baCe incorporated
photo productions & more in NY<>Japan
Photo: Atsushi Kawabe Model: Leo (Red Model Management)
baCe, inc., established in November, 1997, is a production company for specialty photography and graphics, working with Japanese creators, directors and top advertising agencies, new images with talented photographers and artists in New York, such as Christian Witkin, Francois Nars, Marc Hom and Carlton Davis.
Nahoko Hayashi, president of baCe, inc., has been involved in the photo industry for more than fifteen years starting as an assistant photographer working for Honda Motors and 109/Tokyu Department Store of Tokyo.
She also has worked as a journalist, writing about what is going on in New York City for Japanese readers. For instance, she had a monthly column “ New York Letter” on COMMERCIAL PHOTO MAGAZINE which has been trusted by the profession for 30 years in Japan and has interviewed Karim Rashid, Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Mark Borthwick and Thakoon for various magazines.
Her newest interviews with Iran Rubin, 2A, Roberto Badin, Richard Foster, Fabrice Bouquet and Stephen Leiws is currently on books, “World Still life photographers” (Vol.1 & 2), published by Genkosha, Tokyo.
In June, 2006, baCe, inc. produced a fashion show at New York Public Library for Japanese designer, Chizuko Wakabayshi.
Photo: Tat leon
news!
new photo book
"The Happiness Within"
Now on Sale!
Photographs by:
Yoshiki Hase
Project Realization by:
baCe, inc.
available at:
Aoyama Book Center (Tokyo) 03-5485-5511
Maruzen (Tokyo)
www.amazon.co.jp
www.yoshikihase.com
please contact us if you are in US/Canada
Beginning in the spring of 2005 Yoshiki Hase began photographing people living with HIV/AIDS at Housing Works East 9th Adult Day Health Care Program (ADHC). The East 9th ADHC offers extensive services including case management, medical, nursing, nutrition, acupuncture, substance use counseling, pastoral care, social work and art therapy. In addition to being afflicted with HIV/AIDS, clients live with issues in mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness. Furthermore, clients who attend ADHC’s program are social minorities because they have not had an opportunity to seek professional support in dealing with these issues.
Yoshiki Hase states that, “Although they have their challenges they are living their life to the fullest. Despite the constant struggles in their lives they continue to be thankful for having an opportunity to live. What they gave me was the positive energy of their great smiles and their courage to live. While developing friendships with them I realized what I am doing is simply a process of documenting their true selves.”
