Drive-By Shootings: Photography by David Bradford. Daido moriyama. …I wish to take photographs freely, without technical restrictions. For example, I take most of my snapshots from a moving car, or without looking through the viewfinder when I am on foot. You might say I take photographs not only with my eyes, but with my entire body. There isn’t much difference between photographing in color or black-and-white. I do not try to find myself in what I “shoot,” but perhaps I want to see the position of the world I am in.
A photograph... isn’t conclusive the way language is. But that’s what makes photography interesting. [My] photos are often out of focus, rough, streaky, warped, etc. I admit that photography can capture reality effectively and in detail, viewing a part of the world through its cold, scientific lens rather than with the eyes. I brush aside words and ideas, and focus on photography as a means of expressing a message that is both psychological and phenomenological. The outside world is extremely fluid and mixed-up. PRESS_RELEASE_ENG_PolkaGalerie_DaidoMoriyama_Cycle.pdf (application/pdf Object) Theme | Daido Moriyama Photographs His Beloved Shinjuku.
H.Tao's Photostream. Daido Moriyama. Learn From the Masters: Daido Moriyama, the master of imperfection | Japanorama.co.uk. Sometimes the best images are the ones that make you think twice about why they look good, those that for some reason just work. Hunter Skipworth explores the beautifully imperfect photographs of Daido Moriyama. Daido Moriyama is a master of imperfection, his skill with ‘misuse’ of a camera is unsurpassed.
His images sometimes lack focus, may be overexposed, too grainy or blurred. But it is for these reasons that he remains a legend amongst photographers. Moriyama is able to manipulate film and focus in ways that few photographers can. He is able to capture a moment in a totally unique way: overexposing for effect, ‘pushing film’ to bring contrast to scenes that would otherwise appear uninteresting. In essence Moriyama breaks away from what a camera is traditionally intended for: capturing an image. Moriyama began his photographic career in 1960 while studying under Takeji Iwayima in Osaka. What made Moriyama so influential was his technique and his mastery of it. Japan exposures | a personal introduction to Japanese photography.
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