Individual

• Photographer
  Motonori Shimizu, Japan
• Studio
  Motonori Shimizu
• Website
  http://m-shimizu.net

Number of Death: 15,891 / Number of Missing: 2,584 (March 10,
2015)
4 years have passed since The Great East Japan Earthquake
It is recorded as ‘a’ great disaster but it will not be long before it
becomes ‘a’ history.

However, sadness and suffering have been engraved on each mind
of all victims. Actually, there are 15,891 stories as ‘My son was
killed by the collapsed house.’ There are 2,584 stories as ‘My wife
has been missing by Tsunami.’ Nowadays, the number of
opportunities to hear such a story from victims have been
decreasing year by year.

One day, I had an opportunity to see things left behind. When I
saw them, I could not help imaging a variety of stories from them.
So I was determined to capture those things. And these works are
the records of these ‘stories’.

Special thanks
HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION / Namie, Fukushima
Kesennuma Recondact Association / Kesennnuma, Miyagi
Minamisanriku Volunteer Center / Minamisanriku, Miyagi

[Summary]
I started taking photos in 2009. On weekdays, I work in the management planning department of a food products company.
And on weekends, I take photos.
â??Unstoppableâ?? is my first mega project. Iâ??d like to exhibit and publish my works overseas from now on.

[Biography]
Jul. 1980/Born in Aichi Pref. JAPAN

Mar. 2004/ Chuo Univ. (Tokyo, JAPAN) Economic Department graduated

Apr. 2005/ Entered food products company for an office clerk.

Sept. 2009/ Started taking photos

Jul. 2011/ Joined the photo folio review â??Les Renconteres dâ??Arles 2011â?? in FRANCE

Awards [Feb. 2016] ‘Individual’ ViewPoint Gallery (Canada)
　[Aug.-Sept. 2015] ‘Individual’ Ballarat International Foto Biennale (Australia)
[Jun.-Jul. 2015] ‘Individual’ PH 21 Gallery, Budapest (Hungary)
[May. 2015] ‘Individual’ Gala Teplice Reception and Exhibition, Teplice (Czech Republic)
[May. 2015] ‘Individual’ KOLGA Tbilisi Photo, Tbilisi (Georgia)
[Apr. 2015] ‘Individual’ Month Of Photography Los Angels (USA)
[Nov. 2014] ‘Unstoppable’ Focus Bangalore Annual Exhibition, Bangalore (India)
[Oct. 2013]’Unstoppable’ PHOTOVISA Int’l Festival of Photography, Krasnodar (Russia)
[Aug.-Oct. 2013]’Unstoppable’ Orange Coast Collage Photo Gallery (USA)
[Aug.-Sept. 2013] ‘Unstoppable’ Ballarat International Foto Biennale (Australia)
[Apr. 2013] ‘Unstoppable’ Month Of Photography Los Angels (USA)

[Article]
May. 2014 / 'Marginal Lives' FORMAGRAMMA (ITALY)
May. 2014 / 'Unstoppable' POSI+TIVE Magazine (GERMANY)
Jan. 2014 / 'Marginal Lives' Le oeil de la Photographie (FRANCE)
Jun. 2012 / 'Unstoppable' Le Journal de la Photographie (FRANCE)

[Prize]
[2015] ‘Individual’ ViewPoint Gallery Photography Competition <12 winners> (Canada)
[2015] ‘Individual’ Photo Annual Awards (Czech Republic)
[2014] ‘Unstoppable’ Moscow International Foto Awards (Russia)
　[2013] ‘Marginal Lives’ ipa-International Photography Awards (USA)
　[2012] ‘Unstoppable’ ipa-International Photography Awards (USA)
[2012] ‘Unstoppable’ PX3-Prix de la Photographie, Paris (France)

[Participation]
Nov. 2012/Portfolio review 'Lens Culture Foto Fest Paris' (FRANCE)
Jul. 2012/Portfolio review 'Higashikawa International Photo Festival' (JAPAN)
Jul. 2011 /Photo folio review 'Les Rencontres d'Arles' (FRANCE)