Brian (yours truly), Shimokitazawa Matsuri, 2009.

The Photographer is a post from: Zōkyō

A look across time of one of Tokyo’s finest, Tommy ‘The Gun’ Oshima.

Tommy Oshima, Photographer Extraordinaire is a post from: Zōkyō

Met Daido Moriyama san at Place M again. It was at the opening of his show titled “Northern” and had been previously shown at Rat Hole a few months back. The reason he showed it again was because he just released a new book of the same name. This year is the 30th anniversary of his trip first photo adventure to Hokkaido. The images were stunning to say the least. The prints themselves were of top caliber as they always are.

I had a chance to have a nice discussion with him this time, asking him about a few of the images in particular. It was a real treat to hear a couple of stories behind the images. I also asked him what film and developer he uses; Kodak Tri-X in D76, and whether he still soups and prints his own stuff, to which he said “mochiron” (of course), with the exception of the very large stuff, which he sends to a printer.

All in all a very nice time. To somewhat of a surprise, Masato Seto, Moriyama’s ‘protoge’ and Place M’s owner asked me to please have a show there, which I would love to do, had I a sponsor to help with the costs. If you have any suggestions, don’t hesitate to offer them.

Uncle Mori is a post from: Zōkyō