ABOUT US
Founding and history
October 2011
The Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club was established in Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City. The first five members were Mariko Akimoto, the representative.
March 2017
In order to take on photography jobs, the Photo Communication Lab was established with five photographers. Representative: Mariko Akimoto
Opened an atelier in Yokokawa, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. At the same time, moved the photography office. April: Started "Yubijuku Hiroshima".
The Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club now has over 200 members.
June 2018
Studio Tales (photography service) begins in Toshima, Saeki Ward
November 2019
Representative Mariko Akimoto (CEO of Promos Japan Co., Ltd.) moves to Okinawa to co-create a business with Thanks Lab Co., Ltd.
Earth Photo Project begins
July 2023
Hosted an art furoshiki exhibition at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
April 2025
Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club, Studio Tales, and Earth Photo Project merged.
Started photo sessions in France and Okinawa
Studio Tales and Atelier Foco renovation work
In 2017, a three-story old house in Yokokawa, Nishi Ward, was renovated and used as an atelier and rental space.
In 2018, an office and studio was established in Toshima, Saeki Ward.
Major photo exhibitions
Galleria Reino
-The 1st Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club Photo Exhibition
Gallery Log
-Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club Photo Exhibition Vol.3
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Atelier Foco
-one earty project
Panasonic Gallery
-Take photos and play...Photo T-shirt exhibition
Fuji Grand Hiroshima
-Organizer of the Hiroshima Photo Club Exhibition
Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch
-70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing: Hiroshima Reconstruction Photo Exhibition
Marina Hop Hiroshima
-Hiroshima Used Camera Market
Photoshoots and events
● "Charm Discovery Photo Session" (Onomichi, Kure, Kamagari, Okayama, etc.)
● Photoshoots and location events
● Regular photo sessions (once a month): Natural light portraits, street walking photography
● Kimono photography experience × camera class (collaboration event)
● Children & Family Photo Session (Professional/Amateur Joint Event)
Workshops and seminars
● Easy camera course for women (6-part course)
●Photo and word zine making course
●Retouching and composition course for beginners
● Other events
Model exchange meeting (a meeting to learn the perspectives of photographers and subjects)
Media
・Appeared on RCC Radio's "Hiroshima Women's Special"
Filming and coverage of the Carp championship parade,
TSS TV Shin Hiroshima, "How to shoot and be shot during the entrance season".
NHK Radio Illumination photography using smart phones
RCC Radio - Tips on how to take pictures using a smart phone.
RCC Radio Woman's Figure Harmony Atelier Foco and Hiroshima Women's Camera Club
JTB Setouchi Yurutto Tabi
SHIBUMI photo in Spanish magazine
・Activities introduced in the Chugoku Shimbun local edition a total of four times
・In charge of cover and feature photos for local magazines
Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club and the current Studio Tales
In 2011, "Hiroshima Women's Camera Club" was established in Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City. (Representative: Mariko Akimoto)
From 2019 onwards, due to the representative's work-related relocation, we are based in Okinawa to explore and practice the "free expression of photography".
From 2023, I will be studying photographic expression, workshops, exhibitions, etc. in France, while also planning and holding photographic expression workshops, exhibitions, and seminars in Okinawa and Hiroshima.
⇒A photo blog based in three locations: Okinawa, Paris, and sometimes Hiroshima
⇒Current activities and recruitment
Visit to the Museum of European Photography (MEP) organized by the Paris International University Exhibition
Marie-Laure de Decker MEP
See how works are displayed and see workshops.
Expanding the world of photography
Past Activities
●Workshop
BankPhoto goods production, studio photography, film development
●Seminar
Camera lessons for beginnersMr. Hidehiro Otaketalk show, Kimiko Nishimoto talk show (Yumijuku), copyright seminar, All Japan Photo Association seminar, and many more
Photo Exhibition
Hiroshima Girls' Camera Club Photo Exhibition, Itsukaichi Community Center (joint exhibition with children with developmental disabilities), Hiroshima Photographic Art Association joint exhibition, etc.
●Photography services
Wedding photos, event photos, profile photos
●Other events
Hiroshima Used Camera Market, Mama Festa, Umajima Camping Photoshoot, etc.
Now and in the future
We are holding photo sessions with French photographers and groups on the theme of "What is free photographic expression?"
We will also be holding photo workshops for children and interactive exhibitions.
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