Coming of Age Il-Fotografija by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

Coming of Age Il-Fotografija by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn tal-Fotografija u Manipulazzjoni tal-Fotografija Competition Category.

ĦadidFotografija· 2020

Coming of Age Il-Fotografija

by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

Client: Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Fotografija Category

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The Design

About Coming of Age Il-Fotografija

Fil-Ġappun, il-Ġejja ta 'Età hija ċċelebrata meta bniet u subien jagħlqu għoxrin sena. Hija okkażjoni importanti meta jitilqu ż-żagħżagħ tagħhom u jsiru adulti b'drittijiet, responsabbiltajiet u libertajiet. Huwa avveniment formali darba fil-ħajja. It-tfajliet ġeneralment jilbsu kimono u s-subien kimono jew libsa tal-Punent. Kull sena l-okkażjoni hija mmarkata fit-tieni Tnejn ta ’Jannar.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Coming of Age Il-Fotografija huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Coming of Age Il-Fotografija ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Coming of Age Il-Fotografija huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

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)