Apology for famous photographer “Pakuri suspicion” Unauthorized processing of overseas works, showing on SNS … Denial of plagiarism “I left it to others”: J-CAST News[Full text]

It was pointed out on Twitter that Akira Takaue, a well-known photographer who is known for his works of architecture, is using without permission the works of Slovakian photographer Boris Mihalicek, including flipping them. .

After deleting the criticized work from Twitter, Takaue denied “plagiarism” on her official website, explaining that “a serious problem has arisen by entrusting posting (on SNS) to others.” Mihalicek said in an interview that Takaue had explained that someone posted it without permission, and that he had apologized for using it without permission.

Received the highest award at an international photo exhibition and served as a contest judge

The photo posted on Takaue’s Twitter was titled “Yuka”.

Under the sky of sunset, it is a fantastic work with haze between the mountains.

However, on November 20, 2022, another photographer pointed out on Twitter that he was using the work of Mihalicek, a photographer from Slovakia in Central Europe, without permission.

According to it, Mihalicek posted a picture on Instagram on June 26, “The ridge of the Tatra Mountains”, which was reversed and the color was changed. The Tatra Mountains lie on the border of Poland and Slovakia. In fact, compared to Takaue’s work, the inverted composition is almost the same, except that the colors are a little darker.

After this point, the post of the work was deleted from Takaue’s Twitter, and after that, other posts of other works were also deleted one after another. There was no explanation about it, and as of the evening of November 21, the Twitter account has also been deleted.

Mr. Takaue’s official website is also in a state of not being able to see much, but according to the site of a camera manufacturer, Mr. Takaue is a first-class architect, has a doctorate in engineering, and has been involved in international architectural projects. was On the other hand, he is also engaged in photography of architecture, etc. In 2013, he won the highest award in the general category of architectural photography at the International Photography Awards held at Carnegie Hall in New York, USA. Recently, he has held solo exhibitions at art galleries and has served as a judge for international photo contests.