Archive for November 2009

YOKOHAMA PHOTO FESTIVAL Open Portfolio Review

November 23, 2009 PhotoNews Comments Off

As a birthplace of photography in Japan, Yokohama will be staging a full-fledged photo festival from 2012. They will be holding a few activities as a prelude to the festival.

One of them is the Open Portfolio Review. On Jan. 16-17, 2010, they will have a large room with a long table lined with photo portfolios of various photographers who apply for this event. A panel of distinguished photographers, curators, and critics will review your portfolio in your presence.

They will accept applications for this portfolio review from early Dec. See their Web site for details and application info:
http://www.yokohamaphotofestival.org/Portfolio_Review.html

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Izu Photo Museum opens in Shizuoka Pref.

November 23, 2009 PhotoNews Comments Off

Another photo museum has opened in Japan. This one is in the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. Opened on Oct. 26, 2009, the new Izu Photo Museum is part of the Clematis no Oka museum complex.

The museum was designed by Sugimoto Hiroshi who is also the first artist to exhibit at the new photo museum. The museum is near JR Mishima Station on the Tokaido Line. A free shuttle bus is provided from the north exit, leacing once an hour.

See their Web site for more details.
http://www.izuphoto-museum.jp/e/index.html

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