{"id":27553,"date":"2024-06-25T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=27553"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:39:23","slug":"interview-with-tomoaki-katsuba-london-photography-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-tomoaki-katsuba-london-photography-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Tomoaki Katsuba | A Multi Award-Winning Photographer Capturing the Livelihood of Human Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"Tomoaki Katsuba is a multiple award-winning Japanese photographer based in Hong Kong, focusing on photographing the allure of nature, the grandeur of human ingenuity, and the livelihood of human lives around the world since 1998. Through his artwork, he aims to transform everyday scenes into extraordinary visual narratives, imbuing a profound sense of mood and emotional depth.\n<h3><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/h3>\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tomoaki Katsuba Interview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nI am <strong>Tomoaki Katsuba,<\/strong>\u00a0a Japanese photographer based in Hong Kong. My photography journey began when I purchased my first SLR camera in 1998 to record my overseas travels. It was merely a hobby until I started offering professional photography services in late 2018.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhile my photography services are mainly business and branding portraits, my artistic endeavours primarily focus on capturing landscapes, cityscapes, and streets that have deeply inspired me across the globe.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nThrough my artwork, I aim to transform everyday scenes into extraordinary visual narratives, imbuing a profound sense of mood and emotional depth.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhen I was a hobbyist photographer, I did not study photography as I wasn&#8217;t interested in techniques. Since I decided to start offering professional photography services, I have taken a series of physical workshops as well as online courses led by world-class photographers.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tkpa.official\/\" class=\"broken_link external\"><i class=\"icon-instagram\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkpaofficial.pixels.com\" class=\"external\"><i class=\"icon-globe-line\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tkPAOfficial\/\" class=\"external\"><i class=\"icon-facebook\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<em>Interview with Julianne Rose exploring the boundaries of personal identity <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=27534\">here<\/a>.<\/em>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomoaki Katsuba is a multiple award-winning Japanese 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