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Articles by Laura

Yuko Shimizu has certainly faced more than her fair share of these circumstances and as she herself attests; she is strong. Now a multi-award-winning illustrator and college art instructor based in New…

Art & Culture/Arts

Fighting Ignorance With Art: New York-Based Illustrator Yuko Shimizu Is Here to Kick Ass

By Laura Pollacco

In February 2017, Tokyo-based photographer RK was exploring the secondhand shops of Akihabara when he spotted an elderly man tending his photography shop, which was bursting with equipment, yet perfectly organized. RK…

Art & Culture

Going Rogue: Photographer RK is Pushing the Limits of Photography, Technology and Travel

By Laura Pollacco

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