2025/07/30 17:02

"Echos from afar No.2"  Summer '25

The weather is getting more and more severe every year. The high temperatures in summer are unbearable. In the evening, when the temperature had dropped a little, I took still life photos in a larg...

2025/07/07 12:53

Farewell to Washi, also known as MO, and will hist

I used so called MO’ paper that I came across by chance. This was watercolor paper I received from an old artist. She said, “It was almost 20 years old, and the edges of the paper had already faded...

2025/07/01 11:59

Do ‘AI’ Dream of Electric Sheep?

When I read an article in the New York Times called "Can You Tell What's Real?" It was in the form of a quiz to guess whether something was AI or not. The results dismayed me. I believed I had the ...

2025/06/19 16:40

Creative activities during the pandemic

For all hand made print lovers,Even now, when I think back on it, it was a series of unpleasant days. I think Japan has taken a brave stance in taking measures against the virus compared to Europe ...

2025/06/18 15:59

Sign, my clumsy fingers

For all hand made print lovers,I still have difficulty signing. To begin with, I am not particularly good at writing beautiful letters. Of course, I have my own favorite fonts and writing styles. B...

2025/06/18 14:12

The fascinating world of Washi

For all hand made print lovers,I started using Washi two years ago, after an American friend recommended it to me and I decided to give it a try. Of course, I had always known about the beauty...

2025/06/16 16:29

Portland, OR.  My second hometown

For all hand made print lovers,Ten years ago, I studied abroad at a photography school called NewSpace in Portland, Oregon for a short period to learn the next direction and techniques for my own p...

2025/06/16 15:13

The landscape and worldview that form my foundatio

For all hand made print lovers,The foundation of my photography came from a powerful experience I had while traveling in Mexico in my twenties. I packed an old Leica and 28mm lens that I borro...

2025/06/16 13:58

Photogravure prints and me

For all hand made print lovers,I define myself as a photographer close to printmakers. I began producing work in the late 1980s, during the era of analog photography. In the early 2000s, I began us...

2025/06/16 11:17

Shipping Fees

For all hand made print lovers,When I go shopping, shipping costs are always an issue that bothers me. I have sold on various websites. At one time, I set everything to "free shipping". Howeve...