Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
After the breakup,
Someone was devastated,
Some people borrow wine to dispel their sorrows,
But there is a buddy in Japan who is more strange,
After the breakup he picked up the camera and took to the streets,
More than 1,000 "ex-girlfriends" were photographed.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Go around,
One shot is twelve years,
Everyone is like you,
But everyone is not you.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
In 2006, at the age of 24, Yosuke Morimoto fell out of love, and his life lost its focus in an instant.
When in love, the girlfriend's voice, smile, funny and cute, always lingering in the mind. What's more, after three years with his girlfriend, he has long been accustomed to taking pictures of her.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Now that my girlfriend is gone,
Can no longer take pictures of her,
The heart is empty.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
The devil sent God,
Yosuke Morimoto wanders the streets with a camera all day,
One by one, the girls who passed by,
Some are about the same age as their ex-girlfriends,
Some have a god-like expression on their faces,
It ignited Yosuke Morimoto's desire to shoot.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Morimoto is often rejected, "Basically half of the people will reject me, at first I thought it would be good to shoot 2 a day, but in the end I often can't shoot one." 」 ”
For three days, nothing was taken; for a week, nothing could be photographed.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Before taking pictures,
He never considered the reason for shooting, the production intention,
And just focus on "what I want to shoot"
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Maybe it's a girl with big eyes,
Maybe she doesn't like makeup very much.
Maybe for a moment,
She awakened the softness of my heart.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Take a photo,
It only takes four or five minutes,
And Morimoto, after filming the girl,
It is usually customary to record the environment and place where the girl is encountered.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
A portrait corresponds to an environment,
Combining women with landscapes,
to show the good memories of the past.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
This love, this scene,
For Morimoto,
It is a way of reminiscing and chatting in a comforting way,
It is also the best spiritual healing for the treatment of broken love.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
From 2006 to 2018, 12 years passed quietly, and there were more than 1,000 people in Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Ueno, Kichijoji, Shippagitazawa and Yomiya-san.
Morimoto admitted: "I didn't plan to shoot for 12 years, but I didn't expect to shoot for 12 years unconsciously. ”
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
The purpose of the shooting is not to record, nor is it to study anthropology, and Morimoto's strange behavior, once reported, still caused a considerable number of people to not understand.
Some people suspected that his motive for shooting was nothing more than a "disgusting excuse to seduce his sister"; some people directly scolded him for "touching his own garbage, scumbag".
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Morimoto never cared about these gossip,
12 years,
He lives in his 27㎡ single apartment,
In addition to sleeping in the bed,
All space was left for photos.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Image from: One
thousands of photos,
They are all carefully washed by themselves,
In order to ensure the accurate reproduction of color,
A photo is worn out for at least an hour.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Morimoto's few exhibitions
12 years,
Never sold a single photo,
And I didn't make a dime with this series,
At this time, someone jumped out and attacked him:
12 years without making money,
Don't eat or drink when the little white face?
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
But in fact, in addition to simply shooting the series "Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, Tokyo", he also shoots for some websites and magazines to earn living expenses.
Among the subjects, there are many stars that we are familiar with.
Nozomi Sasaki
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Suwon Hiroko
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Yuko Shinki
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Kumiko Aso
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Tsubasa Honda
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Ryu flowers
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo
Today, Yosuke Morimoto is still single, and he admits that in the years of shooting, he does not remember the appearance of his ex-girlfriend.
"I don't love her anymore, and I guess she's living a happy life now and doesn't have to bother anymore."
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo.
Initially taking pictures healed the loss of love, now every moment of life, just want to focus on the photo