#Photography

How to Photograph Projection Mapping: Smartphone Video and Exposure Tips, Camera Settings, Tripods and Etiquette (Winter 2026–27)

Washed-out highlights and blur are the most common problems when photographing projection mapping. Here are tips for smartphones and cameras, the flash, tripod and burst-shooting etiquette announced by venues such as Tsuruga-jo Castle and Hiroshima Castle this winter, and the dates of events you can shoot.

[Autumn/Winter 2026] Ebisu, Shirokanedai and Meguro Art Guide: Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Yamatane Museum of Art and More

A roundup, as of October 31, of exhibitions at seven museums in the Ebisu, Shirokanedai and Meguro area. The Marimekko exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum runs until December 20, and the Yamatane Museum of Art’s 60th-anniversary exhibition until December 6. We also sort out the different closing days and how to get around from the stations.

[Autumn/Winter 2026] Ginza Gallery Guide: 10 Venues Including Shiseido Gallery, ggg and Maison Hermès

Ginza is home to free galleries run by cosmetics, fashion and camera companies, among others. We summarize exhibitions, opening information and routes for 10 venues, including Shiseido Gallery, Ginza Graphic Gallery and Maison Hermès, as of October 30.

Tokyo Metropolitan Museums’ Fiscal 2027 Lineup, First Announcement: Do Ho Suh, Naoki Ishikawa, the Hammer Museum and More

The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture has announced the first part of its fiscal 2027 lineup of exhibitions and performances at metropolitan cultural facilities. Highlights include a Do Ho Suh exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, a Naoki Ishikawa exhibition at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and a Lalique exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.

[2026–2027] Guide to Photography Exhibitions and Festivals: From the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum to KYOTOGRAPHIE

The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum hosts its emerging photographers exhibition and a Kimura Ihei Award anniversary exhibition, while Lieko Shiga’s solo show opens in Aomori. We introduce 11 exhibitions and festivals across Japan through KYOTOGRAPHIE in spring 2027.

Takeshi Yoro and Kenji Kohiyama’s Insect Exhibition at Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art Until November 29; Words and Photos of Insects Magnified Hundreds of Times

Anatomist Takeshi Yoro and Kenji Kohiyama, who photographs insects using focus stacking: an exhibition by the two longtime insect-loving friends has traveled to Okayama after Tokyo and Toyota. The museum stays open until 19:00 on October 31 and November 28.

“For Placards” at the Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto Until November 29; Seven Artists, Starting from the Words of Mitsuko Tabe

Starting from a text written in 1961 by artist Mitsuko Tabe, who died in 2024, the exhibition considers living and dignity through works by seven artists, including Lieko Shiga and Yuki Iiyama. It is a touring version of an exhibition held at the National Museum of Art, Osaka.

KYOTOGRAPHIE 2027 Opens April 17; Kyoto International Photography Festival to Include an Exhibition by the KG+ Award Winner

The Kyoto International Photography Festival “KYOTOGRAPHIE 2027” runs from April 17 to May 16. The theme and venues will be announced later, and the 2026 KG+SELECT award winner will hold an exhibition in the main program.

“Duet: Asian Contemporary” Now On at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum; Photography and Video by Six Artists from Japan and China

The second edition following “On Love: Asian Contemporary” in 2018. Co-curated with the director of China’s photography center Three Shadows, it shows photography and video by six artists from Japan and China until January 17, 2027.

50th Kimura Ihei Award Commemorative Photography Exhibition at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum from October 31; A Prize for New Photographers Founded in 1975

The prize for new photographers founded by The Asahi Shimbun in 1975 reached its 50th edition with the 2026 announcement. A milestone exhibition introduces award-winning works and more. It runs until November 23, and admission is 1,200 yen for adults.

“Contemporary Japanese Photography vol.23” at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum; Five Artists Who Assemble Images with Generative AI and Self-Built Devices

The 23rd edition of a series that began in 2002. Five artists, Sayuri Ichida, Taro Karibe, Zai Nomura, Baku Hashimoto and Asako Fujikura, show through 34 works how they assemble images from memory, materials and technology.

Hikaru Fujii’s “WHOSE LIGHT?” Opened at the Artizon Museum, Asking Who Shines the Light

The seventh “Jam Session” at the Artizon Museum features Hikaru Fujii. From October 24, 22 works from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection and more than a dozen works by Fujii, including new ones, are arranged along a timeline from antiquity to the postwar period.

Lieko Shiga’s “Nanumo Kanumo” Opens October 31 at the Aomori Museum of Art: Her Second Solo Exhibition in Tohoku, 15 Years After the Disaster

A solo exhibition of Lieko Shiga, who works in photography and video based in Miyagi, opens under the banner of the Aomori Museum of Art’s 20th anniversary and 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. It reconfigures her 2025 “Nanumo Kanumo” and adds new works.