Interviews with Satoru Nakahara

I have not been a designer as a profession yet. I have created works as an individual.　But in the future, I want to be a professional designer and artist.

I originally liked photography and art, design.　When I think of my life, I wanted to live my life according to my intellectual curiosity. I feel most calm when I'm creative.　So I want to get involved in the field of design and art with creativity and curiosity that is springing up inside of me.

In this works, I was pursuing a casual scene of everyday life with the composition of light and black. And it is made it happen by the technology and devices that anyone can get it simply. My next project is to design an entity that transcends time and space with the composition of black and white, light.

Now in my works, the first impression and image remain in my mind when I wake up in bed. When I could only take pictures as my perfect for the image with the camera, I forget the time and am fascinated and I feel and appreciate that subject. Last I Intuitioed achieve my works as a design when the existence floats in the most beautiful shape inside my computer.

I think it's a way of looking and interpreting for all things. In addition, I think it's awe to the things and existence that everyone can see but not notice. I was influenced by Mr.Ken Domon and Mr.Micheal Kenna, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci. I respected. My design journey is just beginning for getting closer to these respected artists. So now I feel like a student just started learning frankly.

If I wish, I want to stay carefully in one historical and mythical town-city and take pictures. And I want to hold a solo exhibition. Now I want to express the existence of a beautiful time in Japan. So I'm designing works to opens solo exhibitions not only the exhibition of works also the space in Japan. I have uploaded my work on only my blog, but I have not been able to pursue the printed beauty this is also an issue.　

Believing in your own inquiry and intellectual curiosity. The future will come over time. To feel and thank the existence of sending it every day.

All designed works are beautiful. Really I think so. However, the work I can respect is the work of people involved in the design when I felt love inside. I like such works and want to aim it every time and every day, everywhere.

I have a job to live a life. However, I design on holidays. Especially when the weather is about to collapse or when the light is weak, my heart flutters a little. That is minimal light to make the background and composition that I want to design.

I may be going backwards. I'm ignorant of trends, but I want to feel the times and the flow of time from my target.

Is there a composition of light and color that makes the existence look most beautiful? Did the story and image start moving originally in your mind?

When I can feel the existence of my works, I tell the end of one time and want to move on to the next works and design.

This my works are included the most important family pictures. Pictures taken when spending time with family are always important. Now, I'm starting the new works and take pictures of the existence that standing unknowingly by anyone in Japan. Next to my project is the design of the Japanese "Yugen." My heart is excited to inquire from cultural and historical art and photography and academics.

Mr.Micheal Kenna, Mr.Ken Domon and Rembrandt, Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci. I respected all.

I like Japan and my hometown. With this award, I have come to aware of I was able to notice the one eternal existence we respected and valued for a long time. And I have been in Europe in recent years and even years. It feels particularly strong in European countries too, it is the same that it exists everywhere and timeless.

I work alone. First, I think it is necessary to have a discussion to share each other's image and feeling of beauty.

I want people to notice a presence and existence standing quietly in their town by my works. If I do that, I think people will value their life and family, town more. It is my pleasure and hope.

By this award, I am anew that I'm still immature. But I have taken one first great step for the design of life. My creativity is very exciting now. For this honorable award and family, the presence that was reflected in my works, I appreciate all of the things.　

My theme is to express and image to those who saw the story with the black created by the minimal light.

New black expression and storytelling by photography.

When more works come out, I would like to design a solo exhibition or a photo book.

Hopefully I'll be happy with the request.

It is about an hour to take one picture, it changed the exposure.

This design is not commissioned. It is my inquiries and challenges.

I'm at a loss. I have not to know how to distribute and to print at excellent quality my works.

I wanted to pursue a new way of expression.

As a great artist, It is Rembrandt and Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci.

Old patrons, nobles

There are objects to be photographed everywhere. And It took and changed by tools that anyone can use.

It is like about the theme and suggestion. For me, in the casual scenes of everyday life, if we can change the point of view, it will be made more dramatic. But I don't know what else to express.

Now I feel exaggerated about this title.

Windows photo and Adobe photoshop.

It was taken near family trips and home and design work has be done at home.

Only my daughters and my wife. They are not specialists.　I just took them in the photo.

It is one tool to find a good point.

In my photograph, an accidental person is always taken. People didn't show up and I have to wait for them for a long time.

One day suddenly I received an invitation email for the design award.

Only that I posted my works on SNS community many years ago, So I was so happy to hear from her.

I had the opportunity to objectively review my design and works.

By changing the view of point and designing by the composition of light, I can revive that time and story in my work.

That is one great step for me and is one evolution.

Thank you for watching my work, that alone makes me so happy.

20 years ago, I got a master's degree and has worked as an elementary teacher. But I l likes photography and movie, photo works, design works, Art. In every aspect and works, My concern about life is to pursue creativity and humanity.

It is too simple, that is the pursuit of beauty. It is from my request inside. When I took pictures and changing the exposure, I have filled the pleasure.

I have not chosen to become a designer. I have to work to feed my family and my daughters. So I decided to work as

parallel works. These give me thoughtfulness warmth and of humans.

It is the pursuit of the expression of "Yugen.” This word is one expression of Japanese culture and art. It can not be translated exactly. The closest word is "Mysterious." I want to design and express by taking photos with all tools everywhere and all over the world.

I think you chose any target and any job, tools, you should feel the true nature of human and life from every works and design works, artworks.

It can be interpreting from background their philosophy and feeling the warm eyes of their works. And for a client's demands and though, the designer how he can design in his good faith and whole body.

For their design works, to express their thoughts, how the designer could reduce the waste and sophisticate in his works.

Challenging to areas that humanity has not reached. Because that is the essential desire of humans.

In a virtual space, I want to create an art museum where anyone in the world can enjoy works in three dimensions.

Taking a picture of an object that is standing quietly for a long time around the world and creating work.　

And with Japanese "Yugen" and "Wa colors" I would like to design and produce the works.

Learning hermeneutics, history, and culture, difference in the aesthetic sense, and comparing them eastern and western.

Rembrandt, Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci

Composition and light, Composition with light.

It harmonizes of art and photography. It is not digital art and digital photography. And it works on the home by using tools that can be used, everyone.

I have repeatedly searched for comfortable points. It was a series of trial and error, and it was also an accidental discovery.

Like a professional soccer player or the person making delicious liquor,

I can pursue artistry with your own physical expressions and works. But any time, any place, I want to be one creator.　

Acting according to one's intellectual curiosity and aesthetic sense. Quest for ultimate humanity.

None. Only my family's support. They gave me time to works free from housework.

How to interpret literature and history, paintings. It may be called liberal arts.

Limited time and equipment. On the contrary, maybe it was good for me.

Simple and easy to express so that people can interpret the background of the works.

First I want to take a picture of Yugen's work all over Japan. Next, I want to stay in the world and take a picture. I just want to concentrate on that.

Being able to have design and artworks anywhere anytime in the world.

I don't know it honestly.

Design meets people's creativity that is one of human desire. If people's creativity is satisfied, people can be kind to families and neighbors, on the earth.

The photographic pursuit of ”Yugen.” Especially how to express it by black.

All my works. I can remember the time when I look at my photos and works.

More digital, More beautiful, but it is doubtful whether we can express human spirituality and time

Fusion with the universe or return to the inner human.

It takes time to create the desired color and composition. If I start by hearing from clients to searching for the object, it will take about one week to one month.

I start by observing the object well and read the story that flows there.

Can people start a beautiful story in their mind and life from my works?

I think the design decides to trend. Because design is human instinctive activity.

What enhances human efficiency and potential.

Olympus digital camera, Canon digital camera, Laptop Pc, Adobe photoshop

Colors and light are the most important elements of my works. These consist of the construction.

Did my work move in your mind?

The work is far from the designer. The work and works are moving ｗith a different personality independently like his sons and daughters.　

People who feel the potential of my work. Especially the client who called out first.

No.Past great painter of Art.

Classical literature and the great books of history.

I made a trial and error many times by getting the image inside.

Rembrandt, Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci. How they were seeing the light and how they were seeing it.

It was very difficult for me. I appreciate so much to this award.

I like everything. Especially my favorite color is "WA colors." These are called "Unique to Japanese colors."　

And world heritage, Mr.Micheal Kenna's All works, sundown's light.

My family has not really believed in winning this award yet.

The same light always comes every day, every year.

I couldn't predict at all. However, I still have remained a sense of creative activity in childhood.

It never changes.

When can a human become a real creator in the true sense?　Can humans and time fuse ？ Is it the beginning of the end? I am also looking forward to it.

Please tell me if there is a camera that can express white.

Thank you for watching my works. It is my pleasure.

Now I think I'm an artist who likes photographs and announces my works on the website. But In the near future, I want to be an artist who can display my works at the private exhibition and photographic inventory, every possible means. And became a photo designer with my style for realizing and forming the client's demand.

It's is like a private design studio in my home.

Design is the image of inspiration with spring up from within. And that is intensifying to the most simple message that forming and refining with his ideal and way of life, the client's images and demands.

Photo albums and works, Self-portrait, Promotion works, CD jacket, Everything on earth and time

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn wokrs, Johannes Vermeer works,Mr.Micheal Kenna's all his photo works.　Mr.Michael’s all Haneke Works.

Hearing to withdraw their demands and images for looking to their future.

camera and personal computer

It is the time when the light expression my envision comes out and when I was able to reproduce the inspiration inside.

the balance of the light and the composition

A feeling of being satisfied, but a feeling of soul shaving

It' my pleasure.

To find the most beautiful time and composition are hidden in the subject and to concrete or shaping them.

It is time to get the light I envisioned.

A work that even one person can sympathize with beauty.

From now on, one of the design fields is that the merging with human and nature, the universe

I have not had my exhibition. But if it is possible, I would like to have it in the cool season.

Its sudden rises from inside. But I like to appreciate paintings and light.

Taking a picture considering the composition of light and shadow.　Feeling like drawing a picture while taking a picture and changing the exposure.

I live in Numazu near Mt.fuji in Japan. Our cultural heritage has eternity with thoughts of those who lived that time. I would like to express and shape it in my works.

Contact by Email and online web meeting. if I can go to companies and clients, I would like to go to their office to talk and taking photos of their images.

Do we have sympathy and respect for beauty with each other?

1)Outside or inside taking a photo when I feel the light is beautiful.

2)In this time considering the composition of light and shadow.

3)Changing the exposure with feeling like drawing a picture.

1)My daughters work in childhood. 2)My family photography 3)My cameras 4)Home lighting 5)Whitewall

When I wake up, I feel light. Next to going to my workplace, I feel the air. When the sun goes down, I enjoy the last light. Last I appreciate all before going to bed. That everyday life is the repetition of my life

Please don't be afraid of being different and express what you feel as you want to. I would like to feel and learn many things about your works.

Life is long and short.　So as intellectual curiosity goes, make yourself comfortable simply. Evaluation is decided by others.

Can you feel the feeling and atmosphere of that time from the work?

The pursuit of beauty in the form of thought

Digital Camera(Olympus and Canon), LaptopPC (Windows), Adobe photoshop, Home Lighting

I think it is possible. In the morning time and night time is my creative time. And holiday and long vacation time are the same.

It is a very short time. Perhaps within 30 minutes. Because it was my family photo in the Maldives.

Is this a drawing or taking a picture?

All. My works and Job, Family travel, All of them are opportunities to get inspired and the encounter between light and beauty.

photography and pictures, movies. Because I can enjoy the works of any time and overtime.

I want to open a solo exhibition and to go to the world to take a picture.

I want to try both.

I keep taking pictures and want to renew the website and enhance it. Next to my theme to express myth and eternal time inside my works.

Please send the Email to me. Now I can use an online meeting system, like ZOOM and Meets, skype, Facetime, but I'm not a good speaker in English.

Nothing, Great thanks for hearing me. I got a chance to deepen my thoughts. I'm looking forward to talking about the work someday.