1st place
gold star award
Yota Yoshida
japan
title
From Somewhere, To Elsewhere
Photography for him is écriture. So, he believes that “Photography is not only photography, as with the words is not only the words.”
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entry description
They pictured in these photos, me as I write this, and you who are looking at the photographs, all exist right now in our own respective times. To me, “you” are the future, the presence of which I can only imagine. You the observers probably sense “them and me” living in different times. This is also a letter from myself and them to you, who are in “elsewhere” of this story. I am confident that the emotions triggered in those of you who are receiving this will lead to something yet different.about the photographer
Yota Yoshida is a street photographer who lives in Tokyo, Japan. He doesn’t take many photos at once to later edit them down as is common practice, but he attaches a great importance to shoot one by one carefully. That style is based on respect, communication, perception and conscientization for the process. Each of his photos show the atmosphere of the present day in this society. It gives the impression of being almost haunted, and even scared at times, but fascinated in the strength of the use of visual language in images.Photography for him is écriture. So, he believes that “Photography is not only photography, as with the words is not only the words.”
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