I don't see photography as an artistic act of creating 'art pieces'. I've always thought of it as making copies [of life].
I want to look at everything and capture everything. Of course, in reality, that's impossible, but that's my intention.
Monochrome has stronger elements of abstraction or symbolism. There is perhaps an element of taking you to another place. Colour is something more vulgar. Because the colour is making the decisions, it feels vulgar and that seems to me to be the difference.
When I was young, I used to be constantly irritated; always thinking, 'What is photography?' or 'Why am I taking photographs?'. I began to pick up negatives that my friends would discard and say, 'Lets use these too'. I said to myself, 'These are also the images of the world'. That simple thought was the starting point. Once I thought that way, anything was possible.
I think that the most important thing that photography can do is to relate both the photographer and the viewer's memories. At first sight a photograph looks straightforward as it slices off a scene or moment in time. But the images that photography captures are actually ambiguous. And it's because of that ambiguity that I like photography.
Everyone has desires. The quality and the volume of those desires change with age, but that desire is always serious and real. Photography is an expression of those desires.
I like taking snapshots that show the movement of both myself and the outside world.
Photography is the capture of the very present moment. Therefore, taking a photo of the present is to preserve it. This is the essence of photography.
The past cannot be captured by the present. And the future also cannot be captured by the present. The present can only be captured in the moment. All we need to do is record the present as it is.
Wherever I am, I will try my best to feel everything around me. Extending my senses to the furtherst corner I can see. A dim light in a shadowy environment fascinates me. As a photographer, I will instantly capture everything that interests me.
I want to see the things you can't see. It is... how shall I express it? I strain my eyes and stand still. In my opinion taking photos is all about seeing.