Hiroshi Sugimoto is Japanese photographer who has a base in Tokyo as well in New York City, United States. From all his photography series, I am most interested in his Architecture series. He captured famous architecture in a very unusual way. He purposely made the architecture blur which was very unique and different. As we see a concrete building, it's personality can be defined as harsh, rigid, coarse and even stiff. By blurring the images appropriately, you can change the personality of the building into soft and smooth. It is a juxtaposition attribute that Hiroshi was able to capture and portray in his Architecture series.
In that series, he shot many well-known architecture such as Opera House in Sydney, Eiffel Tower in Paris, etc. Even though he blur the images, people can still know what kind of monuments he captured. His photos are all in black and white which give the feeling of memories and past. Maybe the reason his photos are blur and in black and white is because he want to let the viewer to think about their own memories and experience when they visit these popular architecture. As different people have different experience, he is able to relate to many different people through his photographs.
From his photographs, I learn to see object or architecture in different way and interpret them under different reasoning. As sometimes when you capture an image with blurry effect, they can create a whole new image. He really helped me during my second project which is about Light as the subject. When you are trying to capture direct light, they can form quite sharp and strong shape. But when you apply the blur effect on the images, the light will be softer and that really change the personality of the photo altogether. I also learn to be deliberate in every move that you make when capturing and editing the photos.
These two photos were captures and edited by me.
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