He doesn't look or act like a pretentious photographer which buys him a lot of leeway with his subjects. His shooting style looks like someone who just found a camera and is having fun haphazardly taking pictures rather than someone scrutinizing their subjects. Love his work.
@@johnta17 but he is not an "asian sightseeing tourist"! He is a streetphotographer. One of the two can get away with shots, as intimate and impolite as these in Germany and he takes full advantage of it. Hes brilliant. A true master of his craft.
@@desotaku5202 if there was a ven diagram it would be one circle. One encapsulates the other. I'm not saying this to denigrate his technique. I'm saying that is the role he takes as a street photographer. You cannot distinquish the two from each other. He is playing into people's confirmation bias about him and is eliciting an emotion out of them. This much he admits to. Did you listen carefully to his interview?
@@johnta17 i get that, but it is more helpful after the fact, instead of as a perception in the act. because no one will ask a tourist to delete pictures, but people will ask a professional to delete them, because they make profit instead of only memories. And what he said about the police letting him go works in Japan, but in Germany, he would be in the wrong. Its way more strict here what you can shoot and how.
Did nobody watch the same video as me? When he was reviewing the shots, I clearly saw loads of fantastic compositions - one after another. He took multiple pictures of each composition, with some small differences in each frame. Doesn't everyone shoot like this? Hell, even commercial photographers shoot like this. I'd go so far as to say that commercial photogs are more spray and pray than any other kind. They just take a lot longer to create the composition. They'll take 200 shots of the same composition and have 12 compositions in a day; yet I doubt many of you would be ripping on them. I hadn't seen Tatsuo's work until now, and I'm thoroughly impressed with it. From his eye and artistic vision to his body of work and his interaction with people/life. Samuel, I'm really glad you took the time to make this video. You're an excellent storyteller and this was an absolute joy to watch.
You brought up some good points! I can understand that from the outside his method looks aggressive and invasive. But he knows what he wants and his images reflect that. And the way he interact with people is very polite and respectful. But his art comes first. I don't blame him. Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts!
commercial photographers will tend to take a lot of shots of what looks like the same picture, but they are doing it as they make small tweaks to the model and lighting because in commercial photography you're getting paid to create a PERFECT image by the client- its not so much 'spray and pray'. I'll take dozens of images of a person's headshot that to them look the same, but in each image there are small tweaks leading to the perfect shot
I can see why he moves so quickly all the time after doing this to people. If he hung around he probably would get punched. He said he took about 2000 pictures in one day. That's 2000 interactions he's had where he's managed to 'p*** off an awful lot of people. But hey, each to his own. I got the impression from Samuel he didn't really like this method but i might be mistaken.
I think it's a large assumption to think that every picture taken if someone without consent will make them angry. Even if it were a majority that would have a strong negative reaction, it would probably be a narrow one.
I wish there were more videos like this - watching masters shooting, and hearing them talk about it - big thanks to you Samuel - for recording, interviewing and making it soo pleasing to watch! - I hope to see more of these from you!
I feel the same way!! That's why I want to do these videos with other photographers. I learn so much be seeing other artist work. I hope to make many more videos like this soon!
His style of photography is rude and garish... HOWEVER... the images are so sincere and candid in a way that no other manner of method could produce in such volume. And I absolutely love them.
Is it so? I see in most of his pictures reactions to his rudness so its not really candid. Neverthless I like the shots but's it's not really street live.
Having tried to take streetphotos and being confronted by people, I could say he has some massive balls. As for his style, I think the invasive method is actually calculated, resulting in photos with emotions or, rather, reactions...
I think he has an advantage in that, when shooting in Japan, he knows most people there don't like to make a scene so he is not likely to be accosted. When shooting abroad, he can play the "dumb tourist," such as at 7:45 when he does the hand waving gesture accompanied by a strained "no, no, no". I did Street Photography in Tokyo for years back in the 1990's and was only accosted once . . . by an American. He wanted to fight me but was running a T-Shirt stand so all I had to do was walk away and he couldn't follow me.
@@wyatthunter987this is why nobody does any work in detroit. People do this all the time in big American cities. New York, Chicago, LA, SF. And so on. Detroit and it’s people aren’t that interesting
Dude, you are a great storyteller and a fantastic interviewer! Always fun to watch and exciting approach to street photography in overall, and what a character Tatsuo is hahaha, I thought he was acting a little bit like as a prick at the beginning of the walk, but after he explained what he's trying to obtain (emotional tension) from the subjects and for the viewers to see, everything made sense. Now I'm a fan of Mr. Suzuki :D Thanks again for sharing your passion and pls keep it going.
Happy to hear that it came off like I wanted it to. At first he might look like a rude person but he is actually very polite and humble. I can feel that when I look at his work.
First of all, Fujifilm "brought" me here. This is my first time seeing Tetsuo's pictures and it is REALLY GOOD. I hope he's continues to shoot regardless what happened. Peace & love from a Malaysian Street Photographer.
Can’t put my finger on it, but watching these video’s make me very happy. Loved the sound of the rain while the photos with rain and snow were displayed. Thank you. Again.
This is definitely a level above some of even the very best of the photography pieces on RUclips (or maybe anywhere else also). You should submit this to some of the film festivals in the short film category -- it is that good. Subscribed.
@@CrowClouds they saw how he takes his pictures and the way he does it is that he really gets close a bit like Bruce gilden. Fuji doesnt want to be associated with that phototherapy technique...
@@pokebrother2330 Yeah. I get it. Street photography is inherently weird. No matter what you do, you're going to end up exposing peoples insecurities, and you may have to like, run or protect yourself. Lmao. I bought a 55-200mm telephoto to help me avoid being noticed !!
@@CrowClouds well I don't know if that's a solution ( personally I like 35 ,28 and 50mm). The problem is that it is not " normal " that a stranger takes your photo , it's like he is a pervert or something or they are scared... I got banned from a shopping mall ( here in germany) for 3 months because I took like 3 or 4 photos of people in front of the mall. I was pretty aggressive when the security approached me because I always get the feeling that people try to stop your growth as an "artist". But yeah ... since it's obligatory to wear masks I walked by them and went shopping there a few days ago ;)....
Regardless of what people think of his method, he doesn't deserve what Fuji did to him and the hate he's getting online. Seems like a genuinely nice dude. I love his photos.
I'm totally blown away by his photography. The way he catches the light of the textures in his background remind me of Kikuji Kawada, one of my favourites! Greetings from a fellow Hamburger.
Samuel, one of the best ones so far!! I think you should keep the trend of the Black and White videos. It makes you concentrate more on the story and the message. Awesome!
Thank you Eduardo! :) I appreciate your comment about the B&W choice for this video. That was my intention to make the viewer focus more on the story and the images. I don't know if I will do the same with the next one. If you see another B&W OTSW you'll know why ;)
I like this atmosphere of a photographer, who does not take themselves seriously and yet everyone has their own talent, street photography remains the best because it is not fixed, very natural and the Japanese love the photo for a long time they also like the silver photo a people artists
I have nothing but full respect and admiration for Mr Tatsuo, this was brilliant, thought provoking, and most of all inspiring, thanks for sharing this wonderful work.
Yet again a brilliant video. Learned so much from Tatsuo Suzuki and yourself. I always find street difficult even though I absolutely love it. His style of placing himself on the street, weaving in and out of the stream on the pavement it so fluid and effective. He seems to find the decisive moment effortlessly. Keep them coming, Sammy! Learning loads and keeping me inspired to keep trying.
There are so many street photographers, and tbh I am not a huge fan of most of them, but Suzuki's work is awesome and beautiful. I have a much better appreciation for the stress he goes through to get these images.
This guy is that guy. I think he's one of the best because he isn't afraid to get people out of their daily funk / routine, and while some people wouldn't appreciate that at first, they might think back and say "that wasn't so bad after all. Kinda glad that happened". This guys passion for photography is apparent, and his willingness to put his shame and safety on the line tells you just how passionate he is. He became a lot more popular after fujifilm dropped him. That's for sure! I really do like and appreciate his art. I think he may have inspired me to purchase the X100v (if that's what he's using).
He has amazing strategy... Seems wild and out of control... All I see is focus and a system at work. 👏👏👏🍻 Was about to brush this video off... Now I love this guy.
Just like many others, I had to checkout this video again after hearing so much about the Fuji film situation with Tatsuo. I still remain a huge fan of his work and the images shown in this video are amazing. This was a great interview and I think it would be equally amazing to have Tatsuo share his feelings about what happened in a follow up to this.
@@panhradu 🤣 you’re asking about something that happened two years ago. Besides a pandemic, it’s been a million and one things that have happened since then. I don’t even remember the “situation” nor does it matter at this point 🤣
@11:55 that would make a beautiful stop motion scene/film. I also guess that's why he uses 64gb cards, really cool to see such a consistant workflow put in one go.
So Tatsuo acts a bit like Bruce Gilden when he's in Hamburg? 😂 I love his photos they capture my emotions and I love this video because it's full of talent and respect and fun so thank you very much!
I'm sure he is also like that in tokyo haha. Yes I was so excited to watch him shoot that I only focused on making this video instead of doing a bit of street shooting myself. He is also a very polite and humble person. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) More japanese photographers to come soon.
Rewatched this video after the controversy and now I'm even more annoyed at fuji. The footage was the most intrusive, after watching this video it's pretty clear while he does get in their way sometimes it's just one of the techniques he employs. You can tell that fuji thought it was exciting the way they shot and clearly aimed for that to be the focus. Once again great interview Sam!
Luddification Great take. As you mention, it highlighted one part of his shooting. This vid shows how Tatsuo is actual a kind man, and how he actually "interacts" with the world while he shoots.
I must say his style of shooting is extremely invading to one's private space. However like others said here, I love his photos so much. His photos has such great energy and raw-ness. Whatever people said about Fuji video, I remain his fan.
A lot of people in the comments keep reusing the same comment; "his style is rude and garish" or "invasive". I completely disagree. If you look at photographers like Eric Kim, Bruce Gilden, and many more, you see this "rude and garish" or "invasive" style. You can then debate whether you agree with it, or not, whether you like the results, or not, etc. Tatsuo Suzuki does not, at any point, cross any lines. He is actually very reserved and "quiet" in his approach. He simply is very confident about his execution, deciding that he will not hesitate to get into the position he needs in order to properly frame a shot. He doesn't hide what he is doing. However, is is not being rude, intrusive, invasive, etc. It is a public place. Cameras exist. People take pictures in public places every second of every minute of every hour of every day. Strangers, that they absolutely do not know and did not consult with, end up in these random photos all the time. Nobody seems to care about that. The only difference with what Tatsuo is doing is that, rather than taking a picture of the coffee he just bought from starbucks, with lots of random people also in the shot, he switches his focus to those people that would have been in the shot, anyway, and used their presence to compose a very meaningful, powerful work of art. If these people don't like it, it is their problem, not his. Life is rough. Life is unfair. There is an infinite list of things that you have no control over and cannot change. It is just sad that someone would choose to get upset over the fact that they ended up in a photo intentionally, rather than accidentally.
The way Suzuki Senpai doesn't give a fuck while shooting and bridging in his movement into actually taking the photo so the subject doesn't matter is just amazing. I live for three years now in hamburg and to be honest I still find it difficult to shoot great photos in Hamburg. I took some of my best and some of my worst street pictures here. Did he shoot on one fuji 100f?
Rad vid Samuel. I'd love if you could get the featured photographers to talk about how they set up their cameras - zone focus, manual settings etc. for standard shots and with changing conditions. That way not only is it fun to watch, it's informative for those of us getting into this great hobby! Keep up the excellent work
Good idea! I should incorporate this in every episode. I easily get excited by just seeing other streetshooters work :) But I will think of more questions or things to ask for the next time. Thanks for the feedback!!
I do like the photos.. I am not opposed to someone shooting like this, I think it works. yes the camera in close proximity illicit a face or emotion or reaction but there are many that seen sincere and intimate and real.. I like him.. I like his love for the work and his no apology approach, not for everyone but it works for him. being a good photographer sometimes takes being uncomfortable and pushing the bounds and he is doing it. I am struggling with it myself.. I just sent 2 weeks in Paris shooting and have always gone to Paris to shoot.. but recently, I have been confronted and it messes with my confidence.. I think the thing I learn here is doing your way, and stay confident. The photos are art and in my mind the end just justify the means.. its an impressive body of work and in time these photos would be amazing to see 50 years from now.. it's a document of now.
This guy is great, you gotta do what you gotta do I suppose to get the shots.. and he proves it with the quality of his street snaps! I couldn’t get away with it, and for sure I’ve not got the balls! 😁 great Vlog 🙏
Dude, you're just knocking out the park with these. Great video. Really capturing the shooting style of the featured photographer and letting them expand on their answers. Again, really enjoying these videos.
Such a great video! It takes a very brave individual to shoot the way he does. But he was able to capture raw emotion, which translates to quality photographs.
I love how just being slightly impolite is the funniest thing in the entire world to these dudes awesome also why are these local people being so rude I had no idea this city was such a rude ass city.
Awesome! I appreciate the sub! And I have many episodes ready to be edited for this series. They take a while to finish but I will definitely continue making them :)
you're so right! I subscribed after seeing this series too, I'm actually trying to put together a similar show ( If you happen to be into photography and videography check my show out! ruclips.net/channel/UCtDtY6K6R6Wsu9be_9VT6Eg?view_as=subscriber )
Fun to watch him work. An unusual approach (Gilden-esque) but it works for him and is harmless in the end. A moment of slight intrusion for some real expression, yes forced by the awkward gait and proximity, but his genuine smile and continuous movement seems to work. And I dig the pics...been following him on Instagram but new tho this channel so was stoked to see the session.
@@SamuelStreetlife Honestly I don't like Mr. Suzuki's way to shoot, but I understand his thought "I want to see more emotion and passion of human" very much, so the burning makes me so sad. I had lived in Berlin for half a year 5 years ago to learn German and traveled to Germany 5 times so far (including your hometown last year😊). From my experience as a Japanese, I find difference of thought, what is priority on public space, between Germany and my home country Japan. I think, in Germany like other European countries artistic behavior and expression is welcomed, but in Japan not bothering public space and someone is much more priority than that (as regulation preventing "bothering someone" behavior called "迷惑防止条例(Meiwaku Boshi Jorei)" in Japanese is in act on every Japanese prefecture.) What do you think about that?
Shoot lots but I hate editing! Hate! So I try to be more contained. Tatsuo uses large files! I prefer smaller as I seldom print photos! Fearless! Bravo for showing and interviewing!
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We have a ton of people praising Joe Greer as this “legend” street photographer and then we have THIS dude. This guy deserves so much more recognition
100%
Joe is not as great as people want him to be... He's really good though
He doesn't look or act like a pretentious photographer which buys him a lot of leeway with his subjects. His shooting style looks like someone who just found a camera and is having fun haphazardly taking pictures rather than someone scrutinizing their subjects. Love his work.
Reminds me of footage of Winograd too.
people are trippin because he's not white
I agree. He is very enthusiastic.
This guy's absolute fearlessness is inspiring. The energy and passion makes for some really dynamic photos.
He's using the "asian sightseeing tourist" stereotype deliberately as a disguise, what a genius xD
not a disguise, he is comfortable in that skin.
@@johnta17 but he is not an "asian sightseeing tourist"!
He is a streetphotographer. One of the two can get away with shots, as intimate and impolite as these in Germany and he takes full advantage of it. Hes brilliant. A true master of his craft.
@@desotaku5202 if there was a ven diagram it would be one circle. One encapsulates the other. I'm not saying this to denigrate his technique. I'm saying that is the role he takes as a street photographer. You cannot distinquish the two from each other. He is playing into people's confirmation bias about him and is eliciting an emotion out of them. This much he admits to. Did you listen carefully to his interview?
@@johnta17 i get that, but it is more helpful after the fact, instead of as a perception in the act. because no one will ask a tourist to delete pictures, but people will ask a professional to delete them, because they make profit instead of only memories.
And what he said about the police letting him go works in Japan, but in Germany, he would be in the wrong. Its way more strict here what you can shoot and how.
He’s acting like a stumbling fool but he knows what he’s doing. Genius is right. His work is amazing!
Damn, look at him go, what a legend. Freaking love his work!
Humble flex listening to him speak 3 languages fluently. So impressed with everything in this video.
Did nobody watch the same video as me? When he was reviewing the shots, I clearly saw loads of fantastic compositions - one after another. He took multiple pictures of each composition, with some small differences in each frame. Doesn't everyone shoot like this? Hell, even commercial photographers shoot like this. I'd go so far as to say that commercial photogs are more spray and pray than any other kind. They just take a lot longer to create the composition. They'll take 200 shots of the same composition and have 12 compositions in a day; yet I doubt many of you would be ripping on them.
I hadn't seen Tatsuo's work until now, and I'm thoroughly impressed with it. From his eye and artistic vision to his body of work and his interaction with people/life.
Samuel, I'm really glad you took the time to make this video. You're an excellent storyteller and this was an absolute joy to watch.
You brought up some good points! I can understand that from the outside his method looks aggressive and invasive. But he knows what he wants and his images reflect that. And the way he interact with people is very polite and respectful. But his art comes first. I don't blame him. Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts!
commercial photographers will tend to take a lot of shots of what looks like the same picture, but they are doing it as they make small tweaks to the model and lighting because in commercial photography you're getting paid to create a PERFECT image by the client- its not so much 'spray and pray'. I'll take dozens of images of a person's headshot that to them look the same, but in each image there are small tweaks leading to the perfect shot
@@SamuelStreetlife ON THE STREET WITH videos are an absolute joy to watch. Please, please, please make more.
I can see why he moves so quickly all the time after doing this to people. If he hung around he probably would get punched. He said he took about 2000 pictures in one day. That's 2000 interactions he's had where he's managed to 'p*** off an awful lot of people. But hey, each to his own. I got the impression from Samuel he didn't really like this method but i might be mistaken.
I think it's a large assumption to think that every picture taken if someone without consent will make them angry. Even if it were a majority that would have a strong negative reaction, it would probably be a narrow one.
I wish there were more videos like this - watching masters shooting, and hearing them talk about it - big thanks to you Samuel - for recording, interviewing and making it soo pleasing to watch! - I hope to see more of these from you!
I feel the same way!! That's why I want to do these videos with other photographers. I learn so much be seeing other artist work. I hope to make many more videos like this soon!
His style of photography is rude and garish... HOWEVER... the images are so sincere and candid in a way that no other manner of method could produce in such volume. And I absolutely love them.
Real David Art *slightly rude... or if at all
not like Bruce Gilden haha
I love his works and he is brave and happy.
Is it so? I see in most of his pictures reactions to his rudness so its not really candid. Neverthless I like the shots but's it's not really street live.
so the ends justify the means then...
Greg Stevenson what did you think of the images?
5:12 this is such a beautiful photo.
oh man, i could watch a couple hours of this
Hehe. :)
Having tried to take streetphotos and being confronted by people, I could say he has some massive balls. As for his style, I think the invasive method is actually calculated, resulting in photos with emotions or, rather, reactions...
I think he has an advantage in that, when shooting in Japan, he knows most people there don't like to make a scene so he is not likely to be accosted. When shooting abroad, he can play the "dumb tourist," such as at 7:45 when he does the hand waving gesture accompanied by a strained "no, no, no".
I did Street Photography in Tokyo for years back in the 1990's and was only accosted once . . . by an American. He wanted to fight me but was running a T-Shirt stand so all I had to do was walk away and he couldn't follow me.
@@BooLee01 of course this wouldnt work in a Detroit suburb...he is basically creating the shots by being rude and careless.
@@wyatthunter987this is why nobody does any work in detroit. People do this all the time in big American cities. New York, Chicago, LA, SF. And so on. Detroit and it’s people aren’t that interesting
Dude, you are a great storyteller and a fantastic interviewer!
Always fun to watch and exciting approach to street photography in overall, and what a character Tatsuo is hahaha, I thought he was acting a little bit like as a prick at the beginning of the walk, but after he explained what he's trying to obtain (emotional tension) from the subjects and for the viewers to see, everything made sense. Now I'm a fan of Mr. Suzuki :D
Thanks again for sharing your passion and pls keep it going.
Happy to hear that it came off like I wanted it to. At first he might look like a rude person but he is actually very polite and humble. I can feel that when I look at his work.
First of all, Fujifilm "brought" me here. This is my first time seeing Tetsuo's pictures and it is REALLY GOOD. I hope he's continues to shoot regardless what happened. Peace & love from a Malaysian Street Photographer.
INCREDIBLE... OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!
keep up the good work...sure makes me want to return to Japan.
Can’t put my finger on it, but watching these video’s make me very happy. Loved the sound of the rain while the photos with rain and snow were displayed.
Thank you. Again.
Appreciate the feedback! I had a good feeling about the edit of this video.
@@SamuelStreetlife Great material!! I wonder what focal length he photographes with?
@@dasIDS 35 equivalent. He shoots with the Fuji x100 usually.
This is definitely a level above some of even the very best of the photography pieces on RUclips (or maybe anywhere else also). You should submit this to some of the film festivals in the short film category -- it is that good. Subscribed.
I think it's a shame that fujifilm removed Tatsu Suzuki as an ambassador. He's a very talented photographer.
Poke Brother Now the V.
Why did they remove him?
@@CrowClouds they saw how he takes his pictures and the way he does it is that he really gets close a bit like Bruce gilden. Fuji doesnt want to be associated with that phototherapy technique...
@@pokebrother2330 Yeah. I get it. Street photography is inherently weird. No matter what you do, you're going to end up exposing peoples insecurities, and you may have to like, run or protect yourself. Lmao. I bought a 55-200mm telephoto to help me avoid being noticed !!
@@CrowClouds well I don't know if that's a solution ( personally I like 35 ,28 and 50mm). The problem is that it is not " normal " that a stranger takes your photo , it's like he is a pervert or something or they are scared... I got banned from a shopping mall ( here in germany) for 3 months because I took like 3 or 4 photos of people in front of the mall. I was pretty aggressive when the security approached me because I always get the feeling that people try to stop your growth as an "artist". But yeah ... since it's obligatory to wear masks I walked by them and went shopping there a few days ago ;)....
Regardless of what people think of his method, he doesn't deserve what Fuji did to him and the hate he's getting online. Seems like a genuinely nice dude. I love his photos.
I'm totally blown away by his photography. The way he catches the light of the textures in his background remind me of Kikuji Kawada, one of my favourites! Greetings from a fellow Hamburger.
Every night before sleep. I watch sams videos. I just enjoy them so so much 🥺
Samuel, one of the best ones so far!! I think you should keep the trend of the Black and White videos. It makes you concentrate more on the story and the message. Awesome!
Thank you Eduardo! :) I appreciate your comment about the B&W choice for this video. That was my intention to make the viewer focus more on the story and the images. I don't know if I will do the same with the next one. If you see another B&W OTSW you'll know why ;)
we 100% second this!
This dude has HUGE balls. None the less, his street photos are super powerful. Excellent video!
Thanks Christopher!
He's really good. I'm in awe of the artistic quality of the photographs he took in Japan.
I am not clear why you don’t have over a million subscribers… you have the best, most interesting channel for street photography… period.
The end (Products) = Amazing
Yes but how many have the balls to shoot like that ?
I like this atmosphere of a photographer, who does not take themselves seriously and yet everyone has their own talent, street photography remains the best because it is not fixed, very natural and the Japanese love the photo for a long time they also like the silver photo a people artists
I love watching him photograph and work the street. An amazing artist.
hands down Has to be one of the most candid interviews I've ever seen
I have nothing but full respect and admiration for Mr Tatsuo, this was brilliant,
thought provoking, and most of all inspiring, thanks for sharing this wonderful work.
My pleasure Clive!
oh man, this OTSW series is gold!
Yet again a brilliant video. Learned so much from Tatsuo Suzuki and yourself. I always find street difficult even though I absolutely love it. His style of placing himself on the street, weaving in and out of the stream on the pavement it so fluid and effective. He seems to find the decisive moment effortlessly. Keep them coming, Sammy! Learning loads and keeping me inspired to keep trying.
I'm glad you got some value out of this video! I also learned alot or at least got very inspired after shooting with him. Happy shooting!
There are so many street photographers, and tbh I am not a huge fan of most of them, but Suzuki's work is awesome and beautiful. I have a much better appreciation for the stress he goes through to get these images.
This guy is that guy. I think he's one of the best because he isn't afraid to get people out of their daily funk / routine, and while some people wouldn't appreciate that at first, they might think back and say "that wasn't so bad after all. Kinda glad that happened". This guys passion for photography is apparent, and his willingness to put his shame and safety on the line tells you just how passionate he is. He became a lot more popular after fujifilm dropped him. That's for sure! I really do like and appreciate his art. I think he may have inspired me to purchase the X100v (if that's what he's using).
He has amazing strategy... Seems wild and out of control... All I see is focus and a system at work. 👏👏👏🍻 Was about to brush this video off... Now I love this guy.
Just like many others, I had to checkout this video again after hearing so much about the Fuji film situation with Tatsuo. I still remain a huge fan of his work and the images shown in this video are amazing. This was a great interview and I think it would be equally amazing to have Tatsuo share his feelings about what happened in a follow up to this.
What situation?🤯
@@panhradu 🤣 you’re asking about something that happened two years ago. Besides a pandemic, it’s been a million and one things that have happened since then. I don’t even remember the “situation” nor does it matter at this point 🤣
@@panhradu he lost his fuji film partnership because of his aggressive style
I love it. IT is a Style. No discussion. You can love it or you can hate it, but is a Style. Go Tatsuo
@11:55 that would make a beautiful stop motion scene/film. I also guess that's why he uses 64gb cards, really cool to see such a consistant workflow put in one go.
This series is so goddamn good. Thank you for making and sharing the view of this great artists.
鈴木さんの写真へのSamuelさんのコメントが素敵で勉強になりました。
So Tatsuo acts a bit like Bruce Gilden when he's in Hamburg? 😂 I love his photos they capture my emotions and I love this video because it's full of talent and respect and fun so thank you very much!
I'm sure he is also like that in tokyo haha. Yes I was so excited to watch him shoot that I only focused on making this video instead of doing a bit of street shooting myself. He is also a very polite and humble person. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) More japanese photographers to come soon.
Except Bruce Gilden was out and out rude and aggressive. Also Tatsuo's photos seem a whole lot better.
Great idea doing an interview whilst out on a photo walk. Makes it more interesting.
Wow. This was a great video. Fantastic! Might be my favorite on RUclips and trust me I’ve seen thousands.
Wow, I feel honored! Happy to hear you enjoyed it so much :)
Rewatched this video after the controversy and now I'm even more annoyed at fuji. The footage was the most intrusive, after watching this video it's pretty clear while he does get in their way sometimes it's just one of the techniques he employs. You can tell that fuji thought it was exciting the way they shot and clearly aimed for that to be the focus. Once again great interview Sam!
Luddification Great take. As you mention, it highlighted one part of his shooting. This vid shows how Tatsuo is actual a kind man, and how he actually "interacts" with the world while he shoots.
Friction/Tokyo Street my second favorite photography books, The Americans is my favorite. Great insight into his method. Thanks for a great video.
I must say his style of shooting is extremely invading to one's private space. However like others said here, I love his photos so much. His photos has such great energy and raw-ness. Whatever people said about Fuji video, I remain his fan.
Definitely happy to see him more in your adventures
Love the sound of rain on the umbrella 👍
Super good guest Tatsuo Suzuki and really like the BW stories!
I love Tatsuo style ... swimming the streets like a fish , smooth and agile , and the pics .... spontaneous.
Great video Samuel!
Thank you! :)
A lot of people in the comments keep reusing the same comment; "his style is rude and garish" or "invasive".
I completely disagree. If you look at photographers like Eric Kim, Bruce Gilden, and many more, you see this "rude and garish" or "invasive" style. You can then debate whether you agree with it, or not, whether you like the results, or not, etc.
Tatsuo Suzuki does not, at any point, cross any lines. He is actually very reserved and "quiet" in his approach. He simply is very confident about his execution, deciding that he will not hesitate to get into the position he needs in order to properly frame a shot. He doesn't hide what he is doing. However, is is not being rude, intrusive, invasive, etc.
It is a public place. Cameras exist. People take pictures in public places every second of every minute of every hour of every day. Strangers, that they absolutely do not know and did not consult with, end up in these random photos all the time. Nobody seems to care about that. The only difference with what Tatsuo is doing is that, rather than taking a picture of the coffee he just bought from starbucks, with lots of random people also in the shot, he switches his focus to those people that would have been in the shot, anyway, and used their presence to compose a very meaningful, powerful work of art.
If these people don't like it, it is their problem, not his. Life is rough. Life is unfair. There is an infinite list of things that you have no control over and cannot change. It is just sad that someone would choose to get upset over the fact that they ended up in a photo intentionally, rather than accidentally.
Great comment Skyler. I agree!
Great photos, black & white made them even more on edge 🏴📷👍
"he was just yelling, i expected some punches"
The way Suzuki Senpai doesn't give a fuck while shooting and bridging in his movement into actually taking the photo so the subject doesn't matter is just amazing. I live for three years now in hamburg and to be honest I still find it difficult to shoot great photos in Hamburg. I took some of my best and some of my worst street pictures here. Did he shoot on one fuji 100f?
Tatsuo seems rad! His style, the way he works, hiis mentatlity- That's what street photography is all about. Great video man I'll be watching more.
This is one of my favorite films in all of YT. Thank you for this.
Rad vid Samuel. I'd love if you could get the featured photographers to talk about how they set up their cameras - zone focus, manual settings etc. for standard shots and with changing conditions. That way not only is it fun to watch, it's informative for those of us getting into this great hobby! Keep up the excellent work
Good idea! I should incorporate this in every episode. I easily get excited by just seeing other streetshooters work :) But I will think of more questions or things to ask for the next time. Thanks for the feedback!!
Let’s start with, what camera and setting does he have in this kind of shooting? Great job and well done 👍
@@albingatdula8163 fujix100f I think
This video is fantastic. I can learn so much from watching Tatsuo take pictures. Thank you for creating this :)
He’s the GSX-R of street photography, that’s for sure. :)
スズキさんに対して色々な意見がありますが、この方の写真や言動には揶揄できないような反骨精神を感じて面白いと思いました。
馬鹿だから撮れる写真があると思います。
@@オガワキャップ こんな馬鹿のせいで楽しくマナーにのっとってる人も制限されなんにも出来なくなる
本当に迷惑だし辞めてほしいですね
Suzuki-San is so inspiring. I love this guy!
4:57 ... i want that as a poster!! Tatsuo did a lot of great photographs. Thank you @sam for this video.
One of the great modern photographers of the street, great video of how he works, thank you very much.
Thank you for watching!
This classic video popped up today on my YT. Miss the style of the old videos on your channel.
I do like the photos.. I am not opposed to someone shooting like this, I think it works. yes the camera in close proximity illicit a face or emotion or reaction but there are many that seen sincere and intimate and real.. I like him.. I like his love for the work and his no apology approach, not for everyone but it works for him. being a good photographer sometimes takes being uncomfortable and pushing the bounds and he is doing it. I am struggling with it myself.. I just sent 2 weeks in Paris shooting and have always gone to Paris to shoot.. but recently, I have been confronted and it messes with my confidence.. I think the thing I learn here is doing your way, and stay confident. The photos are art and in my mind the end just justify the means.. its an impressive body of work and in time these photos would be amazing to see 50 years from now.. it's a document of now.
This guy is great, you gotta do what you gotta do I suppose to get the shots.. and he proves it with the quality of his street snaps! I couldn’t get away with it, and for sure I’ve not got the balls! 😁 great Vlog 🙏
As if I didn't love this guy already, he's wearing a Crass logo patch in that hoodie!
Dude, you're just knocking out the park with these. Great video. Really capturing the shooting style of the featured photographer and letting them expand on their answers. Again, really enjoying these videos.
Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback :)
@@SamuelStreetlife Of course! Easily one of the best photography channels on RUclips. Thanks for creating.
Chapeau Samuel, what an inspiring Series showing Masters at work. Love the intimate pictures. Brillant!
i love this guys energy
Man this project ur doing is insane.... U deserve huge credit for this. Thank u for ur amazing video!🙏🙏
Thank you!! It's my passion project. Slowly but surely I will do more in the future.
This video is one of the best! Maybe I should buy a 128gb sd card and shoot 2000 pics each day like Mr Suzuki lol
Heng Lu imo 128 is great for vacations, but for everyday shooting 64 is enough (but I have 128 and 32 lol)
Haha :D I now bought 64Gb cards...
Hope you guys using the big cards have dual card slots. Otherwise, you will find out the hard way. It IS inevitable!
Miley onDisney what’s the problem with them? Do you think that we wait until they become full and only then making back-ups? Lol
Blown away, superb minidocumentary!
Such a great video! It takes a very brave individual to shoot the way he does. But he was able to capture raw emotion, which translates to quality photographs.
You guys: with 16gb you only get 500 shots.
Me shooting on film: ...well...😅
The fact that so many people find this rude and disrespectful goes to show how few people actually understand photography as a medium and a space.
I love how just being slightly impolite is the funniest thing in the entire world to these dudes awesome also why are these local people being so rude I had no idea this city was such a rude ass city.
Samuel this video and series is extraordinary. So natural and candid. B&W is your cup of tea.
Let’s have more of this videos again. Also your starting sound track for the series is a banger. Great job Samuel.
Love his shooting style. He gets an emotional reactions most of the time. This is really my kind of shooting. Thanks, Sam,!
I adore the "On the Street With..." series. It's off to a great start. It caused me to subscribe.
Awesome! I appreciate the sub! And I have many episodes ready to be edited for this series. They take a while to finish but I will definitely continue making them :)
you're so right! I subscribed after seeing this series too, I'm actually trying to put together a similar show
( If you happen to be into photography and videography check my show out! ruclips.net/channel/UCtDtY6K6R6Wsu9be_9VT6Eg?view_as=subscriber )
Love this series. Tatsuo Suzuki is amazing. Thanks Samuel.
Happy you liked it!
You gotta love the guy who refused to have his portrait taken by this legend! It's like Cartier Bresson asked you in the 50s and you said no 😂
Tatsuo is just amazing. The way he takes the shots 🤣👍🏼
This is so cool, love those vids man, keep up the great work
It looks like smol documentary film
Amazing!!!
Best episode ever
Fun to watch him work. An unusual approach (Gilden-esque) but it works for him and is harmless in the end. A moment of slight intrusion for some real expression, yes forced by the awkward gait and proximity, but his genuine smile and continuous movement seems to work. And I dig the pics...been following him on Instagram but new tho this channel so was stoked to see the session.
GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks for sharing us a little bit of Tatsuo vision and work in Germany.
You're welcome :) Happy to hear that.
Sooo good Samuel, something about japanese photographers that just makes me melt
I watched this video 3,4 times. Tatsuo is awesome.
I love everything about this. Wonderful style wonderful candid talks. It is sheer fun.
Thanks!!
この動画だと炎上しなかったんだろーなー。と思うと切り取り方って本当に難しいってことです。
The new Fuji advert will definitely boost this video, Samuel lol.
Yeah, it already did haha...
@@SamuelStreetlife Honestly I don't like Mr. Suzuki's way to shoot, but I understand his thought "I want to see more emotion and passion of human" very much, so the burning makes me so sad.
I had lived in Berlin for half a year 5 years ago to learn German and traveled to Germany 5 times so far (including your hometown last year😊).
From my experience as a Japanese, I find difference of thought, what is priority on public space, between Germany and my home country Japan.
I think, in Germany like other European countries artistic behavior and expression is welcomed, but in Japan not bothering public space and someone is much more priority than that (as regulation preventing "bothering someone" behavior called "迷惑防止条例(Meiwaku Boshi Jorei)" in Japanese is in act on every Japanese prefecture.)
What do you think about that?
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
This is gold!
I love this video so much.
Shoot lots but I hate editing! Hate! So I try to be more contained. Tatsuo uses large files! I prefer smaller as I seldom print photos! Fearless! Bravo for showing and interviewing!
I love his photos! I'm here because of the recent Fujifilm X100V controversy.
Impressive photos what a great street photographer 👏🏻👏🏻