Vignettes: Between Light and Dark
Vignettes is a group show featuring artists from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, now on at 2902 Gallery. It features diverse works that span across genres, where established photographers are placed next to emerging young artists. Norihisa Hosaka’s Burning…
Nozomi Sonoda
Nothing better to chase away the mid-week blues than some visual poetry. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Prophetic“) © Nozomi Sonoda Reminiscent of Rinko Kawauchi”s works; it’s like taking a breath of fresh mountain air. A pity I could not find…
Saori Nakamura
A famous photographer once told me that the repetition of visual hooks can become a statement – only when technique does not overshadow content. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“I was in the quiet place all too soon.“) © Saori Nakamura…
Rina Nakano
In her previous work, Rina Nakano asked strangers if she could listen to their heartbeats while she listened to theirs. In oscillate, sound waves are translated into disorder on a photographic medium. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“oscillate“) © Rina Nakano…
Shingo Suzuki
At first glance, you would be mistaken to gloss over the mundane images of empty landscapes by Shingo Suzuki. TOP TO BOTTOM, © Shingo Suzuki These images are, in fact, replications of dioramas that depict everyday scenes. The process is…
Yuya Kaai
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“enamel“) © Yuya Kaai Yuya Kaai‘s treatment of enamels prints resulted in a distortion of reality as perceived by the viewer. Solid representations of reality are manipulated; light leaks, bands and folds add layers of meaning…
NICE TO MEET YOU
TOP, © Yasuhito Hatajima Or konichiwa as they say in Japanese. NICE TO MEET YOU is a collective of award-winning photographers for the annual EINSTEIN PHOTO COMPETITION. Their mission to to discover and support talents from Japan. Recently, they published…
Masashi Ohata
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Any“) © Masashi Ohata Daily observations of life, light as a feather. Masashi Ohata trains his eye on familiar everyday scenes, imbuing them with a dream-like quality. Do you dream in technicolor? More on his portfolio.
Michio Yamauchi
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Kee Lung“) © Michio Yamauchi, 2007 Call it wanderlust but the mere sight of Michio Yamauchi’s street documentary incited a deep yearning to explore the world. When looking at his images, the viewer senses the photographer’s…
Ikuko Hirose
TOP TO BOTTOM, © Ikuko Hirose Based in Tokyo, Ikuko Hirose, is a freelance photographer who shoots primarily portraits. I like the clean style that translates between her portraits and landscapes. Visit her website to see more.
Tetsuomi Sukeda
Tetsuomi Sukeda, born 1985, works and lives in Tokyo. We see an overriding sentimentalism throughout his pictures. TOP TO BOTTOM, © Tetsuomi Sukeda, 2005 Portfolio here, images here and here. What a better way of saying, “Hi, I’m back. I…
Kanako Sasaki
Japanese photographer, Kanako Sasaki, sees the world in a childlike manner…yet she also views it as a world of contrast – innocence/violence, loneliness/playfulness. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Drifted“) © Kanako Sasaki, 2008 Inspired by astronomy, Drifted is a series that…
Joji Shimamoto
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“9#, Sk8 and Toy-kyo“) © Joji Shinamoto Street culture graces the portfolio of Japanese photographer, Joji Shimamoto, as he traverses between New York City and Tokyo. Born and raised in Japan, he has since relocated to…
Takashi Homma
TOP TO MIDDLE, from (“Tokyo Suburbia“) © Takashi Homma, 1998 BOTTOM, from (“New Waves“) © Takashi Homma, 2003 Takashi Homma captures the dark ominous side of Tokyo in the late nineties in his series ‘Tokyo Suburbia’. Japan was at the…
Noriko Ishihara
Noriko Ishihara’s works explores the inner human condition. Within our cages lie a multitude of concerns and fears – things that frighten us. The series questions the individual’s inner being and represents them in a whole new light. TOP TO…
Rinko Kawauchi – Condensation
TOP, untitled, 2009 © Rinko Kawauchi Rinko Kawauchi would be having an exhibition at Mountain Fold Gallery in New York for an entire month. The show, “Condensation”, is a collection of new and old works from the Japanese photographer. I’ve…
Tsukasa Yokozawa
TOP TO BOTTOM, “Approach Lights #3“, “On White #1“, “On the Margin” © Tsukasa Yokozawa, 1999-2005 Tsukasa Yokozawa is a Japanese photographer living and working in New York. A selection of his works from various series are currently on exhibition…
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lightning Fields
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Lightning Fields“) © Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2009 It’s a small wonder why Sugimoto-san is considered one of the greatest living photographers. He constantly pushes the limits of what photography can achieve and creates works that just leave…
Taisuke Koyama
Taisuke Koyama’s “organic abstract photography” has gained some recognition for its symbolism and portrayal of the changing city. TOP TO BOTTOM, Burnt, Split Fence, Pond from (“entropix) © Taisuke Koyama, 2008 At first glance, the images in his latest series,…
Shigeyoshi Ohi
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Dark Lake Series“) © Shigeyoshi Ohi, 2003 Shigeyoshi Ohi describes the experience of standing at the edges of these lakes as an agitating process. Beneath the serene surfaces lie one of mother nature’s greatest force of…
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