It has been pointed out on Twitter that Akira Takaue, a well-known photographer known for his works of architecture, is using the works of Slovakian photographer Boris Mihalicek without permission, including flipping. .
After deleting the criticized work from Twitter, Takaue denied “plagiarism” on his official website, explaining that “a serious problem has arisen by entrusting the publication (on SNS) to others”. Mihalicek said in an interview that Takaue explained that someone had posted it without permission and that he apologized for using it without permission.
He received the highest award in an international photographic exhibition and was a judge of the competition
The photo posted on Takaue’s Twitter was captioned “Yuka”.
Under the sunset sky, it is a fantastic work with haze in the mountains.
However, on November 20, 2022, another photographer pointed out on Twitter that he was using the work of Mihalicek, a Central European Slovakian photographer, without permission.
According to it, Mihalicek posted a photo on Instagram on June 26, “The crest of the Tatra Mountains”, which has been reversed and the color has been changed. The Tatra Mountains are located on the border between Poland and Slovakia. In fact, compared to Takaue’s work, the reversed 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 later other posts of other works were also deleted one after another. There were no explanations on the matter and the Twitter account was also canceled on the evening of November 21st.
Mr. Takaue’s official website is also in a state where he can’t see much, but according to a camera manufacturer’s website, Mr. Takaue is a first-rate architect, has a doctorate in engineering, and was involved in international projects architectural projects. was On the other hand, he also does architectural photography, etc. In 2013, he won the highest award in the overall architectural photography category at the International Photography Awards held at Carnegie Hall in New York, USA. Recently he has held solo exhibitions in art galleries and has been a judge in international photography competitions.
On Nov. 21, Slovakian photographer Mihalicek responded to an interview with J-CAST News, stating that the photo of the Tatra Mountains ridge he posted on Instagram was taken by himself, and replied: rice field.
Mihalicek said he found Takaue on Instagram and sent him a message. In response, Takaue apologized to Mihalicek and said, “Someone else posted this on Twitter, so I didn’t.” But Mihalicek complained: “I think Twitter is in charge of your social network, regardless of who runs it.”
On the night of the 21st, Takaue updated the front page of the official website and addressed “everyone”, saying: “We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the photos posted on Twitter.”
