The Job of Taking Pictures vol.70 April 2024 Magazine

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Cover Photo: Mikiya Takimoto

Photographed by Mikiya Takimoto, this is the global advertising visual for Uniqlo's "Airism Ultra Seamless Boxer Briefs," which will be launched worldwide in spring 2024.
Takimoto Mikiya's skill lies in the way he fully conveys the product's potential for "comfortable wear" while avoiding using ordinary expressions.

The April issue's feature is "The Job of Taking Photos."

We want everyone who loves photography to know the truth about the job of taking pictures. What paths did the professionals who chose to make a living from photography take to get to where they are today? What joys and pressures do they face? This special feature is sure to change the way you look at photography.

[SPECIAL]

AD PHOTOGRAPHY "Photographs with tricks and gimmicks" / Mikiya Takimoto

Mikiya Takimoto is a front-runner who has worked on many well-known advertising photographs and commercial films. "There is a trick or a gimmick, but it doesn't look like it. That's where the 'sense of incongruity' comes from, and that's what makes the advertisement so captivating." This special feature is a must-read interview in which Takimoto reveals the "seed" behind each of his works and talks about the importance of "expressions that you can feel the texture of" created by hand without using CG or compositing.

Current location of Osamu Yokonami / Osamu Yokonami

Magazines, advertisements, and art production. For over 30 years, Osamu Yokonami has been a popular photographer, taking pictures in all directions without losing his appeal. He shares with us the reason he receives so many offers, the techniques for getting recognized for his individuality, and the secret to keeping up with the times. With the keywords "never say no" and "continuity" as the key words, he taught us important things.

MY LENS ON INDIA. –––What Shigeaki Kato has received from India now / Shigeaki Kato (NEWS)

"Last year was a turbulent year with a lot of things happening." That's why he decided to go to India now. Kato Shigeaki says that he feels like he's standing at the entrance to "somewhere" through this trip, and through his lens he confronted people's lives. Over the course of six pages, we bring you photos he took and the important things he felt in India.

[Feature]

"The Path of Professional Photographers"

This book presents biographies of photographers at the forefront of their field, detailing their journeys. Taking photos for advertisements and magazines, making videos, and reporting reality through photography. Through their approach and attitude to their work, it unravels what it means to make a living through photography.

Cast (listed in order): Takahiro Otsuji, Miss Bean, Houmi Sakata, Norio Kidera, Yuka Yamaguchi, Shuho Teramura, Shuhei Tonami, Yusuke Suzuki

Making a living by taking photos of what I love

Someone who has continued to photograph things they are passionate about, and that has become their lifeblood. Someone who has poured their passion into one thing through the lens. We asked six photographers who live at the intersection of work and love about the work that goes beyond what they "love."

Cast (listed in order): Mina Soma, Ryo Tsuchida, Kazuma Saeki, Yoko Kawaguchi, Kasane Nogawa, Yuta Shigeno

The path taken by popular social media professionals

We asked four popular photographers who have made social media, an important tool for surviving in the modern world, their history and their approach from here. How did they get to where they are now? Where do they go from here?

Cast (listed in order): Hiroshi Hatano, 6151, Takeru Kohara, Hayashi

"The parallel worker lifestyle" - not limited to "just one thing"

In addition to being a photographer, these four parallel workers also hold other titles. Why do they take on jobs other than photography, and what is the synergy that each job brings? We asked these four people who work in two different fields for some hints on how to live life in your own way.

Cast (listed in order): Takahiro Bessho, Kosuke Kobayashi, Miho Komuro, Natsumi Handa

There are other jobs like this too: "Miscellaneous Photography Jobs"

The film features four people with wonderful professions: a photo lab owner who aims to work closely with photographers, a retoucher who discovered the joy of image processing and changed jobs, a wedding photographer who created a team to pursue free-form wedding photography, and a photography school instructor who trains others while also taking his own photographs.

Cast (listed in order): Takeshi Furuya, Saki Kanazawa, Kanamoto Kana, Megumi Fujimori

From the exhibition "Actresses I Wanted to Photograph" Vol. 5: "The people I want to photograph, and the expressions I want to photograph."

"Actress Exhibition" is a project where five photographers choose actresses they want to photograph and take photos of them. We asked the five groups of ten actresses who will appear in Vol. 5, which will be held from March 16th, about the world and thoughts they expressed this time. This special feature will build up your expectations for the exhibition.

Cast (listed in order): Honoka Matsumoto x Iko Mimori, Yuri Tsunematsu x aika, Rikako Yagi x piczo, Rina Komiya x Wataru Tsunoda, Tina Tamaki x Naho Miyajima

Interview with a photographer's assistant: "Now and Dreams"

We interviewed an assistant who is studying various subjects under her respected master in order to become a professional photographer. We asked her many questions, such as why she chose her current master, what her job entails, and what her dreams are for the future.

Cast (listed in order of appearance): Hattori Masataka (master: Takimoto Mikiya), Lin Yi-ling (master: Yokonami Osamu), Kurawaki Ami (master: Otsuji Takahiro), Kashiwara Yuzuha (master: Hayashi Kyotaro)

Ask the cast! "Filming Q&A"

We asked the photographers featured in this issue a variety of questions. From "the most important quality" to make photography your job, to "my favorite lunch" that you would like to eat while shooting, we hope you enjoy the answers you are curious about.

[Series]

- Actress Ai Hashimoto "Every day is a good day"

Photographs that capture the precious moments that overflow in reality and words that express the feelings felt at those times. This is the 17th installment of Ai Hashimoto's series, in which she expresses her irreplaceable days through photographs and words.

- Yuta Koseki's journey of self-discovery "Suki"

The 16th installment of the series is titled "Tsubokura-san" and features a photo of Tsubokura Yoshiyuki of the comedy trio Wagaya no, who co-starred with him in the 2023 stage production of "Jeanne d'Arc." Please enjoy the four pages written by Tsubokura himself again this time.

-My Focal Length by Ryotoshi Furuya

Actor and photographer Ryoto Furuya takes photos with the Nikon Z f on various themes of "focal length," such as the sense of distance between people and one's stance on life. In the second installment, model Ayaka Miyoshi appears.

- KYON.J's encounter with a "miraculous moment" in "Exploring the World"

Travel photographer KYON.J, who continues to pursue the beautiful light that illuminates the world, has come across images of nature overflowing with light. We bring you the 19th installment, "The Northern Lights that Lead You to the Kingdom of Ice."

[and more]

・Camera catalog: A reliable camera that will support your photography work

・Nikon Z f "A beautiful world beyond full-frame"

Cast: Kosei no Chi

・Expand the scope of your work! Three precious Canon RF lenses

Cast: Yutobi