Bruce first met Yoshi through a photo shoot for an album by the legendary Japanese band KOME KOME CLUB, and over the years their professional collaboration has grown into a lasting friendship.

This year’s exhibition brings together the work of 18 artists, each presenting pieces that reflect their own distinctive style and creative vision.

Bruce is exhibiting a large-format photograph from his series featuring flip-flops found along the seashore, transforming an everyday object into an evocative work of art.

If you happen to be in the area, we hope you’ll stop by and enjoy the exhibition.

Exhibition Information

Dates
July 1 (Wed) – July 12 (Sun), 2026

Hours
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Participating Artists

Aoyama Tart
Apple Candy
Tomoko Eguchi
Noriko Goto
Minako Botsford Saito
Kanako Sazaki
Mika Suga
Mushuko Takabe
Keiko Nasu
Masataka Nasu
Hiromi Hikage
Yoshi Hirata
Shin Fujita
Bruce Osborn
Chika Miyata
Akane Murai
Dixonholic
Ryu Ambe

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Photojournalist Shisei Kuwabara, who has spent many years confronting and documenting various social issues on the ground, has received the 76th Kumanichi Award.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations.

Bruce and I first met Mr. Kuwabara when he was serving as Chair of the International Exchange Committee of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS). Our connection began when he invited me to join the committee as one of its members.

He also once participated as one of the photographers in the Oyako Photo Festival held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ), where we exhibited his parent-child photographs taken in Minamata.

Thanks in part to Mr. Kuwabara’s warm personality, the members of that International Exchange Committee still gather regularly, exchanging information and maintaining our friendship. He remains one of our cherished colleagues.

We hope he will continue to be active on the front lines of journalism, never overlooking fleeting moments or the changes of our times.

Mr. Kuwabara, congratulations once again.

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