'Focus' spotlights creators, works, and trends. We feature creators who post wonderful photos, introducing them along with their photos. Discover shared sensibilities and find new inspiration for creation. This time, the theme is 'Hyper-Reality'.
A World More Real Than Reality, Expanding in Imperfection
The deep allure of the aesthetics of imperfection in photography is hard to put into words. While a camera is a tool for straightforward capturing and recording, photography is an art imbued with the complex inner emotions of humans. Occasionally, within photographs that seem more objective and complete as a recording medium than paintings, one encounters a piece that evokes a sense of discomfort. There, a unique soul breathes, unseen elsewhere. That piece later critically reflects an unseen real reality. It reminds us anew that the brilliance of a new reality lies in imperfection.
This time, we feature creators who have captured hyper-realistic photos conveying deep reality and authenticity.
The Heart Hidden Behind the Iron Boy
Image by hikaru masamiya
Q. Points you focus on when creating or taking photos
It's hard to put into words, but I try to eliminate thought triggers like 'I'll shoot if the composition is like this' or 'I'll shoot because the color is like this'. Instead, I naturally press the shutter when various intersecting elements like composition, color, light, sense of distance, and my mood at the time converge in a way that feels good to me.
INFORMATION
The trigger for seriously starting photography was a world trip I embarked on at the age of 19. By capturing the paths I traveled and the places and people I met and was inspired by, I wanted others to know the freedom of expression and what I love, which I feel has kept me going in my photographic endeavors.
I haven't entered any contests as I've mostly shot on the streets. I think it's because I feel most satisfied capturing moments that shake my senses rather than taking the best photo.
cizucu: hikaru masamiya
Instagram: @masamiyajamiehikaru
The Challenging Chair Floating in the Air
Image by hirokagiake
Q. Points you focus on when creating or taking photos
The use of light and shadow, black and white. What captivates my heart at that moment.
INFORMATION
It wasn't for any special reason, but taking photos with my mobile phone, which I carry daily, became a routine.
cizucu: hirokagiake
Instagram: @0blend1
The Enchanted Silence, Deep in the Forest
Image by Mori
Q. Points you focus on when creating or taking photos
The main equipment includes a mirrorless camera, drone, and iPhone. I particularly focus on how light hits and exposure during shooting. Recently, I am planning to shoot and edit using only an iPhone, thanks to technological advancements.
INFORMATION
A university student in Kyoto. Developed an interest in photography after buying a small compact digital camera in elementary school. Mainly involved in projects and archive photography both inside and outside the university. Also interested in the relationship between contemporary art and photography/video.
cizucu: Mori
Hyper-realistic texts show a world beyond the framework of common sense, fulfilling the withered spirituality in living reality. Photography, more than visible information, might be a mirror of consciousness capturing worlds far beyond hundreds of light-years away.
