Coming of Age Fotografis by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Basi in Fotografi Competition Category.
BasiFotografi· 2020
Coming of Age Fotografis
Client: Ismail Niyaz Mohamed
A' Design Award Basi Winner in Fotografi Category
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The Design
About Coming of Age Fotografis
Di Jepang, Baliak Gadang dirayokan wakatu anjiang jo anak laki-laki manjalin umua duo puluah taun. Iko adolah momen nan patiang wakatu mareka maninggakan maso ramaja jo manjadi urang dewasa jo hak, tanggung jawek, dan kababasan. Iko adolah acaro resmi nan cuman sakali dalam hiduik. Anjiang biasonyo mancako kimono dan anak laki-laki mancako kimono atau setelan Barat. Satiok taun acaro iko ditandoi pado hari Senin kaduo bulan Januari.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Basi
Coming of Age Fotografis adolah pamenang A' Design Award Basi, sabuah pangakuan nan bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan elok nan mamanuhi kaparluan profesional jo industri nan dipaokan dari ciptaan nan dirancang jo elok. Pamenang Basi mamparlihatkan kamahiran nan gadang, spesialisasi nan tinggi, pamahaman pakar jo kapasitas kreatif panciptanyo. Coming of Age Fotografis dipaokan manjadi ciptaan nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan praktis jo inovatif. Rancangan nan manang Basi iko mamasukkan praktik tabaik industri jo punyo ciri teknis nan cakap nan bapautan jo ilimu jo bakaik. Coming of Age Fotografis dihormati karano katalitiannyo jo dirancang untuak maningkekkan kualitas hiduik jo mambantu manjadikan dunia tampek nan labiah elok.
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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