The Japanese Forest 摄影 by Masaru Eguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 摄影与图片处理设计 Competition Category.

银摄影· 2020

The Japanese Forest 摄影

by Masaru Eguchi

Client: Sunpono

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 摄影 Category

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The Design

About The Japanese Forest 摄影

日本森林是从日本宗教的角度出发的。日本古老的宗教之一是万物有灵论。万物有灵论认为，非人类的生物，静物（矿物质，人工制品等）和看不见的东西也有意图。摄影与此相似。江口雅鲁正在拍摄使主体有感觉的东西。树木，草木和矿物质感受到生命的力量。甚至在大自然中留下很长时间的水坝之类的文物也能感受到这种意愿。就像看到原始的自然一样，未来也会看到当下的风景。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

The Japanese Forest 摄影是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计The Japanese Forest 摄影将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。The Japanese Forest 摄影是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "The Japanese Forest" is taken from a Japanese religious perspective.
In addition, the more it explores the unique perspectives of Japan, the more universal and true nature appears.
The nature in this work is the scenery seen by ancient people, modern people, and future people.
Dimensions & Packaging: The camera used in "The Japanese Forest" is NIKON Df. Retouch uses Adobe CC.
Tags: Japan, Photo, Nature, Mountain, Forest, Tree, Green, Landscape, Sustainable, Ecology
Production Technology: The technology required for "The Japanese Forest" is digital retouching. Digital retouching has made it possible to achieve both nostalgia and newness. With this work, He was able to create colors that could not be achieved with film.
Design Challenge: The difficulty with this project is that forests are decreasing in Japan. Japanese forests were destroyed by economic growth in the 1960s. Replanted with fast-growing trees, Japanese forests have become similar.
Research: Type of study: animism, eight million gods. Research purpose: To preserve the existing landscape in the future. Methodology: photography. Tools: Japanese classic books. Influence of design: The more unique the country landscape, the more universal the beauty.
Inspiration: One of the beginnings of Japanese religion is the "Yaoyorozu-no-kami". "Yaoyorozu-no-kami" is the belief that there is a god in all things in nature, and it is introduced in foreign countries as "Animism" or "Shinto". Shooting is similar to "Animism". Trees, minerals, and dead grass feel the will of life, and even if an artifact like a dam is left in nature for a long time, it will feel the will of life. Just as we see untouched nature, the future people see the current scenery.
Project Duration: The project was created between 2013 and 2015. And it was released on eguchimasaru.com.
Operation Flow: This work reminds the user of the view of nature stored in the gene. This work suggest a discussion about what is needed for the future art. This is the role of the work.
Patents: Copyright: Masaru Eguchi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #2: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #3: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #4: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020. Image #5: Photographer Masaru Eguchi, The Japanese Forest, 2013-2020.