Daido Moriyama
Born in Ikeda, Osaka, Daidō Moriyama studied photography under Takeji Iwamiya before moving to Tokyo in 1961 to work as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe. He produced a collection of photographs, Nippon gekijō shashinchō, which showed the darker sides of urban life and the less-seen parts of cities.
I like this kind of documentary, situational photography. By looking at this photograph we really get a sense of tiredness and exhaustion that these people experience. Dark tones and strong contrast add quite dramatic look to this image.
By looking at these dark clouds we get the idea of extremely hard and unpredictable weather conditions which some cities have to struggle with.
This photograph makes me feel like I almost want to take this child out of there. Dark surroundings tell me that this child should not be wandering around these streets.
I like this work because of the fact taht it's causing a lot of feelings and emotions. Vintage, analogue quality adds very atmospheric, dramatic look to Daido Moriyama's work.
