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"I hope as many people as possible come to see
my show of Ban-ei horse racing photos."
Hearing of the crisis that Ban-ei horse racing is currently facing, photographers
from the mass media have started flocking to the races, but I'm the only one
who has been chronicling them throughout year. As a result, I've gotten quite
friendly with some of the jockeys and other people involved. A driving force
behind my upcoming show of Ban-ei horse racing photos has been my desire to do
something in return for all the people at the track who accepted me from the
beginning.
It was about seven years ago that I started using Olympus cameras. I was in a
major camera store when I happened to meet met an Olympus salesperson. We got
to talking and, well, that was basically the start of my relationship with Olympus.
I like the E-system because it delivers colors that appeal to me. The lens is
sharp, and there's minimal distortion even when taking wide-angle shots. Better
still, there's no need for fine color adjustments. At a time when many photographers
were still hesitant about using digital cameras, I was already sending off data
to be printed, long before the others joined in. From around the time that resolution
reached five million pixels, digital cameras started to compete favorably with
film cameras. I feel particularly comfortable using the E-500 because I can take
about 10 consecutive shots with just the right timing.
The upcoming exhibition will be the first to feature my Ban-ei horse racing photos,
and I hope as many people as possible come to see it. And when it's over, I want
to sit back and take the time to think about the theme for my next project. Right
now, I have plenty of ideas, but I haven't decided on anything specific yet.
For me, photography is a profession - I can't describe it in any other way. I'm
simply a photographer called Shin Yamagishi who takes photos to support his assistants
and their families. I think this is important. That's why I think of photography
as a job, and of projects like Ban-ei horse racing as an extension of my profession.
Edyamagishir's Note
At the end of the interview, Yamagishi said to me, "Right now, I want to make
the 88-temple pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku. I'd like to become a pilgrim,
walking and taking in everything unhurriedly." Throughout his career, while
publishing over 350 photo collections, Yamagishi has always had a firm view of
exactly who and what he is. I think the seed of desire to go on a pilgrimage
can only germinate in the mind of such a person, someone who is emotionally moved
by coming into contact with horses and who has experienced many things in life.
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