Hirohito NOMOTO

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O tsunami que atingiu a costa do pacífico na região nordeste do Japão em março de 2011, deixou um rastro de completa devastação. Centenas de quilômetros de área costeira foram afetados,aproximadamente 380 mil edifícios sofreram danos. Nesta série, Nomoto impressiona pela “naturalidade” que impõe a suas imagens da tragédia. Usando rigorosa composição visual retrata, sem qualquer afetação dramática, edificações cujas estruturas, danificadas pelo desastre, estão prestes a ruir, a maioria delas já não existe mais.

Osaka (Japão)

I have been working on documentary photography for over 15 years. I stick to “recording” which is the most primitive function of photography and I tend to concentrate on how the photograph will reflect the subject or scene selected. However, one thing I found whilst working is that the photograph is not always an objective reflection of circumstances.To choose the subject, then the lens and the perfect timing, there are several subjective phases that the photographer goes through until the completion of its work.

The viewer interprets the image assimilating it to their experience and memories, however the image they are seeing might not be a complete reflection of what was shot owing to the photographers shooting techniques.

Additionally, I have to say that the recent rise in digital photography is forever turning photography into a more ambiguous media, moving away from the skilled operation of capturing images, making this recorded evidence perhaps a little unreliable.

On the other hand, I can also say that photography is becoming freer from the restrictions of the truth. I have created works and have a strong interest in the media which has freedom and ambiguity.