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“Light” is a mysterious existence as it seems visible but it is
invisible. Through my photography, I've been searching to
substantiate the “temperature” which light enfolds within itself.
In my pursuit for a bright place, I had an opportunity to know
about Amami(Southern island of Japan). The place was not only
bright and warm with full of dazzling light, but also surrounded
by warm people. Now, I found the same atmosphere just like
Amami in the north of Japan, Tsugaru.

[Profile]
1960 Born in Sapporo Japan
Graduated from Osaka University of Arts.B.F.A. in Photography
Major Worked under Mr.Osamu Hayasaki.
Travelled around France for photographic survey and Exhibition.
1996 Photographic Director for film “Blue Fish” which was
invited in Berlin International Film Festival.
2004 Collected for Bibliotheque Nationale de France as
permanent collection.
2005 Participated in Exhibition “Made in The Shade” with Robert
Frank at Pace McGill Gallery New York.

[Specifications]
Title: Daylight | Blue
Size: 320mm x 257mm
Extent: 68pages
Binding: 2 books in 1 box
Language: English
Price: JPY 6300 (incl.tax)
ISBN: 978-4-86100-894-8
Release Date: 23 Aug. 2013
Book Design: Arata Maruyama (&Form)
Production: WOW inc., ICHIGENSYA inc.
Distributor: BNN inc.
Publisher: WOW inc.

Not long after I begun photography, may be because they were
monochrome photographs, I was impressed strongly by the “after
image of light” rather than the particular subject in the picture.
It is like an accident when I find in a photograph, the color and
fragrance in harmony together with little feeling of myself. I might
have been always looking for somewhat called “temperature”
within the indistinctive world my daily life. It was neither abstract
nor concrete, but was just like a dream.

 

Working in variety of fields beyond photography, including
opening Director for animation film “Mushishi” In search to
create new form of expression to depict the brightness of light,
Sugawara develops Collodion Process, combining classical photo
processing and latest digital technique.
2010 Collection at Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
2011Exhibition “The Bright Forest” Trunk Gallery
2012 Exhibition "Tsugaru" ” Leica Ginza Salon Tokyo