PhotoWords Credits

All words and remarks in English and Japanese have been compiled and written by © Philbert Ono.

Proofreading and advice by Michael Takashita, Nobuko Shiga, and Professor Naoomi Kuratani

Reference Sources
Shashin Yogo Jiten - by Ueno Chizuko, Saeki Kakugoro, Sato Masaharu, Takaishi Taiji, Todoriki Kunika, and Fujita Naomichi. Nippon Camera-sha, April 2001.

The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, Third Edition edited by Leslie Stroebel and Richard Zakia. Focal Press, 1993

Japan Photo Almanac, by The Photographic Society of Japan, 2004 issue.

Portraits in Sepia by Naomi Izakura and Torin Boyd. Asahi Sonorama, 2000.

Early Japanese Images, by Terry Bennett. Charles E. Tuttle Company

Asahi Camera magazine, various issues

Nippon Camera magazine, various issues

Commercial Photo magazine, various issues

canon.jp

yodobashi.com

Popular Photography magazine, various issues

Canon and Nikon camera/lens brochures

About the Author: Tokyo-based Philbert Ono works as a professional translator specializing in translating camera instruction manuals and technical documents for a leading camera maker (not Nikon) in Japan. His website is PhotoGuide Japan.

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Last modified: September 26, 2004