Kenta Nakamura

Kenta Nakamura is a portrait, documentary, contemporary photographer based in Fukuoka and Tokyo, Japan. Born in 1981. He works professionally for a photo studio, LOBJET. He approaches photography as a series of contrasts and vivid images in daily life and considers photography as a medium as a tool for communication. His aim is to draw out emotions from the viewer and reciprocally communicate with them. He was a finalist in 2018  for the LensCulture Exposure Awards and his work has been exhibited internationally throughout Japan, Milan, New York, Paris, and Russia.

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Taking photograph is often used to show the subject with some kind of meaning or thoughts behind it. However, I wanted to give my pieces a different purpose. This project is taken in three different situations. Portrait, documentary and set up. By making the subject wearing 3D glasses, it weakens the identity of the subject. I wanted the audiences to recall their own stories by being “watched” from the subject of my pieces.

To view more of Kenta Nakamura’s work please visit his website.