Tamron 60th Anniversary Project Eternity at a Moment - The Vision of 60 Photographers

August 26, 2011, Saitama, Japan ― Tamron Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Morio Ono, Head Office: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, celebrated its 60th anniversary on November 1, 2010. To commemorate this anniversary and express sincere appreciation for the many major awards bestowed on the 60th anniversary model 18-270mm Di II VC PZD (Model B008), including the EISA European Zoom Lens of the Year 2011 - 2012 and the Camera GP Japan 2011 Lens of the Year. Tamron is pleased to announce the project: Eternity at a Moment -The Vision of 60 Photographers.

Eternity at a Moment - The Vision of 60 Photographers - Concept

Sixty photographers, spotlighting and giving form to that fleeting 'essence' that would otherwise escape our attention.
The captured 'moment' is a glimpse of the 'eternity' it evokes.
The photographer's eye that is focused on the ephemeral—what does it tell us?

Over the past 60 years, Tamron, with its 'New Eyes for Industry,' has been distinguished by its highly creative products, continuously setting those 'eyes' on illuminating the future.
This milestone anniversary is an occasion to not only reflect on Tamron's history, but to mark the start of the next phase of Tamron's evolution.
In this project, 60 photographers used Tamron's 18-270mm Di II VC PZD (Model B008) to capture how they perceive Eternity at a Moment. Their creations will be displayed on Tamron's special website and at a photographic exhibition.
For a photographer, time itself is an eternal theme. The interpretations of Eternity at a Moment by these 60 photographers are certain to be diverse and thought-provoking expressions, and Tamron is pleased to showcase each of their compelling viewpoints.

Participating Photographers

The sixty photographers selected to participate come from different generations and will present works from a wide range of genres and a variety of perspectives.

Katsu Aoki	Kenichi Komatsu	Hideo Nishihira
Kyosuke Aono	Koichi Saito	Herbie Yamaguchi
Koichi Akagi	Yoshie Sato	Shirou Hagihara
Hideyuki Abe	Takashi Shikano	Tatsuo Hata
Shinya Arimoto	Tetsuro Shimizu	hana
Tetsu Iida	Kenichi Shindo	Izumi Hirota
Yoshichika Ishii	Kohji Suwa	Naotaka Hirota
Bon Ishikawa	Yoichi Sone	Takeshi Fukazawa
Masako Imaoka	Kimio Tanaka	Tomohiro Fujii
Seiichi Uozumi	Takeyoshi Tanuma	Takashi Homma
Shinichi Eguchi	Takuya Tsukahara	Takayuki Maekawa
Etsuko Enami	Katsuyoshi Tsuchiya	Takahito Mizutani
Mitsugu Ohnishi	Masato Terauchi	Mitsuru Mizutani
Ryo Ohwada	Naoyuki Toyoda	Kazushi Momoi
Kazuyuki Okajima	Seiya Nakai	Naomi Yano
Maki Kawai	Katsuhito Nakazato	Atsushi Yamada
Keiichi Kimura	Yoshitaka Nakatani	Alao Yokogi
Keisuke Kumakiri	Takehiko Nakafuji	Shigeru Yoshida
Taichi Kozawa	Takashi Namiki	Shin Yoshino
Yoshiaki Kobayashi	Keiko Niimi	Satoru Watanabe

Project Details and Schedule

• 1. Official Site URL：http://www.tamron60.com (English & Japanese)
  Site opening: 4:00 p.m., August 30 (Tues), 2011
  Details: Sixty photographers will display unique work based on the project concept on this site,
  along with a dedicated, individual message.
  The creations will be gradually released on August 30, September 12 and September 20.
  *A blog will also be set up with the latest information updates: http://tamron60.blogspot.com/ (Japanese only)
• 2. Photography Exhibition
  Date: October 5 (Wed) – 11 (Tues), 2011, 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. (*Last admission 30 minutes before closing time)
  Venue: 3331 Arts Chiyoda, 6-11-14 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
  TEL：03-6803-2441 / FAX：03-6803-2442　　Official site: http://www.3331.jp/ (English , Japanese , Korean)
  Entry fee: Free
  Public participation events: Seminar and talk session
  There will also be a photography magazine and a viewing space for the photographers' works.

Charity Activities

Because the photography exhibit is taking place in the same year of Japan's unprecedented natural disaster, charity activities in support of disaster relief will be held throughout the exhibition period. Details to be announced.