“Photos are my world, a way of presentation and recording, which contains a private conversation between me and the subject.”-Kenro Izu Kenro Izu (井津建郎) is a Japanese-American photographer born in Japan in 1949. He has been using negatives to take … Continue reading →

Even if you don’t know who he is, you may have seen the photos he took. Among his artworks, he photographs one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, the structures are photographed without the sky or ground. Continue reading →

The 1839 Photographic Art Award for young emerging artist had established more than 6 years, since 2014. We collected more than a thousand pieces of excellent works from awarded young emerging artists. Through the displayed works, you will observe what your value is in real life. Continue reading →

Japanese photographer Satoru Yoshioka holding his first solo exhibition at 1839 Contemporary Gallery in Taiwan. Born in Kochi, Japan in 1963. He graduated from California State Palomar College in the Department of Photography in 1996. His black-and-white Polaroid photographs have … Continue reading →

Michael Nischke, the German photographer who first came to Taiwan to hold a solo exhibition, exhibited 37 pieces of black and white panorama photos.  These collection of documentary includes prints from almost the past 25 years, shot with special panorama … Continue reading →

Japanese photographer Matsubara Yutaka, who first came to Taiwan to hold a solo exhibition at 1839 Contemporary Gallery to exhibit his 30 prints took at Sento the place he lives in Japan. Sento is the public baths with extremely large … Continue reading →

Toru Komatsu, the Japanese photographer who first came to Taiwan to hold a solo exhibition, exhibited 30 famous photos taken from 2015 to 2017 – “still alive” and “distant coast”. Komatsu photographed pine trees after the earthquake and tsunami in … Continue reading →