In celebration of Japan’s first classic car Concours event, Tokyo Concours d’Elegance, the world famous motor sports photographer Joe Honda will hold photography workshops advising how best to photograph classic cars.
Joe Honda will take two groups around the Concours cars on display at Tokyo Midtown giving instructions on how to take photos of these wonderful moving works of art.

Date/time ：	Saturday, 27th October, 2007 1st session　  13:00 ～ 14:00 2nd session　15:00 ～ 16:00
Place ：	Tokyo Midtown Garden
No. of participants ：	20  ( 10 per session )
Participation fee ：	¥2,000  ( Payable in cash on the day )
Schedule ：	Photograph classic cars  ( approx. 30 min. ) Print best photos ( approx. 15 min. ) Comments by Joe Honda and choice of best photos （ approx. 15 min. )
Application method ：	Please provide the following:- ・Name ・Address ・Age ・Gender ・Contact phone number ・FAX No. ・email address if available (email address of mobile phone not acceptable) ・Maker and type of digital camera to be used and send it to:- Joe Honda Photography Workshop Tokyo Concours d’Elegance Operations Office, c/o Elite Corporation Daikan Bldg. 4F, 6-2-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 All entries must arrive no later than Friday, 12th October 2007． Personal information provided will be used only for procedures related to Tokyo Concours d’Elegance Joe Honda’s Photography Workshop.
Announcement of participants ：	Successful applicants will be informed directly by the Tokyo Concours d’Elegance Operations Office by Tuesday, 16th October. In case the number of applicants exceed places available, the Operations Office will select participants by lottery. * As the Workshop has been fully booked, no more applications can be accepted. Thank you.
For inquiries, please contact ：	Tokyo Concours d'Elegance Operations Office c/o Elite Corporation Daikan Bldg. 4F 6-2-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 TEL：03-4550-1623  FAX：03-5785-0817

* Participants are requested to bring their own digital camera with them on October 27th.

[ Profile of Joe Honda ]
Born in Tokyo in 1939, he graduated from Department of Photography, College of Art, Nihon University in 1961. He went to Europe in 1967 as a motor sports photographer, and photographed various motor sports including Monaco Grand Prix, Le Mans 24-hour race, Indy 500, Paris-Dakar, etc. He has published a number of books and photo albums.

[ Message from Joe Honda ]
“What inspired me to become a motor sports journalist was the opening of Fuji Speedway in 1966 and my encounter with Jackie Stewart (three times world champion Formula 1 racing driver) at Japan Indy held in October of the same year. Jackie and I were born in the same year, 1939, Holding admiration for Jackie who was the same age as me, and placing my hopes in him, I dived into the world of motor sports photography. In February 1967, I shipped out my Toyota Corolla from Yokohama port. I got myself on board a Russian ship on March 17th and then took the Trans-Siberian Railway to go to Marseilles to collect my Corolla. I was 27 years old at the time and envisioned a scene at Fuji Speedway where Toyota and Honda would face each other off in F1 Grand Prix racing, a dream that came true 40 years later. At the same time I was also forecasting the future of Japanese automobile industry as it has developed today.
For me, Tokyo Concours d’Elegance is a kind of Commodore Perry’s black ships of today. I am very interested in the state of the automobile industry during this peaceful era, observing the battles of wits between automotive giants of Japan and the rest of the world. We have a chance to view here at this event nearly 100-years of history of prestigious cars manufactured in the leading automotive countries of Europe. I am really honoured to have a chance to hold my workshops in this memorable event, as it represents another important chapter in my life focused on cars”.