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Pray for Japan is a collaborative art show that takes place at ConArtist Gallery in NY and organized by Beautified Taboo, from March 9 - 13th. I have my books Drainspotting and Graffiti Japan, signed and ready for auctioning and I also have a set of photographs on display and ready for auction. The photos were taken during the month of the disaster. All funds raised will be donated to Japan through the Japan Societys earthquake relief fund. They have already raised millions of dollars for Japan and are doing great work. I am honored to be part of this auction and exhibition.

For more info go to the website link below:
conartistnyc.com

Best of Photography 2011- Photographers Forum

I am honored to have my photograph, Aftermath, of Kesennuma Station, Tohoku Japan disaster area 2011,  published in this years Photographers Forum, Best Of Photography Book 2011.

pfmagazine.com

RECENT PAINTINGS

Here is my most recent art work of Alice from the movie/comic Scar, created for a fan down under.

Sink or Swim

Join us at the M event space in Daikanyama Tokyo this Saturday the 16th for an exhibition to save the Sharks. I will be exhibiting the above images, along with friends from around the globe, to help raise funds for  Shark helping organization, PangeaSeed. With many other great artists and a video by myself and Wayne J it is Presented by PangeaSeed. Hope to see you there!!

Digital Artist Interview

Remo photographs Araki Nobuyoshi @ Polart 6000

Amazon Best Seller Drainspotting now at no 4

So it seems to go up and down quite a bit, but Drainspotting is still sitting in the top 10 of the Amazon Best Sellers List for the last Month or so, under Asian Photography. It is also floating around the 40 - 50 mark for categories Architecture and photojournalism and has been doing this for about a month or two. I have not seen it at no 1 yet, but chances are it has been there, because they update this hourly. I only started checking it recently. If anyone knows if there is a graph of sorts, please let me know.

Check it out here

Amazon Best sellers List

Bellemeade Books and Forecast Public Art Christmas Book List

It's fifteen days before Christmas. Did you forget anyone on your twice-checked list? Or maybe you've just decided to have another nog and wander online until inspiration strikes, and "accidentally" discover something for yourself at 3 a.m.? In any event or whichever method you choose to shop, Santa's on his way -- that nimble and quick elf waits for no one.

Here are some titles published in the past year that have been reviewed in BellemeadeBooks.


View  List Here


Forecast Public Arts has also done a review on Drainspotting for their prestigious quarterly magazine. Tucked in the pages of Forecast Public Arts you will find a drainspotting article sitting along side some great other books picked out by the editors. Again, this is a great indication for a wonderful christmas gift. Find it on page 83...

www.forecastpublicart

No 3 on Amazon Best sellers in photography Asia

Last week Drainspotting Hit No 3 as  best seller In the catagory of photography, Asia. It has now dropped to no 12 but as last week was the first time i ever checked the result, i wonder if it was ever no 1. i cant seem to find a best seller graph.


Anyway, no 12 still isnt bad. It stayed up as no 3 for a over a week as far as i know.
If anyone knows how to check the history of best sellers on Amazon, please let us know.
                   
 Amazon Best Sellers

REMO INT WITH TV ASAHI JAPAN "WIDE SCRAMBLE"

Recently TV Asahi, Japan Channel 10 - Show Wide Scramble came to my studio and interviewed me about Drainspotting. The Japanese seem very proud that a westerner comes to their country and discovers something unique to share with the world. This is a typical Japanese lunchtime Variety show, where they do a small interview and then a panel of artistic academics discuss the item, in this case the Drainspotting Book. 

     

REMO JUDGES DRAIN COVERS, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WATER

I was recently asked to be a Judge for Singapore, Wonderful World Of Water Competition, because of my book Drainspotting. The Singapore council, after being influenced by Japanese Drain Covers and my Book Drainspotting contacted me in regards to this honorable position. Kelveen Soh, one of the organizers, told me that they decided to have a competition to invite designers to send in submissions for Drain Covers for Singapore. They are trying to raise awareness and activate the community around Singapore to be involved in reshaping their environment.
I was honored to be asked to be a judge. Check website below for entries and winners.
                                 www.wonderfulworldofwater.sg

CNN Interview

CNNgo Interview me about Drainspotting in Japan

http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/visit/drainspotting-japan-lowest-form-art-678900

DRAINSPOTTING WINS BEST PHOTO/ART BOOK AT NY BOOK FESTIVAL

I am honored to receive the prize for best art photo book at NY book festival. I was presented my award at a gala in NY city in june. The festival has been running for 10 or so years and has 100s of entries of which they chose mine as the best photo art book.

DRAINSPOT OF THE WEEK

KURASHIKI CITY - OKAYAMA

Drainspot of the week submitted by Drainspotting FAN  Edd Parris

FRANK151 ARTICLE DRAINSPOTTING & REMO IN GENERAL

Christopher daniel interviews Remo for a 2nd time on his new book Drainspotting and various other projects on the go. Its a great articled and captures my essence as an artist.

                                    click here  FRANK151

Cool Hunting : Great Review

"Drainspotting" puts Remo Camerota's popular blog of Japanese manholes into a square-shaped book of amazing construction and bizarre imagery. As the title suggests, Drainspotting requires an eye for the odd bursts of color along city streets.

Camerota transformed his obsession into a startling gallery of funny, strange and delicately designed drain covers. The strong colors in many of the discs create an effect of otherworldly being. They appear too strong, too imaginative to serve such a utilitarian function.

Read the full article here:

www.coolhunting.com

WIRED MAGAZINE : DRAINSPOTTING FIRST LOOK

Yes one of my favorite magazines have reviewed the Drainspotting Book and Ipad App, and I get the Thumbs up from the good folks down at Wired. This is very exciting for me as I have been a WIRED reader for a long time. Check out the article here.

wired.co.uk

DRAINSPOTTING BOOK FIRST LOOK

DRAINSPOTTING FIRST LOOK:

ITS HERE! The Drainspotting book just arrived at my house for a preview and I now have it in my hands. Here are the first look photos of the book including the lovely gold embossing on the cover. Its an absolutely gorgeous piece of work, BRAVO Mark Batty Publisher, you have done it again. Drainspotting, the follow up to my first book Graffiti Japan. After 1 year of production the book hits the stores worldwide this May.

Be sure to keep an eye out, or order it online at amazon.com.

DRAINSPOTTING EXTRAS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FOR IPAD

Drainspotting hard copy will be coming to a book store near you soon, but for a preview of this wonderful book you can now download the IPAD version from Itunes store. This elegant IPAD companion features over 50 extra manhole covers and photographs that are not included in the hard back copy, and it serves as an electronic companion to the book. In this copy, View the process of making manhole covers at the Nagashima factory in a photo essay and discover the first look of manholes documented through beautifully crafted photographs and stylish design in a coffee table type book on your IPAD. Visit this hidden Japanese culture for the first time, documented in a complete volume of work including  electronic and hard back. 
                   DOWNLOAD NOW FROM ITUNES

                   http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainspotting/id364587681?mt=8

NTERVIEW WITH MY NINJA PLEASE

                                  

VIEW INTERVIEW HERE
 http://www.myninjaplease.com/?p=12767