which follows the late years of the novelist Mitsuharu Inoue.、When I listened to Mr. Yang's story while looking at his works,、I realized once again that his attitude of photographing everything in his life is exactly what he calls a ``full body photographer.''。school days、Every Friday after class, I go to Shinjuku.、Taking photos while sleeping on the streets of Kabukicho。I also started a part-time job at a textile store to do photography.、We didn't start filming until sales were at the top.。Even when shooting in Yokohama Kotobukicho、3 months until the people of that town recognize my existence、never pointed the camera at me。The production attitude that spends a lot of time on ``sowing seeds'' is、Eventually, it will bear great fruit in the form of a work.。Mr. Yang talked about each episode in a fun way, joking with them.、The tenacity and love for the subject that goes into photography is evident in every word.、The photos powerfully convey the tireless efforts he made to make a living.。I think the young students also received a good stimulus that raised their body temperature.。end of event、What Mr. Yang said during the question and answer session with the participants was particularly impressive.。I don't think the wording is accurate、In other words, something like the following。 Young photographers are like mad dogs、Bite here and there。Even if I lose the battle and get hurt、All you have to do is heal your wounds in the back alley and stand up again.。 Liangcheng You
TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP will hold a public lecture on July 13th (Saturday) from 7:30 pm.、We will be holding a special public lecture inviting Mr. Yang Seungwoo, a Korean-born photographer who mainly works in Japan, as a guest.。This course is open to non-workshop participants as well.。 Liang Josuke came to Japan as an exchange student in 1996.、While experiencing various jobs、We have recorded powerful snapshots of the people involved in this process.。And in the photo book “Shinjuku Lost Child”、Monochrome snapshots of people who call Shinjuku and Kabukicho their home、First foreign photographer to win the Domon Ken Award。Since then, he has expanded his activities internationally.。Also、In September of this year, ZEN FOTO GALLERY plans to publish a new photo book “Shin Joseon” featuring young people in the local South Korea.。 20Numerous works created over several years of activity.。Introducing carefully selected works from among them.、We will talk about production secrets and unique shooting styles.。Please take this opportunity to participate.。 In 2017, Mr. Yang, a guest of this workshop's public lecture, won the 36th Domon Ken Award for "Shinjuku Lost Child".、I also won the 26th Hayashi Tadahiko Award for ``Tokyo Circulation.''。same place at the same time、There was also the fact that I was filming Shinjuku.、The two of us even participated in talk events together.。Also、We held exhibitions and publications together at ZEN FOTO GALLERY.、The same booth also participated in photo fairs both domestically and internationally.。In the same room when exhibiting at a photo fair in Paris.、I also have fond memories of sharing one bed.。(Mr. Yang often didn't come home until the morning...) There was also that kind of connection.、I was asked to be a guest at this workshop.。 Actually, I had been asked to participate for some time.、Mr. Yang for a new photo shoot.、I often returned to Korea and my schedule didn't quite match up.。It finally happened this time。A stimulating talk with Mr. Yang after a long time、I'm also looking forward to it。This opportunity、Do not miss it! TOTEM POLE PHOTO WORKSHOP Public Lecture vol.5 “Photography as a way of life”、Full Body Photographer Yang Josuke’s Curious Life” July 13, 2024 (Saturday) 19:30-21:00 Venue：TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY Cost：2,000Yen (please pay at the reception on the day)：10We have closed the registration because we have reached the capacity.。