Photo Gala Ya Hikoma ~Japan's First Professional Photographer~
Muramatsuri Makoto
- Mangaka
- Muramatsuri Makoto
- First published
- 2003
- Status
- Completed
- Original language
- Japanese
- Genres
- Historical
- Content rating
- Suggestive
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This volume explores the life and career of Hikoma Ueno, a pioneering figure in 19th-century Japanese photography. Created by author and artist Muramatsuri Makoto, the work serves as a biographical tribute to the man who opened Japan's first commercial photography studio in Nagasaki in 1862. It functions as a historical digest, documenting Ueno's pivotal role in transitioning Japan from traditional portraiture to the modern medium of the daguerreotype and subsequent photographic processes during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods.
Muramatsuri Makoto's approach centers on the visual heritage Ueno left behind, blending historical narrative with archival imagery. The book aims to contextualize Ueno's technical mastery against the backdrop of Japan’s rapid modernization and opening to the West. It is generally recognized for its focus on the intersection of early photography and cultural preservation, offering readers a window into the aesthetic and social challenges faced by the first generation of Japanese professional photographers.
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