So with a couple of friends, I’m bringing the traveling photography exhibit “Dr. Karanka’s Print Stravaganza“ to Tokyo. It was started by Joni Karanka, a photographer living in Wales who found himself frustrated that “the access to photography has become universal, but its display has become very hard.”

The idea of the Stravaganza is that anyone in the world can send in their prints, which are tacked up on a wall somewhere before being packed off to the next destination. This means that if you hurry, you can send in a print or two and have them added to the group. So far this exhibit has gone up in America, Europe and Asia (7 places so far), and after Tokyo we’re hoping to bring it to the 2010 Higashikawa Photo Festival.

If you’re in Tokyo, the exhibit is up from July 3 to 16, and there will be a number of parties at the gallery. As you might imagine, the stresses of writing an internationally recognized blog about photography are many, and to unwind I sometimes play records as “DJ I Am Baseball”—I want to register http://www.iamdjiambaseball.dj but it looks like domains in Djibouti run on the expensive side. Anyway I will be playing our opening party on July 3, from 7:00pm. I guarantee a good time, plus mention Street Level Japan for my infinite good will in honoring your song request! It’s a 500 yen to get in, which gets you either a beer or a zine we’re making.

There’s also a BBQ on July 11, check our blog (in Japanese) or just email me for more information. I’ll be hanging out on basically all weekend days it’s up.

The space, Gallery Septima, is located near Tachikawa, but it only takes about 40 minutes to reach from Shinjuku. If you want to send prints, you can find the gallery’s address right on their site.