Ulysses Aoki: Street photography in Japan, Leica cameras, portraits, personal style, books and more

I am talking with Ulysses Aoki about photography. Ulysses is an award-winning candid/art photographer that is featured and exhibited globally. His commercial work expands into fashion/people, documentary and product photography, and has taught photography to schools and individuals all over the world. 0:00:00 - Hello there! 0:01:05 - Introduction 0:01:28 - Why is photography so popular in Japan? 0:04:28 - Why do you shoot in color? 0:08:10 - Portrait photography and transition to street photography 0:10:18 - Japanese people and street photography and overcaming fears 0:14:11 - Ulysses’s styles of street photography 0:16:00 - Is “in into-your-face” Style misunderstood? Drama about Tatsuo Suzuki’s style. 0:17:38 - Tatsuo Suzuki and drama about his style with FUJI 0:20:37 - What is your process after you come home 0:24:42 - Do you believe in personal style? 0:28:59 - Photo projects, dream photoproject 0:30:37 - Publishing Books, Zines 0:32:53 - Is it hard to prepare an exhibition? Exhibiting your work 0:38:56 - Inspiration - paintings, movies, anime 0:43:34 - Movies and anime 0:45:42 - Animation 0:50:09 - Experience with film photography, advantages of film 0:53:47 - Should you start photography with film photography 0:55:11 - Is Leica Q the best street photography camera? 0:57:15 - Why do you like Leica cameras? 1:04:48 - Tips for portrait photography 1:07:45 - Does appearance of camera matter? 1:10:25 - Asking about YouTube channel 1:14:50 - The hardest part on YouTube 1:17:48 - When are you going to make a video about Mastodon? 1:19:14 - Tattoos, Yakuza, Tattoos 1:26:25 - The end, Thank you for watching/listening! If you want to follow me on social media SoundCould: https://soundcloud.com/user-228441570 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutphotographyblog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboutphotographyblog Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutphoto_blog Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/aboutphotographyblog/ You can find this content and more on https://aboutphotography.blog