December 2, 2010
Eye to Eye with the Whale
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010 Japan’s whale-hunting expeditions may grab all the headlines, but the country also has a growing community of whale watchers. This new exhibition presents the large-scale photographs of renowned American lensman Bryant Austin, alongside documentary audio and video taken by cetacean-loving amateurs around Japan. Austin spends his life shooting […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010
©Bryant Austin
Japan’s whale-hunting expeditions may grab all the headlines, but the country also has a growing community of whale watchers. This new exhibition presents the large-scale photographs of renowned American lensman Bryant Austin, alongside documentary audio and video taken by cetacean-loving amateurs around Japan. Austin spends his life shooting whales up close, and the highlight of the show will be his giant, life-size images taken with a 50 megapixel Hasselblad from a distance of less than 2m. Also featured are the 3D animations of Haruyoshi Kawai, the country’s foremost illustrator of marine mammals.
Temporary Contemporary Gallery
Bryant Austin. Eye to Eye with the Whale: New Tales about Whales. Photography. Dec 9-18, free. 2F, 1-14-7 Tsukishima, Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3533-0880. Open daily noon-8pm. Nearest stn: Tsukishima. www.beautifulwhale.jp
