The Most Important Japanese Philosophy To Tell Stories Through Your Photography.

[@stevebarnett5048]

Brilliant, what a refreshing video! When I was at college studying photography in the 1970’s contemplation and ‘slowing down’ was a widespread approach in photography and the photographers influencing fellow students. But it seems to have been lost in recent years with the advent of digital photography and the requirement of instant gratification. But once learned slowing down can still be done with a digital camera, although I still like film better.

[@MatthewSutton1]

Wonderful useful insights. Thank you 🙏

[@Dan_photo]

We need more of this! I love these sorts of videos for inspiration and philosophy. Thanks!

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

More to come!

[@donjagoe]

That is actually very reassuring. Thanks as always. Beautifully conceived, explained , produced and presented. Simply superb.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Glad you think so!!

[@sonofoneintheuniverse]

Wonderful little video. Photography as a learning experience is deply satisfying and rewarding, the photographer is always the weak link... 😊

[@jasonphang4949]

Thank you for sharing this. It is such a wonderful reminder about how every little thing, experience helps shape us all. I really enjoyed the way you shared this message in your words, visuals and choice of music.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

You are so welcome!

[@Chris-nj2jz]

Love these videos. As someone who loves street photography, spends a lot of time in Japan and is learning Japanese, some of these more philosophical principles are so great to hear about and watch! Thank you.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks! More to come!

[@stephanemajolet9350]

Thank you for all the connections you makes in your videos with Japanese Philosophy.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

My pleasure!

[@GeneRyanBriones]

Depths from detours. This is therapeutic, Toshiki! 😌 Thank you for your videos. 🫡

[@asphotographics]

Thank you. May I share my thoughts and interpretation… Creativity comes from inside the artist. For photographers, this meants that the story is based literally on their point-of-view. To me as a photographer, Isogaba Maware, can mean that it takes time to arrive at the place where you can see and frame the scene that expresses your idea. Using street photography as an example, you are always inside yourself, which is where the idea is, but you have to move around and explore different views before you can adequately express your idea. That is, the most important thing is not the elements of the street as they play out in front of the lens, but the point of view (the physical position) of the photographer in relation to the scene. That is what defines how the elements will show up in the photograph and thus tell the story. So, taking a detour is not just philosophical (slowing down, contemplating, breathing), but physical too. Maybe the photographer’s point-of-view is not optimal. Maybe it’s is great but the time is not right. Come back later (in a few seconds, a few hours, a few years) and see if it has improved. You can be in the right place at the wrong time. Maybe the scene is not ready. Maybe you are not ready. Take a detour. I feel like, as a viewer I can always tell the difference between someone why is intimately knowledgeable about their subject and has explored its many facets over long periods of time, versus someone who is literally a tourist-looking, clicking, moving on. To me, the latter has spontaneity, but lacks depth. (Note, I wrote this before finishing the video and before Ichiro Suzuki spoke about the fastest route lacking depth.) A parable… I often spend summers at my in-laws cottage in Poland. One day, I went for a bike ride for about three hours and rode about 60km. When I got back, my father-in-law asked, “Where did you go?” “Here,” I responded. It was quite true. My ultimate destination was the place I started. I could have just stayed in one place and achieved the same result. But of course I took a large detour and saw and experienced many things in the interval. I came back changed. The English equivalent of Isogaba Maware might be “the journey is more important than the destination.” As Mr. Ichiro Suzuki knew, even if you hit the baseball out of the park they make you run around all the bases. If you are in a hurry, take a detour.

[@marlon.iraheta]

Toshiki as always such a great video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and views ✌

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks again!

[@SlotCarNewsOfficial]

Simply fantastic as usual.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks!!

[@toddwarnke7719]

Superb! I seldom comment on any video, but this one hits me square between the eyes. The idea that the fastest way is the long way around ... and the related thought that even if you do get there fast, you will lack the required depth, speaks to so many of the failures in society today. Thank you.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks!!

[@gregblackmon2]

Pure awesomeness. Consistently thought provoking videos which make me stop, at times catch a breath and attempt to assimilate. Thank you.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@theatyhannington]

Sensational content. Thank you for the video.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thank you for your support!

[@glenblaven]

Thank you Toshiki. Very insightful and wise video.

[@bowenisland100]

Great content, and so well presented. I wonder if Ishiro is talking about wisdom...which might be "experience digested". So, not just what you do and live through, but how you absorb that experience and learn its meaning.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

You can check his other interviews. How and what he tells is always meaningful!

[@johnbarben]

That’s very helpful - and it gives hope that I may be able to tell meaningful stories in the future. Great series. Thanks

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

So glad it was helpful! Thanks!

[@rgarlinyc]

Very insightful as usual Yukawa-san - the philosophy resonates deeply with me; I have often - but not enough - taken "the detour to cross Seta Bridge". ご指導ありがとうございました！

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@watchrolling]

Thank you for this video and your channel. I appreciate all that you share with us.

[@marcelmorin9]

Toshiki, This video is particularly inspiring. Thank you! Stop by the gallery if you happen to be in Old Montreal

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks!! For sure I will do!!

[@saxmangeoff]

This is great, and I loved the example of Ichiro’s approach to baseball.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

I loved it too! You can find other interviews of him.

[@tiomannysworld6835]

Thanks for another great video!

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

My pleasure!

[@phoenixjones660]

☺️ Isogaba Maware...yes, it is translatable into English, but so much more meaningful in Japanese. Thanks so much for reminding me again of this principle. I very much enjoy your thought-provoking content, it is helping this newbie photographer a lot ( 💙 the Ichiro mention ⚾) 🌻🤓📸

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

So glad it was helpful!!

[@jasonmarchofficial]

Another great video!

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks!!

[@rufex2001]

What a great video! Thanks! Subbed!

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks for the sub!

[@teresacms79]

thank's for sharing

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@steveshadowphoto9346]

Excellent video, thanks!

[@Metareduxxx]

AMAZING VIDEO I NEEDED THIS

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thank you for watching!

[@stuartbaines2843]

Thoughts Full of Meaning , Thank you I walk a parallel path 😀

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thank you for watching!!

[@timharris6550]

As an American, I find traditional ‘western’ philosophies incapable of describing the world we live in today, forcing me to look to the East…reading ‘In Praise of Shadows’ right now…so so good. The west is so resentful right now…people do not expect us to live but rather die in a state of silent obscurity. Nobody glorifies age and the wisdom which comes from it. This is not how I wish to spend my life nor what I plan to capture from it. Bravo to your show! It’s great to know I am not alone as a photographer and artist.

[@aquilifergroup]

Lol. You need to dig deeper into your own culture and western culture. I think you are romanticizing and fetishizing other cultures at the expense of your own

[@tommartin9731]

Very beautiful. thank you. I will subscribe and watch for your videos.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks for subbing!

[@GaleriaPuntoCiego]

WELL DONE TOSHIKI. HERMOSA FILOSOFÍA ANCESTRAL DESDE EL ALMA JAPONESA. SORRY. BEAUTIFUL ANCESTRAL PHILOSOPHY FROM THE JAPANESE SOUL. BEST REGARDS. 📷🎥📸 NANO. SPAIN.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thank you very much!

[@Metareduxxx]

thank you

[@subielos1177]

Toshiki Yukawa anyway possible way or anyone have any information on the interview with Ichiro Suzuki shown in the video 5:52 . Please please! Thank you!!

[@sebatahiroki]

たまたまチャンネル見つけて急がば回れ本当に大切なことわざですよね。最近私も結果を求めすぎて無駄でバカなことをした背景もあって心に沁みました！チャンネル登録もしました。一点だけ質問があるのですが、カラーグレーディングはどのようにされてるんでしょうか？とても素敵でもし可能でしたら教えてください！

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

ありがとうございます! カラーグレーディングについてはここで話すには長すぎるんでがダヴィンチでいろいろ試してますとだけ言っておきます !（笑）

[@gfxced]

« People are focused on gear and techniques »So much this. I create content a bit and only the gear vids I put out « work » if I put out something about an aspect of photography less talked about it’s barely seen. The incentive to talk about gear is so big for content creators, perpetuating a pretty depressing cycl

[@senior_ranger]

Wonderful. There is an old martial arts story about this --- perhaps you know it.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Thanks. I didn't know that!

[@senior_ranger]

Roughly, it goes like this. A student asks his master how long it will take for him to gain mastery. He says five years. The student says, but what if I train every day? Then it will take 10 years. But what if I train every waking hour? It will take your whole life.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

That's interesting! Thank you for sharing.

[@outtathyme5679]

I’m sure you didn’t mean any offense but one of the clips is from the Holocaust, and is a sensitive issue for many

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Which one?

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

If you meant the clip of the train, it's a clip from a movie "The Great Train Robbery" (1903)

[@homecareful]

I loved the stories, and the photos. I feel that the music was overbearing. It seemed to fight my ability to pay attention and I wanted to pay attention. Keep at it. I know you will get there so I subscribed.

[@asiadmajeed]

Hi man. This is my second time here. I really appreciate you clam and philosophical videos it’s refreshing. 🫡

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@donnamariajones8960]

Thank you.

[@ToshikiYukawaphoto]

You're welcome!