I’m Junko Natsume, from Nagoya, Japan. I’m studying Business at Elmira College. I had never used the film camera before I took the class, and it was exciting to print in dark room, because a film camera cannot see photos until they are printed out. In addition, I learned throughout this class that each captured moment is sentimental to the person behind lens.
Mika Ninagawa is Japanese photographer and director, known for her vibrant and brightly colored photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes. She has enjoyed significant commercial success in fashion and advertising. She has been accredited with numerous photography awards including the most authoritative award Kimura Ihei Photography Award in Japan. In 2007, she directed her first film SAKURAN to start off her career as a film director. She was appointed to the executive board for the 2020 Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.