From “ Yasumasa MORIMURA Interviewed”, “Special Feature: Interviews with People  in 2010 Topics”

Photo Almanac 2011 Interview

Chapter 3

“Special Feature: Interviews with People  in 2010 Topics” is one of the major articles in this issue together with the opening pages, and can be said the most unique pages throughout six issues of this annual.  Five pages each are dedicated to four people who were most active in 2010, namely, Yasumasa MORIMURA, Yuki ONODERA, Chihiro MINATO as well as Kiyoshi SUZUKI, who passed away after gaining an international popularity.  Mr.Koichi YAMADA, a cineaste, and Gozo YOSHIMASU, a poet, and also overseas celebrities such as Mr. William EGGLETON,  RongRong and inri were also covered.  Other people interviewed in this chapter include  Kimi HIMENO, Kozue TAKAGI, Ryo OHWADA, Masumi KURA, Osamu WATAYA, Keiko SASAOKA, Hisaji HARA, James NAKAGAWA, Eiko SHIMOZONO, Shunji DODO, Taichi ONOUE, Yoshi HIGA、Koei IIJIMA, Koji ISE, Herbie YAMAGUCHI and Naotaka HIROTA. A lamentation is dedicated to Mr.Hideki FUJII, a very active fashion photographer.

Chapter 12

“A special four days interview: Kikujiro FUKUSHIMA” Fukushima became a photographer in 1945 after witnessing the aftermath of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. He experienced many ups and downs in his life as a photographer and was 90 years old in 2010 living in Yamaguchi. The interviewer Hiroshi OSHIMAspent four days for this interview.