Moriyama. The godfather of Japanese street photography. He dared show the world what a less perfect version of Japan looked like. Born in 1928, trained from an early age, got really interested in dark imagery, sharp angles, grainy images, slow shudder speeds…all of the things. He was very much an experimental photographer. He moved to Tokyo at 21 and leaned into the avant-garde movement in Japan while channeling American pop artist vibes. He made work on the run, very much ushering in the concept of a photographer as a quick, unapologetic observer.
