Nearly Equal

Tetsuo Kashiwada  柏田テツヲ

2022 — Japan

About this series

” Walking in nature with no radio waves and no one. I can’t hear the voice, but a dialogue is born. Eventually, nature and I will become equals. I want to be part of nature. I want nature to be part of me.
I have been creating works on the theme of coexistence and division between nature and humans, and environmental issues.
I wanted to create a work with nature rather than from my own perspective, by entering nature, facing nature, and borrowing the unexpected power of nature.”
 

Photographer: Tetsuo Kashiwada
Nationality: Japanese
Based in: Tokyo / Los Angeles 
Website: www.tetsuokashiwada.com
Instagram: @tetsuokashiwada

Tetsuo Kashiwada (b. 1988) engages with the people and natural landscapes he encounters on his travels, using photography to explore questions or feelings of unease that arise. In his work, he addresses environmental issues and the separation and coexistence of humankind and nature. He has won several awards, including the Grand Prize of the YPF Photo Awards in 2022, the Japan Photo Award in 2021, and an Honourable Mention at the 43rd New Cosmos of Photography in 2020. His work is frequently shown in solo and group exhibitions such as the Yakushima International Photo Festival in Yakushima , the OFF GRID – Independent Photo Festival Vienna (both in 2022) and PhMuseum Days 2023 in Italy.