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!

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