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Society Of Photography Award
The Society of Photography Award (「写真の会」賞, ''Shashin no Kai shō'') is an award presented annually since 1989 by the (Tokyo-based) Society of Photography (写真の会, ''Shashin no Kai'') for outstanding work in photography. Recipients of the award are not limited to photographers but instead include people, organizations and companies who have helped photography. In many years more than one award is presented. Winners *1989: Hiroshi Ōshima (photographer), Hiroshi Ōshima, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Michio Nakagawa *1990: Seiichi Furuya, Takuma Nakahira, Nobuyoshi Araki *1991: Yutaka Takanashi, Kurō Doi *1992: Nobuyoshi Araki, Isao Hirachi, Kōji Onaka *1993: Hiroh Kikai, Jōtarō Shōji, Kazuhiko Ishii *1994: Yutaka Senoo *1995: Kiyoshi Tanno, Seiichi Motohashi, Itsurō Naraki *1996: Masato Seto, Toppan Printing and others *1997: Kazuhiko Motomura (editor) *1999: Miyako Ishiuchi, Naoyoshi Hikosaka, Kōsai Hori, Ryūji Miyamoto, Masao Mochizuki *2000: Yutaka Kanase, Jun'ichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itsurō Naraki
Itsurō, Itsuro, Itsurou or Itsuroh (written: 逸郎 or 逸朗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese Marxian economist *, Japanese lawyer {{DEFAULTSORT:Itsuro Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Noguchi
Rika Noguchi (野口里佳 Noguchi Rika, born 1971) is a Japanese photographic artist. Biography Noguchi was born in Tokyo and has a degree in photography from the Department of Photography, College of Art at Nihon University in 1994. She has lived and worked as a photographer in Berlin, Germany between 2004 and 2016 and is currently based in Okinawa, Japan. Noguchi focuses on photography of nature, with landscape sceneries and animals. Her frequent use of close-ups and blurred images create an aura of impressionism. Noguchi's work often deals with the limits of human ability and ambition. Her series "New Land" (1999-2000) documented the construction of artificial islands off the coast of the Netherlands. Her series "Rocket Hill" (begun in 2001) recorded the facilities and launch pad of Japan's Tanegashima Space Center. Her "Sun" series (begun in 2005) shot the sun using a pinhole camera, emphasizing a very Earth-bound perception of the solar body. Early works include “A Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masafumi Sanai
Masafumi (written: 正文, 正史, 雅文, 雅史, 将史, 真史, 優文) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese tenor singer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player * Masafumi Kawaguchi Masafumi Kawaguchi (born February 19, 1973) is a former Japanese player of American football. He was born in Kawanishi, Hyogo and introduced to football during his senior year at San Clemente High School in California, when he moved there ... (born 1973), Japanese player of American football *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese archer *, Japanese footballer *, the founder of Square in 1983 *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese video game music composer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer See also * Masabumi {{given name Japanese m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Harada
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Keiko may refer to: *Keiko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name *Emperor Keiko *Keiko (orca), a performing killer whale best known for the film ''Free Willy'' ** "Keiko" (song), a single by Lucerito dedicated to Keiko the orca *Keiko (musician), the lead vocalist of the Japanese band Globe *Keiko eiga, Japanese tendency film *Keiko O'Brien, fictional character in 1990s ''Star Trek'' TV shows ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'' * ''Keiko'' (film), a 1979 Japanese film * Keiko, a kind of Japanese armour * Keiko Fujimori, Peruvian politician and daughter of Alberto Fujimori See also * Kiko (other) *Quico (other) Quico or Quicos may refer to: People * Quico (footballer) (José Antonio Ruiz Palácios, born 1961), former Spanish soccer player * Quico Canseco (born 1949), American politician * Quico Chacón (born 1934), former professional footballer who pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun'ichi Ōta
Jun'ichi or Junichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Junichi can be written using different kanji characters. "Ichi" is nearly always written with the character ("one") or its ''daiji'' (large numerals) form , while "jun" might be written with a variety of characters, including: *, "pure" *, "honest" *, "moisture" *, "standard" *, "obey" *, "approve" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor and producer *, Japanese artist, sculptor, and installation artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese three-cushion billiards player *, Japanese animator *, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Kanase
Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name *Yutaka Abe (阿部 豊), former Japanese film director and actor *, Japanese gymnast *Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player *Yutaka Aoyama (青山 穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor *Yutaka Banno (伴野 豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * Yutaka Demachi (出町 豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *Yutaka Enatsu (江夏 豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher *Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather *, Japanese basketball player *Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤 豊, born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Mochizuki
Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅雄, 雅央, 雅夫, 雅勇, 雅男, 昌雄, 昌夫, 昌男, 昌朗, 昌郎, 昌大, 政雄, 政夫, 政男, 政於, 征夫, 優夫, 聖雄, 利生, 将雄, 将夫 or 眞男) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese philosopher and writer *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese general *Masao Doi, Japanese academic *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer and sculptor *Inaba Masao, Japanese military officer and rebel *, Japanese activist and academic *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese actor and film director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese neuroscientist *, former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) *Masao Kanamitsu (1943–2011), Japanese American meteorologist *, Japanese Go play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūji Miyamoto
Ryūji Miyamoto (宮本 隆司, ''Miyamoto Ryūji'', born 1947) is a Japanese photographer, best known as the “ruins photographer”.Ryūji Miyamoto, “Miyamoto Ryūji no intabyū: ‘Toshi no muishiki’ wo toru” (An interview with Miyamoto Ryūji: Shooting the ‘city’s unsconious’), Kenchiku bunka 645 (July 2000), p.106. Having studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, he taught himself photography and began as an architectural journalist for magazines and newspapers. Inspired by the landscapes of post-war Japan that marked his childhood he came to reckon the imagery of destruction when he received a commission from Asahi Graph (pictorial journal) to document the demolition of the Nakano Prison in Tokyo.Cushman 2018, p.38. His early work focusing on the demolition of modern buildings led to the ''Architectural Apocalypse'' series.Cushman 2018, p.37. He later thematized what he calls "handmade architecture" (''tezukuri kenchiku'') Cushman 2018, p.88. thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsai Hori
was a former monk of the Tendai Buddhist sect and controversial disciple of Hōnen who advocated the that led to his public censure, his later expulsion by Hōnen and eventual exile to Shikoku. Kōsai taught that one recitation of Amitabha Buddha's name, the nembutsu, would be sufficientJodo Shu Research InstituteJokaku-bo Kosai (1163-1247) The Single Calling/ref> for rebirth in the Pure Land, and that further recitations would indicate a lack of faith on the part of the believer. Thus, he taught a path strictly based on faith without any Buddhist practice, which drew criticism from established Buddhist sects at the time, and even Hōnen's other disciples. After Hōnen's primary patron, Kujō Kanezane complained in a letter to Hōnen expressing confusion, Hōnen censured Kōsai, and asked his other disciples to sign a seven-article pledge agreeing to adhere to wholesome Buddhist conduct, as well as not slandering other teachings. Unrepentant, Kōsai, continued to teach his do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoyoshi Hikosaka
Naoyoshi Hikosaka (彦坂尚嘉, Hikosaka Naoyoshi, born June 26, 1946, Tokyo) is a Japanese artist and one of the founders of the activist group Bikyōtō. He was an artist-theorist who critiqued Mono-ha, worked in conceptualism in the first half of the 1970s, and turned to painting from the second half of the 1970s onward. Early life and Tama Art University Hikosaka's youth was marked by health issues, suffering from tuberculosis and witnessing his younger brother's struggle with cerebral palsy. He experienced hospitalizing bouts of pleurisy and during the long periods of convalescence he read many books such as Soren Kierkegaard's ''Sickness Unto Death'' demonstrating an early interest in philosophy which would inform his future artistic practice. In his early art education beginning in elementary school, Hikosaka was tutored by the establishment oil painter Kiyohara Keiichi. He also attended night classes in painting taught by Koji Enokura at Suido Bata Academy while he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyako Ishiuchi
, is a Japanese photographer. In 2005, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale. In March 2014, she became the third Japanese photographer, following Hiroshi Hamaya and Hiroshi Sugimoto, to received the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. Ishiuchi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Life and work Ishiuchi was born March 27, 1947 in Nitta District, Gunma, Japan, and raised in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. She graduated from Yokosuka City Public High school and was admitted to the design department at Tama Art University, where she specialized in textile dying and weaving. She left the department in her second year. Ishiuchi grew up in Kiryu and Yokosuka, home to the largest Navel base in the East. There, she remained until she was 19. "The scars of adolescence that I sustained there had a big ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
