maki kawakita

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Profession:	Art/Fashion Photographer
Status:	Life is a surreal drama!
Location:	Istanbul, Turkey
Home base:	New York, NY
URL:	http://www.makiphoto.com
URL:	http://www.angle-management.com
Email:	•••••••• (private)
Organization:	Makiphoto
Journal:	http://makirama.exblog.jp/
Blood type:	O positive
Last login:	7 months ago
Member since:	05 Aug 2004 08:08

About

Growing up seeing and dancing on the stage, My work has been inspired by Kabuki (Japanese traditional opera) theatre aesthetics, possesses it’s striking color and/or contrast, dynamic composition and the dramatic stories within the imagery. Shakespeare said the world is like a stage in which we’re all players: I perform through the lens.”

Maki’s current shows and accolades include: a 2008 exhibition at NMM Gallery in Milan, Italy; 2008 award for Portraiture from the Prix de la Photographie, Paris; and selection in 2007 by Commercial Photography as one of the best 100 Photographers of Japan. Celebrities she has recently shot include Beyoncé, Paris Hilton and Willie McGinest. Maki shows her work in Laurent Strouk Gallery, Paris, and her blue-chip clients have included: Time, Marie Claire, Vibe, Coors, Levi Strauss & Co., Smirnoff, BNP Paribas, Sony Music, Universal Records, Virgin Records and Warner Music.

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Radar magazine

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Dune magazine

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Missy Elliot

Hilary Daff

Beyoncé Knowles

CM Punk

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Maki Kawakita Exhibition in Milan, Italy

Hi! I will have an exhibition in Milan, Italy end of this month! It’s right in the middle of Milan fashion week so if you are happen to be there around the time, please swing by to the opening… Please also to spread this news to your friends, family and coworkers. If you would like to have more info about MAKIRAMA, there is a press release I can send to you. More info can be found at www.makiphoto.com under “news”. Hope to see some of you there!!

NNM Gallery
FASHION[ABLE]
MAKIRAMA CONFESSION II " Kuroko, myself and I" by MAKI KAWAKITA

Opening reception: September 25th 6:00pm-

September 25th – October 25th 2008
Via Vincenzo Monti 28, 20123 Milan, Italy
RSVP: info@noname-gallery.com
www.noname-gallery.com
+39 339 6339461

16 Sep 2008 23:09 | 5 replies

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