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. 00:00 - Hello there 00:38 - Why is photography so popular in Japan? 03:34 - Why do you shoot in color? 07:20 - Portrait photography and transition to street photography 09:29 - Japanese people and street photography. overcami ng fears 13:21 - Ulysses’s styles of street photography 15:10 - Is “in into-your-face” Style misunderstood? Drama about Tatsuo Suzuki’s style. 16:46 - Tatsuo Suzuki and drama about his style with FUJI 19:52 - What is your process after you come home 23:52 - Do you believe in personal style? 28:09 - Photo projects, dream photoproject 29:47 - Publishing Books, Zines 32:04 - Is it hard to prepare an exhibition? Exhibiting your work 38:06 - Inspiration - paintings, movies, anime 42:44 - Movies and anime 48:00 - Animation 49:19 - Experience with film photography, adventages of ilm 52:57 - Should you start photography with film photography 54:11 - Is Leica Q the best street photography camera? 56:25 - Why do you like Leica cameras? 01:03:58 - Tips for portrait photography 01:06:55 - Does appearance of camera matter? 01:09:36 - Asking about YouTube channel 01:14:00 - The hardest part on YouTube 01:16:20 - When are you going to make a video about Mastodon? 01:18:24 - Tattoos, Yakuza, Tattoos 01:25:40 - 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