In any world, including the one of art photography, those who have devoted themselves to it have a language of their own. They express the ineffable photographically while also producing numerous words about the medium. In variously examining photography and language, photographers and language, and the language of photography, one finds that photography is a medium that requires a surprisingly large number of words. Let us listen to the language of photographers, who spend their days facing reality through the viewfinder and their prints. Simultaneously, let us pay attention to the opinions of others, that have been drawn to photographs. The Language of photography is bound to offer countless inspirations and suggestions.
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Selected Articles
“Complicity Between Language and Photography”
At times, photographs are more articulate than words. At others, words produce photographs that turn into strong images.
In this article, we introduce various books addressing the relation between language and photography from multiple perspectives and featuring words that have influenced photographers on the one hand, and photographers’ words selected by critics on the other.
Alex Soth, Naoya Hatakeyama, Todd Hido, Lucas Blalock
Midori Matsui, Marc Feustel, Futoshi Hoshino, Frederica Chiocchetti
“Conversations Between Photographers of Our Time: Landscapes Formed in Images”Daisuke Yokota × Futoshi Miyagi
Takuma Nakahira and Language: On a Gentle Night–Takuma Nakahira in Transition
Text: Shino Kuraishi
Robert Frank and Language: In Search of Words
Text: Minami Aoyama
Collaborations Between Photographers and Music
In recent times, contemporary photographers have often released music.
Why do photographers collaborate with music? This feature introduces recent photographic practices relating to music.
Lorenzo Vitturi, Katsumi Omori, Go Itami, Yuji Hamada, and others
The Evolution of Global Photo Festivals
The number of photography festivals around the world is growing exponentially. In fact, one would have to dedicate the entirety of one’s time to attend all of them. In this section, we highlight 15 of the most outstanding photo festivals.
The Photographer’s Dining Table
Rinko Kawauchi × Terri Weifenbach
Do photographers make good cooks? We visited a photographer’s kitchen to verify the rumor. Terri Weifenbach, who was in Japan for an exhibition, and is a close friend of Rinko Kawauchi’s, visited the latter’s kitchen to discuss food and cooking.
Contents
Feature: Do Words Matter for Photography?
Wolfgang Tillmans, Anti-Brexit Campaign
Text: IMA
Rieko Shiga, Blind Date
Vasantha Yogananthan, The Promise
Text: Marc Feustel
Rinko Kawauchi, Halo
Text: Shinji Ishii
Luigi Ghirri, “Works from the 1970s”
Text: Marina Spunta
“Conversations Between Photographers of Our Time: Landscapes Formed in Images”
Daisuke Yokota×Futoshi Miyagi
Moderator: Ivan Vaartanian
Takuma Nakahira and Language: On a Gentle Night–Takuma Nakahira in Transition
Text: Shino Kuraishi
Robert Frank and Language: In Search of Words
Text: Minami Aoyama
“Complicity Between Language and Photography”
Alex Soth, Naoya Hatakeyama, Todd Hido, Lucas Blalock, Midori Matsui, Marc Feustel, Futoshi Hoshino, Federica Chiocchetti
Books for Thinking About Photography
STEP OUT! Vol. 16 Kanno Kohey
Photographers Pioneering in Music
Lorenzo Vitturi, Katsumi Omori, Go Itami, Yuji Hamada, and others
The Photographer’s Dining Table
Rinko Kawauchi×Terri Weifenbach
Dior’s World: A Massive Labyrinth Appears in Tokyo
The Evolution of Global Photo Festivals
“Nice Rapport” Between Art Photography and Spatial Design
The Serial
TOKYO and ME vol.2 Ina Jang
Catch Up Photography News from Around the World
People: Key Pioneers in the Scene: Yumi Goto
How They Are Made: The Sites of New Photographic Production vol.8 Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs
Takashi Homma“Talking Photography”vol.4 Stefano Stoll
Contributors
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