Shimpei Shirafuji

Shimpei came to class the other day to share his photography. He talked about how he shoots from life and that he usually asks permission. There is something about shooting from life that makes the content all the more interesting. If I know something was shot in a studio, I usually dismiss it unless it is extraordinarily remarkable. For example, the photograph of the girl in the vehicle would lose its appeal if it were staged. I like capturing life in a snapshot; the meaning of that one moment taken out of context is different than the entirety of the story. What this one image tells us can be read into and convey a host of information that would be lost if seen along with the rest of the movements. This one picture says that there is something in this moment that should be looked at; there is some significance in this that is worth paying attention to.