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Ricoh Photo Gallery RING CUBE Exhibition Announcement
TOKYO, Feb. 3 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/--
- Ikuo Tatsumi Photo Exhibition: "Run! Shoot! In the World's Marathons" -
Ricoh Co., Ltd. has announced the start of the Ikuo Tatsumi Photo Exhibition: "Run! Shoot! In the World's
Marathons" from February 3, 2010. This is an exhibition of works chosen from among those submitted during
the July-September 2009 public submission period. Entering marathons in Tokyo and six other major cities
(New York, Vancouver, Berlin, London, Roma and Seoul), from the course Ikuo Tatsumi shot photographs of
scenes and people that gave his heart pause as he ran. Over 120 photographs are to be exhibited.
These fresh and vivid images of roadside and course scenery are presented from a new viewpoint: that of
the runner. Energized by the vigor and smiling faces of these photographs, viewers will be ready to go out and
run themselves. There are plans to also present a special selection of photographs of the Tokyo Yumemai
Marathon, in which participants run on sidewalks following traffic rules, and photographs of marathons in
Okinawa, which have a festival atmosphere.
At Ricoh, our ambition is for RING CUBE to be not only "a place to display and appreciate photographs," but
also a gathering place for people who want to both enjoy photographs and express themselves through
photographs and a place that expands the possibilities of photography. We will continue to hold exhibitions
presenting the works of a wide range of photographers, both professional and amateur.
[Photographer's profile]
Ikuo Tatsumi is a journalist. After stints as a Kyodo News reporter at locations such as Maebashi, Sendai
and Sapporo as well as in the Foreign News Section at the head office, he served as Phnom Penh bureau
chief and was assigned as a video and news desk journalist at the Tokyo MX television station. He is currently
an editor of audio-video news at the head office. Tatsumi has written many newspaper and magazine news
articles, including photo-illustrated overseas reportage, and he has also produced many video reports.
Tatsumi has completed over 40 full marathons. He continues to run in marathons throughout the world,
holding a compact camera in one hand and taking photographs along the way.
[A note from the photographer]
At marathons held in major cities abroad, there is a festival atmosphere both on the course and alongside it.
The runners, cheering spectators and volunteers all have leading roles in this festival. It was my ambition to
hold this kind of marathon in Tokyo, and I also wanted to communicate to people the fun of running together.
That is why I got involved in activities to promote the holding of the Tokyo Marathon, and it is also why I began
taking photographs while running in marathons around the world. On these 42.195 km journeys, I encounter
many people, who give me strength to keep running. I hope you too will enjoy these encounters with such
people, these instants of the heart dancing!
[Exhibition Details]
Name:
Ikuo Tatsumi Photo Exhibition: "Run! Shoot! In the World's Marathons"
Photographs: Over 120
Sponsor: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Dates:
February 3 to 14, 2010 *Except days the gallery is closed.
Place:
RING CUBE Gallery Zone
Address: San-ai Dream Center 8F/9F, 5-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
(Reception desk 9F)
Tel:
+81-3-3289-1521
Times:
11:00 to 20:00 (to 17:00 on final day)
Closed: Tuesdays
Entrance fee: Free
URL:
SOURCE: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Nishimura
PR Department
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-6278-5228
e-mail address: koho@ricoh.co.jp
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