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Fujifilm Launched a Camera and Revealed How their Ambassador Takes Photos. Then He was Canceled.
Vision Slightly Blurred
English - February 10, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★ - 38 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Technology photography photographer culture technology business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: What Happens When a Major Photo Magazine Shuts Down?
As a part of the launch of the Fuji X100V, Fuji posted a video of Japanese street photographer Tatsuo Suzuki at work. Suzuki's aggressive style rubbed people the wrong way, and within the week, he was scrubbed from the campaign, and then erased from the Fuji website.
But Suzuki is an accomplished street photographer who has also helped build a community of street photographers with his zine/collective Void Tokyo. Why does Suzuki get canceled when photographer like Bruce Gilden earn gallery shows? In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen discuss Suzuki's body of work, his aggressive style, and the effects of cancel culture on the arts.