{"id":853,"date":"2025-07-19T09:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio-tales.com\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:22:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studio-tales.com\/en_us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About StudioTales<\/h1>\n<p>\nStudioTales is a Japan-based photography and cultural documentation studio founded by Mariko.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe studio provides portrait photography, documentary coverage, and multilingual editorial production for individuals, organizations, and cultural initiatives.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>\nStudioTales originated from the Hiroshima Women\u2019s Camera Club, established in 2011.<br \/>\nOver time, the project expanded into professional photography services, exhibitions, workshops, and collaborative cultural initiatives.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSince 2019, StudioTales has been based in Okinawa, while maintaining connections with Hiroshima and international activities in France.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Current Focus<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Portrait and documentary photography<\/li>\n<li>Event and educational documentation<\/li>\n<li>Multilingual article production (Japanese \/ English \/ French)<\/li>\n<li>360\u00b0 visual documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nStudioTales works both independently and in collaboration with Humanlight, an international archive project directed by Mariko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About StudioTales StudioTales is a Japan-based photography and cultural documentation studio founded by Mariko. 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