Self-Published Photobook Released to Fund Relief Efforts

Great East Japan EarthquakeHeld to mark the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, this is one of a series of exhibitions titled "Remembrance 3.11" at Nikon Salon. The exhibition by Kazuhiko Washio, "On the Horizon," introduces his work, which is part of this series featuring multiple photographers including Naoki Ishikawa. The exhibition displays 40 black-and-white photographs, taken while traveling along the Tohoku coast after the earthquake, capturing the "traces" left behind.

During the exhibition (in Shinjuku only), a symposium titled "Photography and Words – What Lies Beyond Documentation" will be held on March 16 (Friday) with author and poet Natsuki Ikezawa, photographer Taku Arai, and photo critic Mariko Takeuchi. In conjunction with this exhibition, a limited edition photobook, "On the Horizon," has been published. All proceeds, after deducting production costs, will be donated as relief funds for the Great East Japan Earthquake.



Kazuhiko Washio Photo Exhibition "On the Horizon"
(Tokyo)
Dates: March 13 (Tuesday) - March 19 (Monday)
Venue: Shinjuku Nikon Salon
1-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Alta Building 28F
Tel. 03-3344-0565
Hours: 10:30 - 18:30
*Last day until 15:00
Open daily during the exhibition period
Admission: Free
Symposium "Photography and Words – What Lies Beyond Documentation"
Date & Time: March 16 (Friday) 18:30 - 20:00
Participants: Natsuki Ikezawa (Author/Poet), Taku Arai (Photographer), Mariko Takeuchi (Photo Critic), Kazuhiko Washio
*Held in Tokyo only
*Venue: Nikon Plaza Shinjuku


(Osaka)
Dates: April 5 (Thursday) - April 11 (Wednesday)
Venue: Nikon Salon bis Osaka
2-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Hilton Plaza West Office Tower 13F
Tel. 06-6348-9698
Hours: 10:30 - 18:30
*Last day until 15:00
Open daily during the exhibition period
Admission: Free

http://www.nikon-image.com/activity/salon/exhibition/2012/03_shinjyuku.htm#03


Kazuhiko Washio
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1967. Began self-taught photography in 1997. Selected for the "Young Portfolio" exhibition sponsored by the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in 2001. In 2006, selected for "Photo Documentary NIPPON" sponsored by Guardian Garden. His publications include the photobook "Far East Hotel" (Akashia) and "I Won't Blame Spring" (Chuo Koron Shinsha), co-authored with Natsuki Ikezawa. In March 2012, he published "On the Horizon" (self-published), a collection of photographs taken along the Tohoku coastline. http://www.washiokazuhiko.jp