To conclude photography month here in Toronto, TVO aired a documentary on Edward Burtinsky and his tales on what he encountered as he captured the world with a different perspective. His notion of manufactured landscape deals with how we as human beings live in a life that we have literally manufactured. With ever growing cities, [...]
Categories: Thoughts
Tagged: book, camera, Canadian, documentary, Ed Burtinsky, Edward, Manufactured Landscape, photographer, Photography Month, review, TV Ontario, TVO
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- May 31, 2009 – 9:43 pm
- Author:
- By Taku Kumabe
On occasion during my travels I make it a point to go to the local music store and see what the locals listen to. It’s a great way to find new artists and those that I would not necessarily have known otherwise.
While in Hong Kong, I did just that. Dropping into the HMV in Causeway [...]
Categories: Reviews, Thoughts
Tagged: artist, jazz, Joanna Wang, pop, Taiwanese
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- May 17, 2009 – 10:50 am
- Author:
- By Taku Kumabe
So I just finished watching this show on TV called Departures. A show where two Canadians, Justin and Scott – and their trusty cameraman – travel to various countries and experience all that the country has to offer.
This episode just happened to be Japan, so I just had to see what these two were up [...]
Categories: Thoughts
Tagged: Departures., japan, Justin, Kyoto, Osaka, Pilot Guide, Scott, Tokyo, travel, tv
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- May 15, 2009 – 9:28 pm
- Author:
- By Taku Kumabe