Canon Gallery Osaka - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Canon Gallery Osaka. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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51st Canon Photo Contest Awarded Works Exhibition
Exhibiting jury-selected works receiving prizes based on the concept of “What is a good photograph”. These works were chosen from over 20,000 submissions.More »
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Waka Nomachi “Planet”
Taken for the 2018 Canon calendar which features world heritage sites, presented here are 23 color photographs from around the world by Waka Nomachi.More »
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41st Railway Fans Canon Photo Contest Award Exhibition
A photographic contest hosted by Canon Marketing Japan and monthly magazine “Railway Fan”, this year featuring the award winners and noted works of specially selected photographs.More »
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Koji Aoki – Client Works Part 1
Presenting client-requested commercial photography by Koji Aoki, who has photographed everything from sports to people, golf courses, landscapes, and animals since becoming a professional in 1976. In addition...More »
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Osaka University of Arts Graduation Projects: Selected Works
Displaying the portfolios of top photography students at Osaka University of Arts. This year’s show features a new book-style format.More »
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Masato Kanazawa “Portraits”
An exhibition of photographs by Masato Kanazawa that embody a deep and authentic kind of beauty.More »
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Noriyuki Araki Exhibition
Photography Noriyuki Araki spends long periods of time looking at landscapes through his camera. His photographs seem to embody endless landscapes that connect the past with the present.More »
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Ai Hoshino “Caucasus Captives”
Ai Hoshino’s photographs of the people, landscapes, religions, and cultures of Caucasus region between Asia and Europe. More »
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Does It Work?! 2017 – 11 Kansai Artists
Each of the photographers in the Kansai group Does It Work?! has a unique message. Formed in 2009, this is their fifth exhibition of works displaying their stubborn, beauty-focused, and playful sides....More »
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Mitch Ikeda “The Yellow Monkey”
Showing photographer Mitch Ikeda’s The Yellow Monkey photographs.More »
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Hey Grouses!
Photographer Manabu Totsuka has spent 15 years in pursuit of the rock ptarmigan, a bird in the grouse family. More »
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17th Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography Exhibition
An exhibition by Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography, of selected photographs.More »
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Yoshichika Ishii “Contact with Little Nature”
Photographs by Yoshichika Ishii that get up close and personal with nature. [Related Event] Gallery Talk Date: Nov.11 (Sat) From 14:00 Admission: Free Please refer to the official site for further...More »
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24th National Senior Photography Contest Award Winners Exhibition
Celebrating 24 years of this senior photography contest for budding photographers over the age of 60, with the slogan “photography is also good for your health!”More »
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Satoshi Kurashige “Actresses Daily”
Original prints of images from “Joyu Biyori” (Actresses Daily), a series that ran for six years in Cameraman Magazine.More »
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Nippon: The Truth and Lies of Photography
An overview of “Nippon” from the perspective of photojournalists and commercial photographers. Photojournalism does not represent the truth as much as advertising photography does not represent lies, as...More »
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Masatoshi Okamoto “Spaces for Moment & Distance”
With an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 - a format used in films, Masatoshi Okamoto continues to explore new terrain with his cinematic snap photography, expressing the typically Japanese concepts of time, distance,...More »
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Kimiro Kondo “Island Vibration”
Kimiro Kondo, one of Japan’s greatest surfing photographers, presents works capturing the mysteries of nature as he pursues waves around the world, from Indonesia to Sri Lanka to the Maldives to Hawaii...More »
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Uruma Takezawa Exhibition
EOS 6D Mark II photography from a tour of 103 countries around the world. More »
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Takahiro Kawamura “Europa Travel Chronicles”
EOS Gakuen Osaka instructor Takahiro Kawamura presents photographs of casual moments that left emotional impressions on him while traveling in Europe.More »
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Manabu Yamamoto “Japanesque”
In pursuit of nature Manabu Yamamoto travels around the country capturing landscapes that have a certain “Japanesque” quality.More »
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Fujio Hara “Endurance Racing”
Fujio Hara captures scenes from the Suzuka 8 hours World Endurance Road Race, a highly testing race that runs for eight hours consecutively.More »
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Shomei Kobayashi “The World of Music Teacher Sakura”
Presenting Asahi Shimbun photographer Shomei Kobayashi’s images of Sakura Sawamura, one of the few remaining practitioners of the ryogoku art of shamisen-accompanied storytelling.More »
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The Month of Photography Osaka 2017
The Osaka Month of Photography presents works by people using photography as a means of expression, regardless of subject, technique, age, sex, nationality, or profession. The 14th annual exhibition displays...More »
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Takeji Iwamiya “The Beauty of Barriers and Forms”
The Canon Photo Collection presents 30 works by the important Japanese photographer Takeji Iwamiya, including images from his black and white series “Kekkai no Bi” (The Beauty of Barriers) and “Katachi”...More »
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Mayuko Ukawa “Rhapsody in Blue”
Mayuko Ukawa’s vibrant photographs lyrically documenting changes in seasons, weather, and other conditions stand in intriguing contrast to the cool, detached image of New York City, where she recently...More »
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Takaki Terasawa Exhibition
The Spectacled Guillemot Keimafuri is a seabird with impressively red feet and an impressively scarlet mouth that can be seen when it cries out during courtship. Photographer Takaki Terasawa captures the...More »
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Keisuke Kumakiri “Tale of Three Cities”
Exhibiting Keisuke Kumakiri’s photographs of Vienna, Prague, and Budapest, three cities that flourished culturally at the end of the 19th century thanks to the iron industry.More »
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2nd Canon Photo Club Nakanoshima Photography Exhibition “Around the Osaka Loop Line”
These images depict the complex social conditions and turbulent history of neighborhoods around the Osaka Loop Line. More »
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Canon Marketing Japan 50th Canon Photo Contest Winners Exhibition
Exhibiting jury-selected works receiving Grand Prix, Grand Prix Runner-Up, Free Style, Nature, and Sports prizes. These works were chosen from 26,503 submissions.More »
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17th Canon Photo Club Umeda Exhibition – Various Encounters
This annual exhibition by members of the Canon Photo Club is part of a series of activities aimed at elevating photographic expression and local photography culture. More »
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Kitchen Minoru “Meoto’s Pandora”
Through the seven-year series “Hataraku Fufu Kankei” (On Working Couples) for the weekly magazine Aera, photographer Kitchen Minoru searched for answers to the question “What are spousal relationships?”...More »
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EOS M5 Special Exhibition: In Search of Encounters With a Camera
Presenting works taken by Alao Yokogi and Ikuko Tsurumaki with the newest mirror-less EOS M5 camera by Canon. Yokogi weaves together the world of a man and a woman in his images, while Tsurumaki captures...More »
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Hiroshi Nakajima “Showa Afterimages (Osaka Shitamachi Snapshots)”
The streets of Osaka are transforming rapidly under redeveloped. Walk a bit further off the main streets, though, and you’ll find traces of the old Shitamachi neighborhood still remain in a world of lively...More »
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Japan Racing Photographers Association Exhibition “Competition”
Members of the Japan Racing Photographers Association travel around the world to capture the beauty of speed-pursuing machines, battles of skill, and the many dramas that play out in motor sports. Presenting...More »
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2016 Asahi Camera Award Exhibition
Presenting the winners of the monthly magazine Asahi Camera’s photography contest.More »
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Osaka University of Arts Photography Course Graduate Exhibition
Showcasing selected final works by students who graduated from Osaka University of Arts last year with a degree in Photography. This exhibition is accompanied by portfolios from the entire class.More »
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Mikio Hasui “Breath of Fuji”
Canon calendar photographer Mikio Hasui had avoided Mt. Fuji as a subject, but finally spent a year turning his lens to the mountain and capturing its seasonal cycles in images that reveal its essence....More »
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Mutsumi Ishibashi “Wafusho”
Presenting works by Mutsumi Ishibashi from the “Fivegraphy EOS 5D Series: 13 Photographers” shown at all nine Canon galleries nationwide, as well as images taken with an EOS 5D MarkIV camera. More »
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Hiroyuki Orihara “Emotion”
As an experienced photographer of car races, Hiroyuki Orihara understands it is not just the driver but the mechanics, engineers, and entire team that fuel their passion into victory. His images capture...More »
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Kohji Takano “Drifting on Tokyo Wind”
Displayed in Kohji Takano’s exhibition are photographs of nostalgic scenes taken in some nook of the futuristic, big city Tokyo.More »
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Meisa Fujishiro Exhibition
A solo exhibition by Meisa Fujishiro, a photographer who relocated to the island of Okinawa in 2011. Over the past 5 years, Fujishiro has been observing the residents of Okinawa who continue to overcome...More »
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The Photographers 3
A special exhibition of beautiful natural landscapes across Japan by 8 photographers.More »
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Ikuko Tsurumaki “Oh! Hawaii”
An exhibition of photographs by Ikuko Tsurumaki.More »
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The 5th Canon Photographers Session — Prize Winners
Rie Komatsu and Wan Chaotan have been selected from an array of earnest young photographers, seeking out the very essence of photography, as the award winners of this year’s Canon Photographers Session...More »
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Masaki Kanamori “1/150th Railroad”
Masaki Kanamori as been photographing miniature railway replicas with nine-millimeter tracks called “N Gages” for around 20 years, showing not only their tracks and cars but also their buildings, trees,...More »
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The Japan Magazine Publishers Association
For the 17 days from Aug.5 to Aug.21, the Olympic Games is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented in this exhibition are dramatic photographs that capture the exciting atmosphere of this highly anticipated...More »
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2016 Junior Photographers’ Exhibition
Junior Photographers is a project that provides a space to raise children’s awareness of the nature and environment surrounding them and show their discoveries and feelings to others through photography....More »
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Masato Tsuzuki Exhibition
Photographer Masato Tsuzuki presents photographs of steam locomotives and the people he encounters at these locations. [Related Event] Talk by Masato Tsuzuki Date: Sep.3 (Sat) From 14:00-15:00 Please...More »
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Makoto Ota “They Live There II”
Photographs from Makoto Ota’s five years of visits to the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang.More »
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Toshitsugu Yamawaki “Berlin / Deep Thought”
The fragmented images and sense of tension in Toshitsugu Yamawaki’s photography evokes Berlin’s turbulent history.More »
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Hiroshi Asai “Prayers of Tibet”
Hiroshi Asai’s portrait photographs capture the lives and beliefs of the people of Tibet who follow the Buddhist faith.More »
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Kiyotaka Morooka “From the Garden of Light”
As a photographer, Kiyotaka Morooka pursues encounters with the diverse interpretations that light brings to a subject. His images are filled with the joy and longing to find these new discoveries and...More »
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The 4th Canon Photo Club Kansai Five Exhibition
A group photography exhibition by Canon Photo Club Kansai Five, a group formed in 2012 that specialises in digital image processing. From nature shots to snap photography, this exhibition showcases unique...More »
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Kaoru Miwa Exhibition
On display are delicate and subtle depictions of Japanese landscapes, reminiscent of nihonga paintings, by photographer Kaoru Miwa.More »
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Yuya Muto “Drops of Lore”
Photographer Yuya Muto looks for moments crystalizing long passed-down legends.More »
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The Month of Photography Osaka 2016
150 photographers present work at multiple galleries across Osaka. More »
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Satoru Ikegami “Banana Peel New York”
Photographer Satoru Ikegami presents a collection of photographs taken during his visit to New York in January 2014. In this foreign city, excitement blends with anxiety and everything feels fresh and...More »
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Akitoshi Mochida “Starry-Sky Train – Shining Moments”
Thirty-eight years of photography by Akitoshi Mochida capturing the Cassiopeia, a luxury sleeper train from Tokyo to Sapporo, and the starry night skies under which it ran. [Related event] Gallery...More »
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Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association Kansai Exhibition “The Possibilities of Photography”
The Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association (APA), active both domestically and abroad, presents its annual exhibition by Kansai branch members. These works, all large-print (B0 size) images, demonstrate...More »
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Tenmei Kano “Ground Zero N.Y.”
Photographs of transformations of Ground Zero in New York and its current appearance. More »
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Kazuhiko Itoda “My Square Image Provence”
Photography from Kazuhiko Itoda’s travels in Carcassonne and Provenance in the south of France in May, 2015.More »
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Koji Miyata “Run to Eiger-Trail”
The ultimate sport of trail running involves the extreme hardship of running for one or two straight days in vast wilderness down long mountain roads. Koji Miyata has photographed these runners, liberated...More »
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People who Shaped the Times
A reflection of the past 70 years of the photography department of Asahi Shimbun Publications, since its conception immediately after the war in December 1945. “Wagaya no Yumeshi” was a photography series...More »
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Takeshi Watanabe “The Pink of the Cherry Trees”
During spring, the “cherry blossom front” moves from the South to the North of Japan and Takeshi Watanabe goes out to meet it like a lover. When he goes to meet and talk to the cherry blossom, it sometimes...More »
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2015 Asahi Camera Award Exhibition
Presenting the winners of the monthly magazine Asahi Camera’s photography contest with 42 works selected from over 40,000 submissions in 4 categories.More »
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Kenji Kato “Witness From the Sky – Japanese Landscapes Seen By Pilots”
Kenji Sato spent five years photographing Japan’s outermost regions in all directions from 200–4,000 meters above the earth. These images of Japan throughout the seasons as seen from the air offer a look...More »
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2015 Photo Con Magazine Selected Works
Photo Con magazine’s monthly photography contest attracts over 7,000 images from more than 1,300 photographers. This exhibition features the best of 2015’s entries with photography of all shapes and sizes...More »
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Yuka Kato “Ichiren Takusho”
“Ichiren-takusho” is a Japanese saying which means to be born together on one lotus in paradise. In this exhibition, photographer Yuka Kato depicts the two figures re-born on a lotus flower, based on...More »
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39th Railway Fans Canon Photo Contest Award Exhibition
A photographic contest hosted by Canon Marketing Japan and monthly magazine “Railway Fan”, this year featuring the award winners and noted works of specially selected photographs, chosen from over 5500...More »
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Masami Murao “Pictures”
An exhibition to celebrate the 8th anniversary of Masami Murao’s serialisation in monthly photography magazine “Photo Technic Digital.” Portrait photographers of artist friends and colleagues are on show....More »
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Osaka University of Arts Photography Department 2015 Graduation Selections
Displaying works by 2015 graduates of the Osaka University of Arts photography department.More »
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Naoki Ishikawa “Marebito”
This exhibition by 2016 Canon Calendar photographer Naoki Ishikawa features images of “marebito” (literally, “rare people”), a term ethnologist Shinobu Orikuchi used to refer to the unusual spirits or...More »
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Canon Marketing Japan 49th Canon Photo Contest Winners Exhibition
Exhibiting jury-selected works receiving Grand Prix, Grand Prix Runner-Up, Free Style, Nature, and Sports prizes. These works were chosen from 21,368 submissions. More »
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Koichi Shimoda “Monorail”
Photographer Koichi Shimoda, who drew trains that flew in the sky as a child, was thrilled to encounter the monorail. Using original film photography techniques, he spent 15 years creating a tale of dreams...More »
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Haruki “Distant Memories”
“When we travel, a sense of distance from the things we’re used to seeing in our daily lives emerges, and I enjoy watching this take shape,” says photographer Haruki, who believes that taking a photograph...More »
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Does it Work?! 2015
Nine artists from the Kansai region present their distinctive works, posing the question, “Does it work?!” [Related Event] Gallery Talk Date: Dec.12 (Sat) 15:00-17:00 Location: Canon Gallery Umeda Admission:...More »
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Takeshi Ofura “Ink Blue Serenity in Tokyo”
Takeshi Ofura has a deep interest in the time just before the sky changes to lacquer-black after the sun goes down. These photographs interweave images of Tokyo streets and ink-blue skies, affording views...More »
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The 22nd National Senior Photography Contest Award Winners Exhibition
A senior photography contest for budding photographers over the age of 60, with the slogan “photography is also good for your health!”More »
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Takehiko Yagi “Holi”
India celebrates its festival of colors, Holi, every March with the people in high anticipation of the full moon. This exhibition documents Takehiko Yagi’s visit to the holy site in Vrindavan where he...More »
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Norihiko Matsumoto Exhibition
First making her debut in 1955, Yaeko Mizutani went on to evolve a career as actress, jazz singer and musical star, and Norihiko Matsumoto has continued to follow her since 1974.More »
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The 15th Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography Exhibition
Presenting the photography works of the top five winners selected by the Kansai branch of the Mainichi Newspaper’s photojournalism association. Featured works include snapshots, nature photography, and...More »
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Hirohito Nakanishi
Stavros is the Greek word for cross. Hirohito Nakanishi, who photographs Mount Athos, the holiest site of the Greek Orthodox Church and the Aegean Sea, presents pictures from a self-governing abbey in...More »
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Photography Koshien Exhibition
Presenting works by the students of 18 high schools selected from among 514 for the 22nd annual all-Japan Photography Koshien Competition.More »
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Japan Sports Press Association Exhibition 2015: The Best
An exhibition of sports photo journalism from the Japan Sports Press Association, made up of photographers and writers working across the world. Showcasing the rich variety of unrivaled talent this exhibition...More »
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Akihiko Nagumo “Brasil”
From emerald-green lakes spreading out from sand dunes to moonlit rainbows over the world’s largest waterfall, these photos capture scenery etched upon the mind of Akihiko Nagumo, who spent his childhood...More »
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Kyu Furumi “Truk Lagoon - Trapped Memories”
On display are photos that capture the deterioration of the sunken Japanese ships which were destroyed by an air raid during World War II, in an attack which devastated the Chuuk Islands of the Federated...More »
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Jun Imura “Alive 2 – Great Cats”
These photographs of large cats in the African Savannah give the viewer the feeling of being there with them.More »
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The 4th Canon Photo Graphers Session — Prize Winners
Yusuke Sakai and Takio Takizawa have been selected from an array of earnest young photographers, seeking out the very essence of photography, as the award winners of this year’s Canon Photographers Session...More »
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Daisuke Ito “Morador de Favela”
Daisuke Ito spent time in 2011 living in and photographing the Brazilian favela (slum) of Babilônia, a place once considered the most dangerous in the world, but which has undergone rapid change ahead...More »
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Spiegel Photography Exhibition 2015
A photography exhibition by members of the Spiegel Photographers Association. Still life shots and imagined landscapes taken in and out of Japan are displayed alongside abstract work.More »
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Yasutaka Harasawa “The Forests of Mt.Akagi and Mt.Haruna”
Presented here are the natural landscapes of Mt.Akagi and Mt.Haruna which lie only 150km from the city center, photographed by Yasutaka Harasawa over a span of 10 years.More »
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Forest and Tree of World Heritage Photo Contest Award Winning Works
Celebrating the natural heritage of Japan and the wider world, its forests, trees and wooden architectural structures through the awarding winning works of the Forest and Tree of World Heritage Photo Contest....More »
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Kazutoshi Kondo “When It Was Awaji ‘Island’”
It has been thirty years since Onaruto Bridge, a suspension bridge that connects Awaji Island and Shikoku was opened. This shift in access from sea routes to land routes has had a large impact on life...More »
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Shinichi Eguchi “Brilliance”
Shinichi Eguchi distills the color and sensibility of familiar nature bathed in the brilliance of light, revealing all its depth and richness.More »
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Masaki Otsuka “Vent du Sahara”
With Egypt on its East and Mauritania on its West, the Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. In its center, bordering Niger, is an area of vast sand dunes amongst which people live in intense heat...More »
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The Photographers 2— EOS 5D Series
Presenting landscape photography by six users of Canon’s EOS 5D series of cameras.More »
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Tatsuro “Limited Color - A Voyage Across 80 Countries”
Dividing his time between work as a photographer and traveling, Tatsuro has journeyed across 80 countries in all 6 continents capturing the people and scenes of over 50 towns, cities and villages.More »
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Tokyo City View
The overpowering strength of the metropolis, Tokyo, may be a feat of human construction yet it is still held below and even vaster sky, placing it second to the power of natyre. Here Ryoichi Araya examines...More »
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Toshiyuki Miyata “The Winds of Noto”
Presenting the work of Toshiyuki Miyata, the second member of the Osaka Canon Photo Club. Miyata was first drawn to the power of nature on the Noto Peninsula, but then became charmed by the warmth of the...More »
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Tomizo Tomoda “Lequio= Living Traditonal Culture in Ryukyu”
Some 130 years ago, Lequio (Ryukyu) existed as an independent country, quietly absorbing other cultures while developing its own. This traditional culture lives on today in its arts and crafts, which include...More »
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Taku Miyamoto “Isao Aoki 50th Anniversary”
To celebrate 50 years of golfer Isao Aoki’s professional career Taku Miyamoto unveils a powerful collection of photographs taken over a 30 year period revealing the feats of human strength witnessed in...More »
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150 Photographers in a Box
This exhibition uses several galleries in Osaka and allows photographers to display their work in an area of width 1.5 to 1.8 meters each. They are invited to participate regardless of age, gender, nationality...More »
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2015 Junior Photographers’ Exhibition
Junior Photographers is a project that provides a space to raise children’s awareness of the nature and environment surrounding them and show their discoveries and feelings to others through photography....More »
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Osaka - The City of Waterways
Osaka is a city that developed thanks to trade by water, and in the Meiji period was dubbed the “city of waterways”. After the Second World War, rail and automobiles came to the fore and the waterways...More »
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Motoi Ichihara Exhibition
Over 25 years Motoi Ichihara photographed the eclectic expressions of actor Rentaro Mikuni, from his weightily serious to hilariously comic roles, each filled with a depth of charm.More »
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Daichi Kondo “A Journey of Bridges”
From bridges crossed by people hurrying home from work, to aged bridges rebuilt, bridges preserved for tourism and heritage, Daichi Kondo has followed the trail of bridges across the country and captured...More »
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Chie Kosaka “Moments”
Photographer Chie Kosaka attempts to catch hold of fleeting moments of childhood, observing the world and times of children as they grow day by day.More »
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Nom-kai + 5 “Passing Through”
Presenting works by the Nom-kai professional photographers association, plus five guests.More »
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Hiroshi Kihara Exhibition
Inspired by images of the world’s biggest flower, the Rafflesia, seen in a picture book as a child, Hiroshi Kihara has spent the last 20 years seeking out the farthest reaches of the Earth to capture the...More »
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Naohiro Yamamoto “Zipangu— Earthscape of Japan”
For his “Earthscape” series, Naohiro Yamamoto travels around the world photographing landscapes from motorized paragliders. The works on display here capture the dynamic contours and coastlines of Japan,...More »
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2014 Photo Con Magazine Selected Works
Photo Con magazine’s monthly photography contest attracts over 7,000 images from more than 1,300 photographers. This exhibition features the best of 2014’s entries with photography of all shapes and sizes...More »
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Air Team Graphic “Flying Scenes”
A group of 5 photographers come together to showcase their particular eye upon the world of aircraft.More »
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15th Canon Photo Club Umeda Exhibition— Various Encounters
Displaying works by members of Canon Photo Club Umeda, whose motto is “Pleasant, Fun, Youthful in Spirit.” More »
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Japan Racing Photographers Association Exhibition
Members of the Japan Racing Photographers Association, which celebrates its 44th anniversary this year, travel around the world to capture the beauty of speed-pursuing machines, battles of skill, and the...More »
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Shugo Takemi “Para-Graphy”
The life work of photographer Shugo Takemi has been to follow the paraolympics and promote the field of parasports. Capturing the power and will of athletes competing on an international stage, and reflecting...More »
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Osaka University of Arts Photography Department 2014 Graduates’ Exhibition
The Osaka University of Arts Photography Department presents a chosen selection of graduate works, alongside portfolios from all graduates.More »
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Aki Goto “Land x Face”
Presenting the work of Aki Goto, with a focus on Goto’s photographs of Kyushu landscapes including Aso, Kokonoe, and Unzen.More »
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Eiji Kitsuno “Forest of Life: Kyushu”
The island of Kyushu is known as a land of life-giving forests, volcanoes, and mythology. Its sacred forests have been revered since time immemorial but are gradually being lost. In these photographs Eiji...More »
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Tadashi Shimada “Frozen Beaks: A Hunter in Bitter Winter”
Photographs of the crested kingfisher of Hokkaido’s snowbound Chitose River.More »
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The Photographers - The World of the Moment -
Working across 7 genres of photography including railroads, airplanes, wild animals, and motor sports, 18 photographers using the EOS 7D Mark II camera gather together to reveal the world caught in a single...More »
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Masayuki Sase “Journey - Where the Road of Prayer Leads”
Masayuki Sase’s photographs are set on journeys filled with mixtures of prayer and sadness. These remote places retain the unique culture of the Jomon era, and to this day their people still pray for peaceful...More »
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The 14th Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography Exhibition
An exhibition by Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography, of selected photographs from the monthly winners of the Top 5 chosen works.More »
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Kenjiro Mikami “Dilapidated Window”
An exhibition of Kenjiro Mikami’s photographs that capture scenes from a dilapidated window. Mikami’s photographs feature disused and obsolete buildings which decay quickly or slowly over time, without...More »
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Higashikawa, Hokkaido: 2014 Koshien Photography Exhibition
Presenting works selected from submissions by students at over 6,000 high school photography clubs nationwide. Photographs by students at schools advancing to the main stage of the competition are on display....More »
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21st National Senior Photography Contest Award Winners Exhibition
Celebrating 21 years of this senior photography contest for budding photographers over the age of 60, with the slogan “photography is also good for your health!”More »
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Japan Railway Photographers Society Exhibition— A Half Century of the Bullet Train
The Tokaido Shinkansen recently turned 50 years old. Here, 28 members of the Japan Railway Photographers Society present works showcasing the greatness of this train, from the original 0 Series to the...More »
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Hiromi Nagakura “To the World Beyond”
Traveling to frontiers and war zones Hiromi Nagakura photographs the people she encounters, including those caught in civil war in Sri Lanka, the native Mexican facing towards death and the nomadic lives...More »
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Hayami Kisho “Various Colors of Iriomote Island”
As a child perhaps we have all experienced a complete absorption with colored pencils. For Hayami Kisho Iriomote Island is an island as colorful as a coloring set. In Spring there is the dance of fireflies,...More »
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Alao Yokogi “Glance of Lens 2014— Living Times”
Artist’s Statement: The theme of these photographs is “Living Times.” Their scenes and people encompass camera-contained truths that presented themselves before my eyes. Unlike the world, they do not change...More »
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Masaaki Morita “Smoky Mountain Portraits”
In 1990, 1995, and 1998, Masaaki Morita travelled to Smoky Mountain, a slum town in the Philippines where he met several children. He returned in 2012 to photograph this place again and was reunited with...More »
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Kazuhiko Yamaguchi “The Faces of Muroran— People of Wind, People of Earth”
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi has made photographing Muroran, Hokkaido, his life’s work. In 2013 he rented an apartment in the city, and while traveling back and forth between there and Tokyo, photographed 100 of...More »
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Atsuko Maehata “Girls’ Exploration of Industrial Heritage”
Many of the industries that once supported Japan now lie in ruins. Traveling across the country to the sites of old Japan’s industrial bases, camera woman Atsuko Maehata came to understand the path Japan...More »
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Masashi Mitsui “Rainbows Across Myanmar”
Myanmar is drawing attention as “the final frontier of Asia.” Masashi Matsui, an Asia-trotting photographer, has captured the lives of these mild but devout Buddhists from the perspective of the common...More »
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Yukikazu Takemura “Mt. Fuji by Starry Night”
On a the starlit night, Mt. Fuji stands alone in the distance. This exhibition presents pictures taken by Yukikazu Takemura, a member of the internet-based Mt. Fuji amateur photography club “Fuji Photo...More »
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Yasuhiro Sakashita “Life - Natsuhiko’s Family - ”
Yasuhiro Sakashita has been taking pictures of family life with his beloved dog Natsuhiko for more than a decade. Natsuhiko spends weekends with his family at a small mountain cottage in Minamifurano,...More »
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Kuni Takahashi “A Message from a Conflict Zone”
Kuni Takahashi is a photographer documenting war zones across the world, and each time he enters scenes of conflict he senses the heartlessness of the indiscriminate taking of life and the irrationality...More »
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Keita Yasukawa “Cranespotting”
Keita Yasukawa turned his camera on all kinds of subjects during his eight years of daily life in London. One day he suddenly noticed that cranes were showing up in many of his pictures, prompting him...More »
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Yoshihiro Matsui “The Prayers of the Kumano Ancient Roads and Okugake— World Heritage Site Designation 10th Anniversary”
In his photography, Yoshihiro Matsui concentrates on the landscapes, events, and Shugendo (aescetic-shamanism) practices of the mountain regions of Nara Prefecture. This exhibition presents works capturing...More »
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Sixty Types of Lenses— My World of EF Lenses Exhibition
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Canon Photo School and the production of 100 millionth EF lens, Photo School members present a selection 60 outstanding works taken with lenses chosen from Canon’s...More »
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Kimiro Kondo “Chasing The Wave”
Leading Japanese surfing photographer Kimiro Kondo has continued his pursuit of the waves throughout the world from Hawaii, Indonesia, the Maldives, Australia and Japan, capturing numerous feats of surfing...More »
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The Second Canon Photo Club 10th Photography Exhibition
Presenting an outstanding collection of teacher-selected works and other photographs ranked highly within the club. More »
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Syu Sakurai “Hollywood”
Having photographed scenes of the US for many years Syu Sakurai here unveils a series of photographs which capture the sense of energy and entertainment which pervades the streets of Hollywood. [Image:...More »
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FY13 Photocon Monthly Contest Winners Exhibition
The photography magazine Photocon receives more than 6,000 submissions from 1,000 photographers in its monthly contests. The top selections in four categories from last year’s contests are displayed in...More »
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150 Photographers
Taking over the art spaces of Osaka city, this open call photography exhibition provides a platform for people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities to show off their creative power over the lens....More »
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Canon Photo Club Digital Kansai Photography Exhibition— Encounters in the Four Seasons
Presenting seasonally inspired works by members of this club made up of a harmonious mix of beginner and veteran digital photographers. More »
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Junior Photographers’ Exhibition 2014
Presenting unique works by children who participated in photography classes held in 33 countries between May and December 2013. This carefully curated selection includes photos by students of five classes...More »
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Kiyoshi Takai “Thatch-Roof Houses”
Displaying pictures of thatch-roof houses across Japan by Kiyoshi Takai, who has spent the past 40 years photographing traditional Japanese housing and architecture. Thatch-roof dwellings were the first...More »
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Keisuke Kumakiri “City Images”
To photographer Keisuke Kumakiri, Tokyo is a city where “everything is a jumble” with countless varieties of people all living different kinds of lives in tight space. Contemporary buildings mix with old...More »
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Katsuhiro Noguchi “Flowers of Fukushima”
Confronted by the destructive power of nature as the earthquake and tsunami hit on 3.11, the Fukushima based photographer Katsuhiro Noguchi was able to overcome the chaos brought into his world through...More »
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Mirai Nakajo “Future2 - To the Future”
Mirai Nakajo captures Antoni Guadi’s “Unfinished Cathedral” Sagrada Família, which although first built in 1882 continues to undergo construction up until this day in a strange mix of past and future.More »
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Makiji Yamada “Maasai”
Makiji Yamada began photographing the Maasai people indigenous to Kenya and Tanzania with an EOS D60 camera in 2002. Using the Pixus Pro-1 and the latest silver gelatin printing technology, the Jpeg data...More »
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Keisuke Nagoshi “Blue Fire”
The volcano Kawah Ijen, found in the East of Java island, Indonesia, forms a radiant blue flame as it burns the surrounding sulfur, and while appearing like an earthly paradise is also a place of grueling...More »
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Tomoko Oi “The Memory of Color”
After returning to Japan after living overseas Tomoko Oi has come to see the unique landscapes of the country with new eyes and here attempts to pin this down through a series of photographs embodying...More »
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Momoko Oshita “Dream in Snow— Women In Love with Skiing”
A skier herself since childhood, Momoko Oshita has been active as a ski photographer for 25 years. In the current age of rapidly evolving ski gear and diversified competitions, women skiers are coming...More »
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Miho Oshida “Winter Journey II Auschwitz and Majdanka”
Miho Oshida’s photographs of the Poland concentration camps Auschwitz and Majdanek attest to the nightmare of the Nazi regime and the symbolism of its bitter legacy. Oshida follows the forests, lakes,...More »
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Masaaki Kobayashi “The Seasons of Itsuki”
As the mountain village of Itsuki struggles against the problems of depopulation and aging as the forestry industry declines and plans for a dam gain force, photographer attempts to capture the festivals...More »
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2013 Asahi Camera Award Exhibition
Presenting the winners of the monthly magazine Asahi Camera’s photography contest with 50 works selected from over 40,000 submissions in 5 categories.More »
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Masahiro Murakoshi “Voice From New York”
Masahiro Murakoshi spent 2011–2013 photographing Manhattan, the expressions of people on the streets overlapping with his own feelings. He photographed characters such as innocent children, beloved pet...More »
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Osaka University of Arts 2013 Photography Department Graduate Exhibition
Displaying a selection of the best works by 2013 graduates of Osaka University of Arts’ photography department with themes of the students’ own choosing. More »
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Takeshi Mori “Forests of the Shrine - The Heart of the Japanese People”
This collection of photography from the photographer seleted for Canon’s 2014 calendar, Takeshi Mori continues his exploration of the relationship between man and nature, through the sacred forests surrounding...More »
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Hiroe Kobayashi “Une Ombre Blanche”
The images of Hiroe Kobayashi appear to capture a landscape of reality while simultaneously suggesting a rather accomplished fabrication. Here he presents a series of black and white photographs which...More »
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Kazuyoshi Tanaka “Railway Scenes”
Photographs taken while traveling on local trains used for everyday purposes such as commuting and shopping. These shots of blooming cherry trees, budding forests, mountain autumn leaves, snowscapes, emerald-green...More »
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Ikuko Tsurumaki Exhibition
With the White Kiss version of the EOS Kiss X7 camera in hand Ikuko Tsurumaki undertook the documentation of the Greek Santorini island through the line of two visions.More »
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“Railway Fans Canon Photo Contest Award Exhibition”
A photographic contest hosted by Canon Marketing Japan and monthly magazine “Railway Fan”, this year featuring the award winners and noted works of specially selected photographs, chosen from over 4300...More »
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“Does it work?!”
10 Kansai based artists gather together to share their individual photographic expressions which range from the stoic, the aesthetic and the playful. [Related Events] Talk Show Date: 7th December(Sat)...More »
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“Syashin Koshien 2013”
Syashin Koshien is a national gathering of high school photographers, creating a platform for over over 6000 high school photography clubs from around the country to join together and to share in their...More »
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13th Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography Exhibition
Presenting the photography of the top five-place winners selected by the Kansai branch of the Mainichi Newspaper’s photojournalism association. Featured works include snapshots, nature photography, and...More »
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Zentaro Yamamura “In Our Midst: Goshinboku— The Spirit of the Japanese People”
Goshinboku are holy trees found on the grounds or roads leading to shrines. From ancient times, Japanese people’s belief in gods has been rooted in a reverence for the nature and the four seasons. In these...More »
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Minoru Takedazu “Africa - The Story of a Journey of Life”
A choice selection of works from African wildlife photographer Minoru Takedazu.More »
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“20th National Senior Photography Contest Award Winners Exhibition”
Celebrating 20 years of this senior photography contest for budding photographers over the age of 60, with the slogan “photography is also good for your health!”More »
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Satoru Kitaoka “Beautiful Reincarnations”
Photographs of lotus flowers in various stages and budding, blooming, and withering. More »
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Sanae Numata “Asakusa Story”
Tracing the history and culture of the pleasure district from its birth in the Edo period, Numata examines the traditions of geisha and their connection with the customs and festivals of Asakusa, capturing...More »
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Takayuki Maekawa “Animalandscape 1998-2013”
Exhibition of “Animalandscape” photography by Takayuki Maekawa, who emphasises incorporation of the habitat in wildlife photography to give broader context and substance to the subject.More »
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Shigeki Miyajima “The Assignment”
An exhibition reviewing the fearless work of Shigeki Miyajima, who has continued to confront war, disaster and death as a freelance photo journalist for the last 40 years.More »
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Takuma Imamura “I wanted to attend this kind of school”
Photographer Takuma Imamura follows the students on an ordinary day at Tokyo Community School, a progressive school that places emphasis on developing their students’ imaginations and sense of independence....More »
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Life Photography: The Beginning and the Present for 5 Photographers
Exhibition by five members of professional photography group, Jin no Kai, including both their early and current works, emphasizing a revaluation of the value of life in an age when our world, environment...More »
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Uruma Takezawa “Walkabout: A 1021-Day Journey Through 103 Countries”
Uruma Takezawa has undertaken an epic journey across the world, encountering peoples from diverse cultures and traditions. It is the joy of finding the moment when mutual understanding on a deep human...More »
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Yurika Kadoi “Shiny Lakes - A Peaceful Time in England”
Exhibition of photography of England’s Lake District in the autumn by Yurika Kadoi, who is fascinated by the mutual coexistence of nature, humans and animals in this idyllic region.More »
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Mayuko Ukawa “Out of the Garden”
Exhibition of photography by Mayuko Ukawa, whose works follow one family as they go about their daily lives. Ukawa pays attention to distinctions between their public and private spheres, and how the light,...More »
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Yuto Araki “Tokyo”
Exhibition by Yuto Araki, who strives to project his own unique visions of Japan’s immense and vibrant capital city in his photography.More »
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Yuya Muto “The First Song”
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” — Inspired by these words by Samuel...More »
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Akira Gomi “Postcards from Autoboy Akira Gomi: 1977-1983”
Exhibition of photography by Akira Gomi, who has been working in the field of still life, flora and fashion for 40 years. The works on display are high resolution scans of the originals, of scenes from...More »
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Yukari Jizo “Living at Killing Fields”
Exhibition by Nikkei-National Geographic Photography Competition Winner Yukari Jizo whose work conveys some of the issues that exist in post-Pol Pot Cambodia, including poverty and HIV.More »
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Aki Goto “Land Escape 2 - Japan - “
An exhibition of landscape photography from around Japan by Aki Goto. Through the medium of photography, Goto seeks to capture the dynamic and transitory nature of landscapes.More »
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Koji Hori “New Family Photography”
Award-winning photographer Koji Hori discovered that family photography was much more appealing and less contrived outside of the studio, with nature as a backdrop. This exhibition features 40 happy families...More »
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Hjime Inomata “Endless Reverberation: A Case of Manhattan”
Exhibition of photography of everyday scenes in Manhattan by Hajime Inomata. Inomata, while feeling out of place in an area of New York once notorious for crime, is curious about how its inhabitants have...More »
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Koji Komeya “I Love Train - Life on the Rails in Asia”
Photography taken over a period of 19 years from the railways of eleven different Asian countries. Photographer Komeya captures the warmth of the people he meets, their everyday lives and interactions....More »
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The 13th Exhibition by the Canon Photo Club Umeda
Group exhibition by the Canon Photo Club Umeda, which hopes to spread the appeal of photography in the local area through its exhibitions and use of advanced photo technology.More »
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Masakatsu Sugimoto Exhibition
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"A Walk in Kyoto" Exhibition
Photography exhibition of the Canon Photo Club Osaka.More »
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"Photokon 2007" Exhibition
This exhibition features a selection of the 2007 winning works of the Photokon monthly photography contest.More »
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Kazuyoshi Tanabe "Memories"
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"One Tsubo" Exhibition
This exhibition is part of the Osaka Photography Month.More »
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Toshiaki Tanibayashi "It's Just a Scene: Paris Mont Saint Michel"
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Toshio Hagiwara "The Kingdom of the Monkeys"
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Shunsuke Endo "Children from Cambodia"
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Satoshi Munakata "Toyamago's Shimotsuki Festival"
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Tsuyoshi Nakajima "Japanese Children"
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Toyofumi Fukuda Exhibition
The exhibition features photographs of animals by Toyofumi Fukuda, who will be holding seminars on animal photography in late April.More »
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Yoshiki Nakano "A Peaceful Time"
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Junichi Yamamoto "Breath of Nature"
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Osaka University of Arts Photography Department Takada Seminar Alumni Exhibition
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Yoko Yamamoto "Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman, 1983-2007"
The photographs are the visual diaries of the female photographer, Yoko Yamamoto, who has been holding aesthetic sessions with geishas for twenty-four years. She has lived in the geisha community of Kagurazaka,...More »
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Toshiyuki Tsunenari + Atsuko Sato "To The World of Blue"
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2007 31st Rail Fan/Canon Photo Contest Exhibition
The exhibition features selected works from the Railway Fan Magazine's photography competition.More »
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Masamitsu Okumura "'Photographic Fantasy and its Periphery"
The exhibition features works by Masamitsu Okumura, a photographer with a fifty-year career. In addition to his commercial photography portfolio, Okumura maintains his artistic sensibilities through documenting...More »
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Akihiko Asami "Ambiguous Memory"
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Akira Yonezu "2008 Canon Calendar: Sounds of Light"
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7th Japan Photojournalism Association Kansai Photography Exhibition
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41st Canon Photo Contest Awarded Works Exhibition
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Hidekazu Kusumoto "Slow Winds"
Myanmar is a country of warm winds. This exhibition features Hidekazu Kusumoto's photographic images of Myanmar that allow viewers to feel the slow life in the countryside and the simple expressions of...More »
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Hyuga Haga "Carnivals of the World"
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11th Osaka University of Arts, Department of Photography Exhibition
The exhibition features approximately 60 color and monochrome photographs using the analogue method.More »
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Satoshi Shimada "Sun Rises Again"
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Yoshihiro Tatsuki "Long Daylight: Midnight Sun"
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Yoshihiro Tatsuki "Ordinary Scenes"
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Takahiro Kawamura "Promised Weekend: New Zealand"
The exhibition features works by Takahiro Kawamura, a lecturer at EOS school of photography and an avid photographer of landscapes and natural environments. Works on display are from the artist's encounters...More »
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"Who is Tenmei Kano?: Responsibility for the Time" Exhibition
Photographer Tenmei Kano has always been involved in the media and questions art that is attached to shock value. The exhibition is the second one since his debut exhibition 39 years ago. This exhibition...More »