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The year 2007 was a good one with a show in Tokyo and a show in Kyoto. Edo's book of essays on pinhole and life was published in April (see book page for more info)
and his photo book Timescapes Japan won a First Place award in one of the book categories of the Paris PX3 Competition. The year was also busy with travels to Kyoto, the USA, and Europe. 2008 will include a show in Germany, workshop and lecture in Osaka, Exhibtiion and lecture in Fukui, and a workshop in Karuizawa. Details below and on related pages. Edo Exhibition + Talk in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture Japan. March 8 - March 16 at Fukui-Ken Sakai-shi Heartopia Harue Hall. 9:30am-18:30pm Twenty photos from several series will be on display as well as pinhole photographs by local pinholers. http://www.city.fukui-sakai.lg.jp/tosyo/harue/ Edo will be there for a talk show and book signing on March 15 at 11am. The talk show is in Japanese.  Edo in Osaka March 15-16th Evening Lecture and Slide show in Osaka - Edo Talks about Pinhole and his book MArch 15th as part of the Utsubo Photo Festival 2008. Door opens 6:00pm starts 6:30pm For info in Japanese go here http://mumble-mumble.com/upf/2008/02/post_14.html The lecture is mainly in Japanese, with minimum translation into English is necessary. For inquires in English contact Koh Yoshida at flou_gallery@renovationplanning.co.jp or contact me at workshop@edophoto.com One Day Pinhole workshop in Osaka at the Utsubo Photo Festival 2008. March 16th Workshop bilingual if necessary. For info in Japanese go here http://mumble-mumble.com/upf/2008/02/post_14.html For inquires in English contact Koh Yoshida at flou_gallery@renovationplanning.co.jp or contact me at workshop@edophoto.com Utsubo Photo Festival 2008 事務局 〒550-0004 大阪府大阪市西区靱本町1-14-9・1F tel/fax 06.6441.6190 e-mail tsukiyo@mumble-mumble.com The next pinhole photography workshop at Edo's studio home is tentatively planned for May 17-18. This is the annual Spring workshop and is always fun. The details will be announced as they are decided but mark your calendar if you are interested. see the workshop page for other workshop info. Inquires and Registration at workshop@edophoto.com Edo's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2008 workshop will be held in Tokyo this year  Also visit Roonee's Japanese website. "Heartgraphy" photo exhibition in Chikura, Chiba Prefecture Japan Jan 29- Feb 24 at Gallery Schiele. This was a quaint gallery in a remodeled old Japanese style farmhouse on the sunny Boso Peninsula Coast two hours from Tokyo. On display were 30 photographs from the Healing Landscapes series. The talk show on Feb 10 was a full house and the show was well attended by people from all over Chiba Prefecture and even visitors from Tokyo.  Fall Show held in Kyoto Sept 2007 New work from the Silhouette Stories series was shown.   See the exhibition page for more info Edo on Radio and TV Edo was interviewed twice live on NHK radio on May 31 and in July 17th. The show hosts discussed his books, workshops, pinhole cameras, and lifestyle. He also appeared on a 8 minute report on NHK TV in July.
PARIS,
FRANCE, 30-APR-2007,
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
THE 2007 COMPETITION. Edward Levinson was Awarded: First Prize in category "BOOK-other"
(Cover and 4 Inside Images) for the entry titled, " Timescapes Japan
." The jury selected 2007's winners
from over 8,000 photography entries from 85 countries.  To read the press release click here
View all winners here at PX3 site. Please see the book page for details on the book and ordering!
Edo also did a one day workshop with students at the school as part of their summer program.
New Book Published April 26, 2007 Title:“Edo's Lessons In Pinhole Photography -Photography for Slow Life” Published by Iwanami Publishers.  [Front and Back covers] The book is published
in Japanese first with hopes of an English edition later.
The original manuscript is in English. Inquiries for an English edition welcome! This is a not a "how to" book but a "why to" book of essays of pinhole photography and its relation to life. The book was inspired by the original Edo’s Esoteric Pinholistic Essays which can be found in the Writings section of this website. An interview about the book appears in the May 2007 issue of Nippon Camera Magazine on page 188. For more info and PDF Flyer in Japanese with sample photos click here. Book Review Edo's Photo Book
"Timescapes Japan" (see below and book page) was reviewed in the
Issue #51 June 2007 of Black and White Magazine for Collectors of Fine
Art Photography. I will post the review when/if I get permission from
the magazine and writer.
Pinhole Debutes on Nikon Japan's Website A portfolio of 5 of Edo's Healing Landscapes are being featured at Nikon Web Gallery beginning Dec 28, 2006 and will remain at the the top of that page for one month. (After that it will still be there as a back issue.) The gallery features the work of a new photographer each month and this is the first time for them to show pinhole photographs. The page is English and Japanese and includes my comments on each photo. I use Nikon lens cameras, but am happy that they recognize the artistic merit of pinhole photography. Visit the Nikon Web Gallery and my exhibit here!  Two new galleries have been added to the Gallery Section of this site. "Silhouette Stories" is part of my new work which was shown at Goraku Gallery in Ginza Tokyo in summer 2006. The Diorama 1 series "Fears and Hopes" was created in 2002 but was shown for the first time in Tokyo in my fall show at Roonee 247 Photography gallery. Click here and select from the left side menu or enter from the "Gallery" menu above on this page
Exhibition by Edward Levinson was held Sept 19- Oct 1 2006 at Roonee 247 Photography in Yotsuya Tokyo. Edo's Pinhole Photos in "Waraku" Magazine Two of Edward's Pinhole
Photographs from the series Sacred Japan and included in his new book
were published in the October issue of Waraku magazine. Waraku is very
traditonal"Japanesque" kind of publication. In the October issue they
did a special section on Kyoto which included black and white
photographs by four foreigners taken in Kyoto. These four included
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Werner Bischof, Rene Burri, (all of Magnum
Photos) and Edward Levinson! Edward's photos included a Q+A interview
about his photos and "memories of Kyoto", his first home in Japan. The
magazine is in Japanese and is only available by subscription and a few
select stores whch can be fouund on the publishers JAPANESE website. http://www.waraku.shogakukan.co.jp
(The publshing of Edo's photos and interview was done with the cooperation of Sebun Photo). Announcing "Still" Hot off the Press! A Book of Edward Levinson's Pinhole Photographs was published June 15, 2006 Title: "Timescapes Japan - A Pinhole Journey"  Please see the book page for details and ordering! An interview about the book with Gregg Kemp at Pinhole Visions has been put on line. Follow this link to read the interivew and get some insights into Edo's photo process. [Introduction to the interview by Gregg Kemp, Jul 14, 2006] "One of the first thoughts I
had while viewing and reading Edward Levinson's new book "Timescapes
Japan - A Pinhole Journey", was how much my own photography has been
influenced by him. The influence isn't so much in the images themselves
as it is in Ed's approach to pinhole photography. Whether it is the
influence of Japanese culture or perhaps Ed's personal nature, his
approach to his work is thoughtful and meditative. And his photographs
of the last several years reflect those qualities of his style. This
approach is also apparent in his sparse, but elequent writing that
accompanies the book. This book is a collection of images you will want
to return to often."
Edward Levinson Exhibition
of New Work and Book Publishing Show was held
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Photo Portfolio in Nippon Camera
In February I had a chance to visit the AIPAD The Photography Show in NYC, The amount and quality of work on display was overwhelming. An report by me of the show with photos will appear in the Nippon Camera April issue due out March 20. |
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