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Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award אין אײַזן in פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע און פֿאָטאָ מאַניפּולאַציע דיזײַן Competition Category.


אײַזןפֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע· 2020

Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע

by Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

Client: Ismail Niyaz Mohamed

A' Design Award אין אײַזן Winner in פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע Category

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The Design

About Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע

אין יאַפּאַן, קומענדיק פון אַגע איז סעלאַברייטיד ווען גערלז און יינגלעך ווערן צוואַנציק יאר אַלט. דאָס איז אַ וויכטיק געלעגנהייט ווען זיי פאַרלאָזן זייער טינז און ווערן אַדאַלץ מיט רעכט, ריספּאַנסאַבילאַטיז און ליבערטיז. דאָס איז אַ פאָרמאַל אַמאָל אין אַ לעבן געשעעניש. די גערלז טראָגן געוויינטלעך קאַמאָונאַ און די יינגלעך קאַמאָונאַ אָדער מערב פּאַסן. יעדער יאָר די געלעגנהייט איז אנגעצייכנט אויף די רגע מאנטיק פון יאנואר.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין אײַזן

Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין אײַזן, אַן פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו גוטע דיזײַנס וואָס טרעפֿן די פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע און ינדוסטריעלע פֿאָדערונגען וואָס מען דערוואַרט פֿון גוט-דיזײַנטע באַשאַפֿונגען. אײַזן-געווינער ווײַזן גרויסע בקיאות, הויכע ספּעציאַליזאַציע, מומחה-פֿאַרשטאַנד און קרעאַטיווע פֿעיִקייט פֿון זייערע שאַפֿער. פֿון Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע באַשאַפֿונג וואָס איז פּראַקטיש און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין אײַזן פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן פֿון דער ענף און האָט בקיאותדיקע טעכנישע אייגנשאַפֿטן פֿאַרבונדן מיט וויסן און טאַלאַנט. Coming of Age פאָטאָגראַפיע ווערט געערט פֿאַר זײַן גרינטלעכקייט און איז דיזײַנט צו פּראָווידן פֿאַרבעסערונגען פֿון לעבנס-קוואַליטעט וואָס העלפֿן מאַכן די וועלט צו אַ בעסערן אָרט.

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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