On the first episode of Youth Avenue Podcast, we have the renowned Japanese Photographer, Shunsuke Miyatake. Miyatake is a street photographer, currently based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is also a captain of the MAMBO Phnom Penh Football Club, a family man, and an art enthusiast. He is also a founder of Humanist Project. With many years of experiences in the corporate and the creative field, Miyatake’s lifelong project, seeks to find the purpose of life, or Ikigai, of people on the street through interviews, and photography.

Podcast Notes:

01:05 - Tell us about yourself

02:02 – What inspire you to become a street photographer?

07:08 – How did you get your inspiration for your photography?

11:11 – What is the Humanista Project? Why chooses Cambodia?

14:30 – What is Ikigai?

17:52 – What is Miyatake’s Ikigai?

19:35 – What is your best memory from documenting and asking people about their Ikigai?

22:40 – What is Hao’s Ikigai?

23:18 – What are tips for youth to find their Ikigai?

26:12 – Open the choice to open to different choices not outside factors

27:05 – Does age play a factor on finding our Ikigai?

28:25 – Miyatake explains how Ikigai can change with age

29:57 – If you could go back to when you were in high school, what would you do differently with the knowledge you have now?

32:21 – Should I have a role model for my passion and find inspiration/experience for Ikigai?

36:16 – How to deal with the negativity to do what you love?

38:16 – How to talk to parents as a teenager to tell them about your passion?

40:47 – Prove your passion by action

42:11 – What is your current and future plan with Ikigai project?

43:51 – What is your retirement plan?

*** WeTalk Cards with 5 quick fire questions:

45:26 - Would you sacrifice yourself for a stranger?

46:20 – If you found out that you die tomorrow, what would you do today? *think*

47:15 – If you could not work for 5 years, what would you do?

47:44 – If there is one rule that you can create for this world and everybody has to follow, what is the rule be?

48:26 – What is your biggest challenge in life, and how do you overcome it?

50:59 - If you found out that you die tomorrow, what would you do today?

51:34 – Photos Showcase

Instagram: @casadetake // Facebook: Shunsuke Miyatake

“If you are not dead, do not give up” - Shunsuke Miyatake 

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