Eriko Demizu
Eriko Demizu was born in Tokyo in 1971. An advertising, editorial, and "etc." photographer, she graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography (current Tokyo Visual Arts College) and studied under Takeshi Nemoto. The ocean is her lifework, and she uses tetrapods as a motif in many of her works. Exhibitions include the Japan Advertising Photographers' Association APA 2000 show, the Tokyo International Forum Tokyo - People - 21 exhibition, the 1st ICHIGO Setagaya Museum I Love You exhibition, the 2nd ICHIGO Club Setagaya Museum I Love You exhibition, the Japana Welfare Photo Association charity exhibition. Demizu has also served as a panelist and lecturer at Shiseido Beauty Academy visual seminars, and Tokyo Beautician's Association photography seminars. She is also a member of the Japan Advertising Photographers' Association, and a lecturer at the Nippon Photography Institute and Canon EOS Gakuen.
On the wonder of photography
On the wonder of photography
The summer I was 15, at the Grand Canyon in America,
I suddenly cried
overcome by the scenery
I cry, too, at the joy of taking photos
digital or film, photos are photos
unlike movies, you have to put everything in a single frame
there are lots of things I like, but photography is the best
taking photos is fun, but sometimes it's hard
when I see a finished print I've fretted and struggled and had fun creating
I know I could never give this up . . .
it's the thrill and excitement that make me keep taking photos
2 a.m. - ordinarily I would be going to bed
with two hours sleep, I urge my sleepy-headed self on
4 a.m. dawn - the sky and the sea should be waking
steadying my nerves, I peek into the viewfinder
and put everything that my eyes see and my skin feels
into a single frame
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