All about Ararchy / Prolific photographer's 450

All about Ararchy / Prolific photographer's 450 Nobuyoshi Araki, 72, is arguably one of the most prolific photographers in the world. One of the books, Shakyo Rojin Nikki (Diary of a crazy old shutterbug), was published by Wides Shuppan publishing. For the collection, Araki took photos of himself right after the quake. But, enthusiastic as ever, he quickly added: "I'm now very confident in taking photos, you know. Another exhibition of Araki's work is presently showing at the Taka Ishii Gallery in Koto Ward, Tokyo. He deliberately damaged the negatives with scissors to give the prints an unexpected look. "Photos are images [of subjects]. At the exhibition, a collection of 70 new color photos, titled '11 3 . Flowers, blue skies and dolls are shown in these pictures. Moreover to published works, the exhibition includes privately printed books, such as Xerox Shashin-cho (Xerox photo book), a rare 23-volume photo collection printed on a copy machine in 1970 when he was an employee of ad agency Dentsu Inc. Handmade scrapbooks put together in the 1960s are also on display. Araki said he became highly productive around the 1980s, when he published about 10 books a year, but he had never seen all of the collections displayed in one place. "I vaguely knew I'd published that many, but seeing them displayed together is just terrific," he said with emotion. It's my new start. He added in a modest tone of voice: "I've convinced people that each one of my photos is a short novel. Araki said that human relations created in the manufacturing of his collections are also an important element. Araki is also known as "Ararchy," a portmanteau of his name and "anarchy. Araki's photos impressively depict life, death and sex in daily life in a subjective style called "shi-shashin. Araki's strong feelings toward his photos' subjects can best be viewed in Senchimentaru na Tabi (Sentimental Journey), a shi-shashin collection about his marriage with his late wife, Yoko, that was published in 1971, and Itoshi no Chiro (Chiro, My Love), which was published in 1990 to express his deep feelings for his cat. The exhibition has made me feel like doing something new, indeed. For example, he has been involved with a project to send photos of flowers to temporary housing facilities in the region. Each shot 'is my last' In 2009, he announced that he had cancer. Last year, he published two black-and-white collections inspired by the Great East Japan Earthquake. He rather expresses his sympathy for the people of the region in a reserved way. "Each time I click the shutter, I think it's my last," he said. All about Ararchy / Prolific photographer's 450 Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 11/06/2012