honorable mention
takeo hirose japan
title
Rooted in Japan
Bamboo is considered to be an auspicious plant because it grows very fast and straight upwards. So it has been the traditional subject of paintings in Japan.
I have been creating works of various looks of bamboos which lives so close to Japanese life.
I think the distinctive characteristics of bamboo are even more attractive in monochrome images.
He started studying photography in earnest in 2011 when Japan suffered from the huge earthquake disaster.
Through the earthquake he understood that the beautiful sceneries are not eternal but actually very fragile, and noticed the importance of taking photos of the Japanese beauty.
His production concept is to express the world of traditional Japanese paintings and ink paintings with modern Japanese sensibility and the photo technology.
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entry description
For the past few years I’ve produced the works with a motif of bamboo, which can be associated with Japan.Bamboo is considered to be an auspicious plant because it grows very fast and straight upwards. So it has been the traditional subject of paintings in Japan.
I have been creating works of various looks of bamboos which lives so close to Japanese life.
I think the distinctive characteristics of bamboo are even more attractive in monochrome images.
about the photographer
Takeo Hirose was born in Kyoto, 1962. After graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he has been working for several famous food companies.He started studying photography in earnest in 2011 when Japan suffered from the huge earthquake disaster.
Through the earthquake he understood that the beautiful sceneries are not eternal but actually very fragile, and noticed the importance of taking photos of the Japanese beauty.
His production concept is to express the world of traditional Japanese paintings and ink paintings with modern Japanese sensibility and the photo technology.
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