The majority of Daido Moriyama's photographs were taken at a time before digital photography. Film is a commodity, which actually says a lot about his work. At a first glance, many seem like random street pictures, but after further inspection you being to realize how he's interacting with the setting (natural, buildings, and 2-d content), and the subjects within it. Every photograph is highly calculated and extremely intentional, although they seem effortless.
Moriyama's street photography elevates everyday scenes into something borderline surreal. I really can't put it into words. They're simultaneously mundane and exciting, typical and atypical, and they play on a tension between these two poles. It's unsettling.
Moriyama is honestly the first photographer I've profiled this semester that is using photography in the same way I hope to in my final project, and in my work in general. He is able to turn "found" places into highly composed, well thought out images.
Moriyama is honestly the first photographer I've profiled this semester that is using photography in the same way I hope to in my final project, and in my work in general. He is able to turn "found" places into highly composed, well thought out images.
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