Coming of Age La Fotografía by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Fotografía y Manipulación Fotográfica Competition Category.
HierroFotografía· 2020
Coming of Age La Fotografía
Client: Ismail Niyaz Mohamed
A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Fotografía Category
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The Design
About Coming of Age La Fotografía
En Japón, la mayoría de edad se celebra cuando las niñas y los niños cumplen veinte años. Es una ocasión importante cuando dejan la adolescencia y se convierten en adultos con derechos, responsabilidades y libertades. Es un evento formal único en la vida. Las niñas usualmente usan kimono y los niños kimono o traje occidental. Cada año, la ocasión se celebra el segundo lunes de enero.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Hierro
Coming of Age La Fotografía ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Coming of Age La Fotografía sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Coming of Age La Fotografía es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Coming of age day is a ceremony celebrated in Japan when they turn 20 years old, they are officially considered adults in the society and have more rights, responsibilities and liberties. It is a formal event held once in a lifetime which is held on every second Monday of January each year where girls wear Kimono's and boys wear suit and tie or a traditional men's kimono. It is also a spiritual event where many go to a Shrine to pray for health and prosperity.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Nikon D4
1/100 sec f2.8
14mm
ISO 160 - Tags
- japan, culture, traditional, kimono, bamboo
- Production Technology
- Nikon D4 DSLR
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED - Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of this project was the crowd of tourists visiting the Bamboo garden. I had to make sure that no one was on the frame. Even then the background had people which had to be removed in the post production stage.
- Research
- Bamboo has a lot of significance in the Japanese culture relating to human character. Bamboo is hollow inside how a young adult should ideally be when they leave their teens: leaving behind all the negativity of the teen years behind and receive knowledge and wisdom for the growth, and find wisdom in emptiness. The hard body of the bamboo firmly sways with the wind with harmony which is a symbol of humility. It is also a very strong tree which survives in in the harshest climates from extreme winters to hot summers. These characteristics are important in human life.
- Inspiration
- The photo shoot was taken in a Temple called Hokokuji in Kamakura. I chose this location because of the Bamboo Garden inside the temple.
Bamboo is a very strong plant and it is a symbol of prosperity and it is also a symbol of purity and innocence and good luck in Japanese culture. Bamboo trees are the fastest growing plants in the world and it is important to the culture and tradition of Japan. - Project Duration
- It was a day project starting and ending on 22 November 2015. The location was Hokokuji Temple, Kamakura, Japan
- Operation Flow
- I took a full day to do this shoot as there were many factors involved in this project like Hair and makeup, kimono fitting, traveling etc. One of the biggest challenge was the crowd. I spent a lot of time waiting for the people to pass and to clear the area and had to do post processing to remove unwanted objects from the frame later.
- Team Members
- Ismail Niyaz Mohamed (Photographer)
Ismail Niyaz Mohamed (Art Direction)
Nagisa Sakurai (Hair & Makeup Artist)
Misaki Kawaguchi (Model) - Image Credits
- Ismail Niyaz Mohamed (Photographer)
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