Oyako Day
oyako day day parent child japan take photograph together part lifelong series photographer bruce osborn explores cultural change across generation series welcomed parent child segment society including kabuki actor punk musician policeman buddhist monk porno actress addition photo session several activity including concert exhibition contest promote day celebrates bond parent child founded bruce osborn wife yoshiko day since held annually fourth sunday july following tradition mother’s day second sunday may father’s day third sunday june name “oyako” mean “parent child” japanese originally name bruce osborn gave series photograph working since “in process photographing hundred parent child become life’s work” say bruce idea series came assigned photograph punk musician magazine birth first child time preoccupied thought becoming father thought converged assignment leading first oyako photo shoot decided photograph rocker parent bring forth difference lifestyle fashion generation “it coincidence asked photograph punk expectant father gave birth idea oyako” bruce osborn stated interview olympus surprise delight picture transcended scope assignment touched deeper subject family relation focusing core relationship photoshoots able chronicle change japanese society undergone twentyfive year year already invested project bruce wife decided take series next level organizing public photo shoot encourage people focus parentchild relationship interview olympus bruce share insight he’s gained oyako day “i’ve discovered beautiful japanese parentchild relationship it’s bit oversimplification think parentchild relationship west animallike emphasizing strong independent japan relationship plantlike get intertwined like root think people country could benefit learning japanese culture special parentchild relationship parentchild bond basis human relation world would better peaceful place family got well take word get message across” participate oyako day hopeful family must send snapshot family name occupation brief note want attend bruce osborn take photo one hundred applicant family participating family receive one free print month oyako day year photo contest unforgettable family photo particular theme change yearly winning photo selected bruce osborn oyako committee member introduced mainichi newspaper oyako day displayed oyako day website later date past year prize included gift oyako day sponsor like photography equipment skin care set desktop printer traditional japanese wrapping cloth photography book signed bruce osborn alongside photo contest essay contest time frame prior oyako day essay open topic family – word winning essay selected oyako committee member announced mainichi newspaper oyako day oyako day website later date past year prize included gift oyako day sponsor like photography equipment skin care set desktop printer traditional japanese wrapping cloth photography book signed bruce osborn photograph oyako day exhibited st century museum modern art yamanashi museum art aichi childrens center among others oyako ode parent child book published sora book collection tokyo international foto gold award winner bruce photograph oyako day appear book oyako published ink inc book collection photograph year span time featuring parent child text japanese english gomen nasai book written mary yamada photographed bruce osborn book contains interview photo oyako set parent child parent child discus past action would like apologize text japanese kazoku collection photograph bruce osborn taken style oyako including family member parent child text japanese