Kayo Ume – Jiichansama was a surprise
Keizo Motoda – fun
Mayumi Hosokura
Yuji Hamada
Emi Nakata
Ina Jang
1968 exhibit at Syabi – dull, which is really saying something given the material

I’ve started to work in the editorial department of IMA, a new photography magazine here that I wrote about earlier ¹. There isn’t a lot of room for writers to pitch stories, but if you are interested in writing about photography, or know someone who might be, send me an email. The magazine is only in Japanese, but your work would be translated.

By the way, we’re particularly interested in writers from outside the photography world.

Tomatsu’s passing has elicited a significant response, both here and abroad. Among other things this gives me pause to wonder: Takuma Nakahira is also not well, but will he be lionized in the same way?

1930 – 2012

(This news was just announced today.)

There are two must-see shows up: Kitai Kazuo at Syabi (Tokyo) and Lieko Shiga at the Sendai Mediatheque. That needs to be made clear!