"Shizukesa" is a Japanese word meaning "stillness." I contextualize
life unfolding through visual frames, like those I peered through as
a child seeking stillness in chaotic Tokyo. As an adult I journeyed
to reconcile with the loss of my dead father--a profound event for
a then-nineteen-year-old--while depicting the sense of distance I
felt.
What seems an ordinary subject-- an empty bus, a table in a
lounge, a mansion decorated for the holidays seen from a
streetcar, a hotel room, or a window display, in some cases "life"
itself-- through a combination of framing, light and moment, can
be beautiful, and sometimes even extraordinary.
Produced with digital cameras, with no staging or cropping, from
all over the world. This is five of many more photographs (from
2009~2016 and ongoing). Prints on archival inkjet.
I am a Japanese/Canadian photographer.
In 2015, I became a full-time photographer, having studied under National Geographic
photographer Sam Abell. Under Abell's mentorship.
I have been featured in photo magazines in the US (such as PDN) and Japan (Asahi Camera) and have had solo exhibitions in the US, Australia and Italy. In 2017 I was awarded a Critical Mass Top 50 award, and have received 3rd place honors as an amateur in the IPA awards for Fine Art Landscapes in 2018.
Awards 2018 IPA 3rd Place: Fine Art Landscape
2018 Review Santa Fe Top 100
2018 Tokyo International Foto Award: Bronze: Fine Art Landscape / Bronze: Nature/Seasons
2017 PX3: Silver: Fine Art / Silver: Monograph
2017 PDN: “The Curator” Best Landscape Series
2017 SilverEye Center for Photography: Commendation Award
2017 Sidney Zuber Photography Award: Honorable Mention
2016 Tokyo International Foto Award: Gold: Nature/Seasons
