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"Excitement and discovery come first; the theme emerges later."
The photographs shown here are from the "KABOU" collection I recently exhibited in Tokyo and Nagoya. They were all taken with the E-300. There are hidden colors in every flower, and every flower - fresh or wilted - has its own intrinsic beauty. By manipulating the white balance, I sought to capture the color and beauty that are ordinarily invisible to the naked eye.
I took about 12,000 shots for the "KABOU" collection, making full use of the camera's digital functions, but illuminating my subjects only with ambient light from a nearby window. My thematic goal was to express the performance and potential of digital imaging, in the hopes that even more people will come to know the benefits that digital cameras offer.
I think photographers should endeavor at all times to pay attention to new things. It's important to keep an open mind, have a broad outlook, and stay interested in absolutely everything. I tend to see everything as sculpture, and I always carry a camera ready to shoot anything that appeals to my esthetic sense.
If I feel that something, whatever it may be, is good, I photograph it. One advantage of working with digital is that it's often the case that a theme becomes apparent after the actual shooting. Naturally, I have some vague ideas for themes, but I don't like to let them wield too much influence before shooting because I think a preconceived theme seems to somehow confine the subject within its boundaries. Excitement and discovery come first; the theme emerges later.
For me, photography is an art form, but at the same time it's also my alter ego. The memory of the way that camera felt in my hands when I was in elementary school, and the sound that its shutter made, have stayed with me all these years. I cannot imagine a life without photography. Whatever comes to pass, for the next ten years until I reach the age of 80, I'd like to continue creating artistic works. As long as I have the energy, I'd like to direct my attention to new things and express them through the medium of photography. Anyway, for the moment I'm using digital cameras to take as many photographs as my heart desires.
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