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大判カメラ肖像写真 · Large Format Portraits

Light
held
still.

Portraits made with a 4×5 view camera —
slow, deliberate, and present.

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Photographer なるはこ · 光

A slower
kind of seeing.

Naruhako Light Portraits is a portrait studio rooted in the tradition of large-format photography. Each session is made with a 4×5 view camera — a process that requires patience, care, and presence from both photographer and subject.

The result is not a snapshot but a portrait: something that holds the quality of light in a room, the stillness of a moment, the character of a face.

Based in Japan. Available for portrait commissions worldwide.

Camera
Linhof Technika 4×5
Film
Kodak Portra · Ilford HP5
Processing
Wet darkroom prints
Sessions
By appointment only

Selected
portraits.

Portrait No. 01 · Tokyo
Portrait No. 01 · Tokyo
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Portrait No. 02 · Kyoto
Portrait No. 02 · Kyoto
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Portrait No. 03 · Osaka
Portrait No. 03 · Osaka
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Portrait No. 04 · Tokyo
Portrait No. 04 · Tokyo
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Portrait No. 05 · Nara
Portrait No. 05 · Nara
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Portrait No. 06 · Kyoto
Portrait No. 06 · Kyoto
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Portrait No. 07 · Tokyo
Portrait No. 07 · Tokyo
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Commission
a portrait.

Each sitting is arranged individually. Sessions typically last two to three hours and include a single finished print.