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“Tradition and Trend” in Korea Photo exhibition at Chukyo University starts from today
A Japanese expatriate living in Korea introduces traditional and cultural scenes and popular spots where young people gather through his photos in the photo exhibition “Soulful Seoul”. The exhibition starts from January 22 at the Art Galley “C. Square” of Chukyo University located at Yagoto Honmachi, Syowa-ku, Nagoya City. This unique photographer is Mr. Yuji Ogawa (53), Vice President of NYK Line Korea (the headquarters in Seoul). He came to Korea in April of 2005, and since then, he has been traveling to local Korean towns on his days-off and holidays and taking photos of things which he was impressed and surprised at. Before coming to Korea, he was in Australia where he learned photo taking techniques from a professional photographer. Thus, his photo-taking prowess is now like a professional photographer. As of April, 2006, he published a photo essay book “Nan Seng Cheo Um”. The title means “for the first time” in Korean. The book became very popular, and he held photo exhibitions in both Japan and Korea many times to introduce his unique photos. This photo exhibition in Nagoya adopts a unique style. The photos of “Korean Folk Village” where traditional houses in the Lee Dynasty are reconstructed and the scenes in which Korean traditions still exists such as palaces and Gyeongbokgung are shown in sepia. On the other hand, the photos of streets, restaurants, cafes and students at one of the most popular and fashionable spots among young people “Honde Area” are shown in blue. Mr. Ogawa said, “I am very happy to be able to hold this photo exhibition at my hometown Nagoya. I hope people coming to my exhibition could feel the traditional Confucianism and dynamics in the modern days, which co-exist in Korea today.” The exhibition is held until January 29. The entrance fee is free. (January 22, 2008 Yomiuri Newspaper)
Photo caption: the photo exhibition venue in Korea, taken by Mr. Ogawa
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