About the video uploaded today | 07/20/2024
Today I uploaded a promotional video for “snapshot.” The photographs used in this video are the ones I took in my neighborhood.
There was a time when I quit music for a while and got into making photographs. At that time, I was taking care of my parents and working to make a living, and I was anxious to do something as a creator.
I hadn’t realized what I really wanted to do, and I was spending my days in frustration, like now, when I encountered expression through photography.
It all started when I was overwhelmed by the photographs of Daido Moriyama and became obsessed with his work. I was so moved by the overwhelming expression that I wanted to express myself through photography.
I then bought an expensive digital camera and taught myself photography techniques, taking pictures of people and other things, but I felt something was wrong with taking pictures arbitrarily, so I started taking pictures around my neighborhood.
I found these ordinary snapshots very interesting, and whenever I had time I would take pictures around my neighborhood and continue to take pictures.
The camera I used at that time was the Ricoh GR (APS-C model). It was a very compact digital camera with a lens that had a great image quality, and I used it for a long time.
I saved the photos as RAW data and retouched them with development software to create works of art.
However, those photographs remained asleep on my hard drive, never seeing the light of day.
When I first started taking photos, I remember wondering what expression means, and what I should continue to search for.
I tried using those photos as a video art piece this time.
I don’t know how this work will be received, but it has become a work that I feel a strong attachment to.
Now my camera is broken and I don’t take photos anymore. I can’t afford to buy a new camera right now, but I hope to start taking photos again someday.