A travelling photographer’s talk:
a journey through Tunisia

In 2017, Atsushi Ueyama set out from Tokyo for Osaka along the Tokaido, pulling a handcart. When he reached Arimatsu on the way, he was interviewed by the local TV station CBC. Now he returns to Arimatsu to talk about Tunisia, the North African country he visited this February and March.

He first discovered the joy of travel as a university student, when he went alone with an SLR camera from Shanghai overland to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. He later moved from copywriting into location coordination, always making a living from what he loved.

In his mid-forties he found a new light in himself: while he was still able, he wanted to work as the travel photographer he had always dreamed of being. Under the slogan “an adventure that starts at fifty”, and with the support of family and friends, he began working as a “travelling photographer”. Even through the pandemic years, when travel was impossible, he kept going, grateful to be able to, searching for the stories of life somewhere in the world.

This year marks the tenth year of that adventure. In Tunisia he looked not at the sights but at people, towns and everyday life — the words, prayers and support he encountered during Ramadan. With photographs, he shares the experiences and insights the journey gave him. Anyone who loves travel or photography, or is simply curious about his path, is warmly welcome.