For many long years, I’ve been using photography to show how I see the world. So I thought the opposite would be possible: letting photography see who I am. That was the concept of this self-portrait project.
This series won the award and had featured in Black &White Magazine Portfolio Contest. To read the article here.
“By focusing on his eyes, nose, ears, mouth and hands, Nishimura is “reflecting my five senses…showing what I had seen, tasted, heard and smelled—those five senses create my individuality.” Through the input interpreted by our sense of sight, provided by Nishimura’s photography, we come to understand that that there is still much to consider about the human condition. And that, as his consummate craftsmanship demonstrates, self-portraits, as a serious subject, are alive and well.”
