The Candid Frame #93 - Bruce Osborn

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2010

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Bruce Osborn was born in Southern California and raised on its surf and skateboard culture. After graduating from the University of the Pacific with a BA in Fine Art, he studied Photography at Art Center College of Design. He began working for Phonograph Record Magazine as their photographer and photo editor and also did free lance photography for other music related businesses. In 1980 Bruce moved to Japan where he is a well known commercial photographer and filmmaker. He is most known for the Oyako project, which has provided him the opportunity to photograph Japanese parents and their children, to the point that it's become a national event. You can discover his work by visiting his website, flickr account and the Oyako website. Bruce Osborn recommends the work of Shoji Ueda.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free via

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0:00.0	It's April 4th, 2010, and this of the Candid Frame.
0:29.4	I'm glad that you've joined this ever-growing community of listeners from all over the world.
0:34.4	So wherever you're listening to the show, whether it's New York, Moscow, Zurich,
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1:34.1	Today's guest is Bruce Osborne, a photographer who was born and bred down here in Southern California,
1:39.5	and who since 1980 has been living and working in Japan, where he has enjoyed an international career as a
1:44.9	commercial photographer and filmmaker, as well as a fine art artist. His work came to my
1:50.6	attention as a result of his long-term project called Oyakuday. Ayako, which means parent and child
1:56.7	and Japanese, is a theme on which Bruce based an ongoing series of portraits that he makes of
2:01.7	families each year. It's been a project that's not only been embraced by photographers and
2:06.9	curators, but the entire country of Japan. It's an incredible body of work, and from what I've
2:12.6	seen, it's one of the most fun and exhausting days of shooting imaginable. I think you're in for a real treat with this one.
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