Publisher/Zen Foto Gallery

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A collection of works by American photographer John Cypal. Born in Nebraska, USA in 1979, came to Japan after graduating from the University of Nebraska in 2004, took photographs while working as an English teacher in high school, held a solo exhibition at Nikon Salon in 2005, and has held more than 25 solo exhibitions It is. This is a collection of works published in 2017. Hereafter, the photographer's afterword “The roots of this“ Shuyo ”series were originally announced around 2010 at an exhibition titled“ An Endless Attraction ”. ”Or“ eternal temptation. ”Although it may be too direct, I thought it was a perfect expression for her and photography, especially the“ eternal ”part. Photography must be life. I can no longer distinguish between love, life, and photography while holding down the shutter. But this is fine. Take the photos I want to see without getting bored. “Sotsu” is a word you made yourself. When I first read the explanation of Japanese essay "Issue" in Donald Richie's book "A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics", this was written. "The brush does not follow the author's dominant heart later, but the brush leads the heart." So I took the “writing brush” and attached the “copying” of the photo without permission. The camera is a pretty good brush. "