Blueberry

I call her Blueberry.

I am deeply thankful for those who let me to take pictures of them.
These pictures are my treasure.

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My favorite words

I always feel sad when I see stars on women’s nipple.
Why I have to hide a part of my body?

A friend of mine a yoga teacher, said these words. She’s my hero.

As a photographer I could not agree more. Especially in Japan, woman’s body is a victim of both ignorance and over sexualisation. Loving and adoration of the beauty of woman’s bare skin is something incomprehensible for the mainstream audience in Japan, and they are sure to complain whenever there is as much as a nipple without a star covering it.

Yet, these same people silently approve gravia idol magazines and late night TV shows. They never complain about it.

I strongly believe women’s body should be freed from this miserable era.

Trip

I will be visiting my hometown for two weeks.

It feels strange to go back. Since I feel I became another person. But something in the heart will never change.

 

Turning Wind

I had great time shooting pictures with couturier Michiru Murakami and dancer Yu Kimura.
I got goosebumps when I saw her performing! She has such great intuition and raw talent.

It’s days like these when I truly realise that I was born to take a photo.

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