Bruce Osborn Archives | 「親子の日」Oyako Day https://oyako.org/en/tag/bruce-osborn-en/ present to the future Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:04:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://oyako.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-oyako_logo-32x32.jpg Bruce Osborn Archives | 「親子の日」Oyako Day https://oyako.org/en/tag/bruce-osborn-en/ 32 32 Voting for the Oyako Award Has Begun https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/voting-for-oyako-award-begins/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/voting-for-oyako-award-begins/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/06/%e3%80%8c%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e5%a4%a7%e8%b3%9e%e3%80%8d%e6%8a%95%e7%a5%a8%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%81%9b/ Voting for the Oyako Award has begun. Cast your vote for the parent-child pair whose story inspires you most.

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]]> Voting for the Oyako Award begins on June 1.

The Oyako Award was established in 2007 as a way to encourage people to reflect on the meaning of oyako—the bond between parent and child.

Over the years, recipients have included parent-child pairs from a wide range of fields, such as Kinya Sekine and Mari Sekine, Ryoko Moriyama and Naotaro Moriyama, Rentaro Mikuni and Koichi Sato, Tokiko Kato and Yae, and Tetsuya Chiba and Kozo Chiba.

The recipients of the Oyako Award 2025 were photographer Kazutetsu Morishita, who has spent many years documenting atomic bomb survivors, and his daughter Miho Morishita, who continues his work and legacy.

We invite you to cast your vote for the parent-child pair whose story, achievements, or way of life inspires you most.

Vote for the Oyako Award!

Oyako Award Voting Page

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/voting-for-oyako-award-begins/feed/ 0 7th Oyako Photo Matsuri – As Many Stories as There are Families – https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/%e7%ac%ac7%e5%9b%9e-%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e5%86%99%e7%9c%9f%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a-%ef%bd%9e%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e3%81%ae%e6%95%b0%e3%81%a0%e3%81%91%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e7%89%a9%e8%aa%9e%ef%bd%9e/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/%e7%ac%ac7%e5%9b%9e-%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e5%86%99%e7%9c%9f%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a-%ef%bd%9e%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e3%81%ae%e6%95%b0%e3%81%a0%e3%81%91%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e7%89%a9%e8%aa%9e%ef%bd%9e/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:12:20 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/06/%e7%ac%ac7%e5%9b%9e-%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e5%86%99%e7%9c%9f%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a-%ef%bd%9e%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e3%81%ae%e6%95%b0%e3%81%a0%e3%81%91%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e7%89%a9%e8%aa%9e%ef%bd%9e/ We are pleased to announce the 7th Oyako Photo Festival — As Many Stories as There Are Families, once again to be held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ). The exhibition will run from May 30 (Saturday) through June 26 (Friday), 2026.

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]]> We are pleased to announce the 7th Oyako Photo Festival — As Many Stories as There Are Families, once again to be held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ).

The exhibition will run from May 30 (Saturday) through June 26 (Friday), 2026.

This year, photographers from Japan and around the world have once again contributed works exploring the theme of Oyako—the bond between parent and child.

Afghanistan, Cambodia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Gaza, Iran, Japan, Poland, Syria, Ukraine, the United States, and Vietnam.

Though cultures, religions, environments, and ways of life may differ, each photograph reveals something universal: the time shared between parent and child, and the continuity of life itself.

“Oyako transcends borders, cultures, and religions—it is a universal language.”

At a time when conflict and division continue in many parts of the world, we hope this exhibition will encourage visitors to reflect on the everyday lives of families and the enduring connections that sustain us.

As many families, as many stories.

We hope that the parent-child relationships captured in these photographs will resonate with you in a meaningful way.

Exhibition Dates

May 30 (Sat) – June 26 (Fri), 2026

Venue

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ)

Opening Hours

Weekdays: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: Open from the afternoon
Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Exhibition Details

https://www.fccj.or.jp/exhibition

A reception with participating photographers will also be held on Thursday, June 4.

If you would like to attend, please register by email:

E-mail: staff@oyako.org

We look forward to welcoming you.

Oyako Photo Matsuri 2026 Page

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/%e7%ac%ac7%e5%9b%9e-%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e5%86%99%e7%9c%9f%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a-%ef%bd%9e%e8%a6%aa%e5%ad%90%e3%81%ae%e6%95%b0%e3%81%a0%e3%81%91%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e7%89%a9%e8%aa%9e%ef%bd%9e/feed/ 0 JPS Exhibition Now Open https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/jps%e5%b1%95-%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e4%b8%ad/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/jps%e5%b1%95-%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e4%b8%ad/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:11:32 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/06/jps%e5%b1%95-%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e4%b8%ad/ Bruce Osborn exhibits Reverberation from his Flying series at the 51st JPS Exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto. The Tokyo exhibition is being held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum from May 27 (Wed) through June 5 (Fri).
It will be followed by the Kansai exhibition, taking place at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex from June 9 (Tue) through June 14 (Sun).

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]]> The 51st JPS Exhibition, organized by the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS), of which Bruce Osborn is a member, is currently underway.

The Tokyo exhibition is being held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum from May 27 (Wed) through June 5 (Fri).
It will be followed by the Kansai exhibition, taking place at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex from June 9 (Tue) through June 14 (Sun).

For details, please visit:
https://www.jps.gr.jp/jpsten2026_session/

Bruce Osborn is also exhibiting as a member of JPS.

His selected work this year comes from the Flying series.

Reverberation

A discarded trash bin,
having fulfilled its purpose,
drifts through the air,
carrying with it the memories of people
and the scent of the city.
The reverberations of urban life
echo into the sky.

Flying is a photographic series that explores the moment of departure for objects created to serve people after their original purpose has come to an end.

If you are in the area, we hope you will stop by and visit the exhibition.

Bruce Osborn “Flying” Series

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/06/jps%e5%b1%95-%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e4%b8%ad/feed/ 0 Oyako Photo Session (Studio AO) https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-3/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-3/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:11:32 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/04/hayama-event-info-3/ Join the Oyako photo session on May 5 at Studio AO. Apply by email to take part in this special Children’s Day event.

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May 5 (Children’s Day)

Oyako Photo Session (Studio AO)

Applications are accepted by email.
Please include the following subject line:

E-mail: yoshiko@intheozone.net
Subject: Hayama Art Festival Event — Children’s Day Oyako Photo Session

Date: May 5 (Children’s Day)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – approximately 12:00 p.m.

Details and participation information will be sent directly by email to those who apply.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-3/feed/ 0 Talk Session “Masaru to Bruce” https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-2/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-2/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:16:18 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/04/hayama-event-info-2/ On May 4, a special talk event “Masaru & Bruce” takes place at Lanai during the Hayama Art Festival.

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]]> May 4 (Greenery Day)
Talk Event: Masaru & Bruce (at Lanai)

A special talk event accompanying the two-person exhibition by photographer Bruce Osborn and painter Masaru Fukuda, whom Bruce first met in the early 1980s.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

Venue

Lanai

Masaru & Bruce Two-Person Exhibition

Bruce first encountered Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still active as an art director.
Now, nearly fifty years later, that long-standing connection has taken shape as this joint exhibition.

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/hayama-event-info-2/feed/ 0 Screening at the venue “Lanai” during 34th Hayama Art Festival https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayamaartfes-screening-lanai/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayamaartfes-screening-lanai/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:14 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/04/%e7%ac%ac34%e5%9b%9e-%e8%91%89%e5%b1%b1%e8%8a%b8%e8%a1%93%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88%e3%81%ae%e3%81%94%e6%a1%88%e5%86%85-%e2%91%a0/ On May 3, Bruce Osborn’s rare film Spring 1982 screens at Lanai, followed by a DJ night during the Hayama Art Festival.

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May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day)

Screening of the film work Spring 1982 (@ Lanai)

A rare film capturing the atmosphere of the Showa era through the eyes of Bruce Osborn, shortly after his arrival in Japan.

The evening will also feature a DJ night with Bruce and friends.

Venue

Lanai

Home of the Masaru & Bruce Two-Person Exhibition.

Bruce first met painter Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still working as an art director.
Now, nearly fifty years later, that friendship has become the exhibition Masaru & Bruce.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayamaartfes-screening-lanai/feed/ 0 34th Hayama Art Festival Exhibition https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayama-artfes/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayama-artfes/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:21:58 +0000 https://oyako.org/uncategorized/2026/04/34th-hayama-artfes/ Bruce Osborn joins the 34th Hayama Art Festival with three exhibitions celebrating memory, objects, friendship, and Hayama life.

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]]> The Hayama Art Festival is an annual arts festival organized by artists working in Hayama Town, Miura District, Kanagawa, and throughout the Shonan region along Sagami Bay.
It is held each year from mid-April to mid-May, centered around Japan’s Golden Week holidays.

In 2026, the festival will run from April 25 to May 17.
Photographer Bruce Osborn will also participate.

Exhibition Venues

Venue 1: Morito Shrine

《HAYAMA TIME》 Outdoor Installation
A large-scale work composed from landscapes and memories accumulated over 25 years of living in Hayama.

Venue 2: LAH Land

《Flying》 Outdoor Installation
A photographic series in which objects that had completed their purpose were released into the sky and captured in a single instant—an early conceptual starting point for Bruce’s later Nature Calls works.

Venue 3: Lanai

《Masaru & Bruce》 Two-Person Exhibition
Bruce first met painter Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still active as an art director. Nearly 50 years later, that connection has finally become this joint exhibition.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

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A book made by families, for families.
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What is important to you?

OYAKO

The culmination of 42 years of parent-child photography.
Parents carry the past, children become bridges to the future—
A photographic collection reflecting Japan’s culture and the continuity of life through this universal relationship.

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2026/04/34th-hayama-artfes/feed/ 0 Bruce Osborn https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2021/07/bruce-osborn/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2021/07/bruce-osborn/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:04 +0000 https://oyako.org/?p=7192 Bruce Osborn (USA) Desperate to save the family business, the son fought mountainous waves getting the boat out into safer waters. Unable to contact family, he passed along an agonizing night at sea. Returning to port in the morning, he couldn’t recognize where he was. Nothing was there, including their home. Later he was relieved to find that his family was safe and sound. Website  Oyako Photo Matsuri is a group exhibition on parents and children at FCCJ (Foreign Correspondences’ Club of Japan)   Great East Japan Earthquake / Fukushima, Japan / 2011

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Bruce Osborn (USA)

Desperate to save the family business, the son fought mountainous waves getting the boat out into safer waters. Unable to contact family, he passed along an agonizing night at sea. Returning to port in the morning, he couldn’t recognize where he was. Nothing was
there, including their home. Later he was relieved to find that his family was safe and sound.

Oyako Photo Matsuri is a group exhibition on parents and children at FCCJ (Foreign Correspondences’ Club of Japan)

 

Great East Japan Earthquake / Fukushima, Japan / 2011

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2021/07/bruce-osborn/feed/ 0 ArtCenter Stories https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2020/01/artcenter-stories/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2020/01/artcenter-stories/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:30:17 +0000 https://oyako.org/?p=5079 Bruce’s interview featured in Art Center Stories on Tumblr. Click HERE to read the article.  

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]]> Bruce’s interview featured in Art Center Stories on Tumblr.

Click HERE to read the article.

 

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]]> https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2020/01/artcenter-stories/feed/ 0 nippon.com https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2019/06/nippon-com/ https://oyako.org/en/news-en/2019/06/nippon-com/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:35:22 +0000 https://oyako.org/?p=4449 Bruce Osborn’s Oyako project was featured on nippon.com Please click HERE to read the article.

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]]> Bruce Osborn’s Oyako project was featured on nippon.com

Please click HERE to read the article.

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