April 9th marked the opening of “Day Job?”, a photo exhibition curated by Hypebeast’s Eugene Kan. I was asked to be part of the exhibit and it was great that they let me speak through a completely different medium. Of course I am shooting all the time for the blog and stuff, but I never consider myself an actual “photographer”. Eugene made a good point when he noted that there’s definitely something different when you see photos taken by a designer versus photos taken by a photographer.
So this show brought together some creative industry personalities and their ability to visually communicate beyond their “day jobs”. The exhibition included photography from the likes of Jules Gayton (Leilow), Neek (Stussy), Jon Warren (Vans), Peter James Lee (Cassette Denim), Ian Paley (Garbstore), Kobe Chen (Subcrew) and Ephraim Chui (Capita Snowboards) among other participants. The exhibition which takes place at Hong Kong’s Above Second will conclude at the end of the month. Proceeds from the sale of the prints will be donated to the International Center of Photography with a price list seen here. (Two of my four photos have already sold!)
4月9日はHypebeastのEugene Kanがキュレーターを務めた写真展、「Day Job?（定職？）」の初日でした。僕もこの写真展に参加するよう誘われ、まったく違うメディアで表現できたのがとても楽しかったです。もちろん、いつもブログなどで写真は撮っていますが、自分を「写真家」と考えたことはありません。デザイナーが撮る写真と写真家が撮る写真には確実に違いがあるとEugeneは言っていました。
なので、この写真展は、各界のクリエーティブな業界人が「いつもの仕事」以外でどのように視覚的に表現できるかを集めたものです。この展示会ではJules Gayton (Leilow)、 Neek (Stussy)、 Jon Warren (Vans)、 Peter James Lee (Cassette Denim)、 Ian Paley (Garbstore)、 Kobe Chen (Subcrew)と Ephraim Chui (Capita Snowboards)などが参加しています。この写真展は香港のAbove Secondで今月末まで行われます。写真の売り上げはInternational Center of Photographyに寄付されます。プライスリストはこちら。(僕の写真の4枚中、2枚がすでに売れました！)
(My four photos are on the ones on the left half of this grid above.)
(上の写真の左半分が僕の作品です。)
Update: All my photos have sold.
