Kyotographie is growing up. The international photography festival, which runs for a month at various stunning venues throughout Kyoto, is in its fourth year. So far there have been no signs of growing pains, even if the Kyotographie team members appear a little exhausted as they gather at their ramshackle office.
It's the exhaustion born from a schedule of excitement, anxiety and satisfaction as the clock counts down to the opening of one of Asia's break-out photography festivals.
Headed by Lucille Reyboz and Yusuke Nakanishie, hailing from France and Japan respectively, the Kyotographie team is compact and resolutely independent. The number of visitors it has attracted since its inception in 2013 has increased threefold, as has the effort in preparation and planning, and it has been a battle making the budget keep pace.