{"id":28550,"date":"2024-07-16T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=28550"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:04:29","slug":"interview-with-wataru-kikuchi-of-wata-photographs-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-wataru-kikuchi-of-wata-photographs-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Wataru Kikuchi | An Inspirational Photographer from Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wataru Kikuchi is a photographer who uses his breaks and free time to capture stunning photographs as a passion of his. Taking inspiration from stunning images and photographs from magazines and advertisements, he strives to capture the little extraordinary moments and wonderful times and hopes to send a message through photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi, I am Wataru Kikuchi a self-taught photographer who works as a consultant in the accounting field. I usually use my breaks and free time to take photographs. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t look at photos. Hence I started taking photos because I wanted to take nice photos like the ones you see in magazines and advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I studied photography by taking up lectures and workshops given by photographers who are also my mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I photographed my girlfriend with a disposable film camera with a fixed lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I want to take photos that would appear on the cover of a famous magazine, or photos that show the model’s inner beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My inspiration is the inner beauty of models and subjects which provides their own unique story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since this is my first time entering a large photo contest, I chose one held in London, a wonderful city with a rich history. Many of my winning entries were submitted to promote Japanese culture and the wonderful people of Japan to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I can not only take photos but also tell a story with it to the world.First, you have to try, then think about it. Failure is not a detour. You will only get better as long as you think it through and release the shutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read about the interview with Iryna Vozniak<\/em><\/em>, a fine arts photographer here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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