Rather than photographing the Bluesman, I photographed the BLUES that permeated my body.
The Dear Film Project was launched with the aim of respecting the rich worldview contained in film and the spirit of the photographer, re-editing the footage and passing it on to the next generation.
We created zines of seven photographers, limited to 500 copies each.
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Osamu Nagahama was shooting nude gravures for Heibon Punch (currently published by Magazine House), which was said to be a one million magazine magazine from the mid-1960s when magazines were in full swing.
Over the course of four years starting in 1989, I went to the blues mecca of the southern United States 10 times to photograph my favorite blues.
No appointment No connection. Without being intimidated by the strong bluesman, he attacked with Corn Whiskey as a souvenir.
His passion must have touched the hearts of the bluesmen who met him for the first time.
DEAR FILM PROJECT upcycled the photos taken at this time and published ``Cotton Fields'' by Transworld Japan in February 2020.
I designed a precious Betayaki as a spin-off of this photo book.
You can get a glimpse of what the photographer is looking at.
■Osamu Nagahama
Born in Nagoya in 1941
After graduating from Tama Art University's Sculpture Department in 1964, he studied under Yoshihiro Tachiki. Became a freelance photographer in 1966. Since then, he has been widely active in magazines and advertising media such as Heibon Punch and GORO. Photo books include ``Hell's Angel'' (Keibunsha), ``My Blues Road'' (Magazine House), Creating Souls (Wise Publishing), ``Crossroads of the Soul'' co-authored by Kenzo Kitakata (Keibunsha), and ``The Wild Goose of the Fierce''. (Wise Publishing), ``THE TOKYOHUNDREDS'' (Space Shower Network), etc. His recent book is "Cotton Fields" (Transworld Japan).
[Staff review]
staff:AkatsukaKey points: As Nagahama approached his 50s, he felt that "if I don't keep photographing what I love, I'll never be able to photograph them again," so he traveled to sacred grounds to photograph his beloved bluesmen, and this book is a record of the lives of bluesmen.
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