その道 / That Road

• Photographer
  Sela Michael
• Agency / Studio
  Trusthecontrast
• Technical Info
  35mm 100 Iso Black And White Positive Film. 50mm Lens Pentax Asahi Spotmatic
• Photo Date
  2021

This photo was taken in the quiet mountains of Mima, Tokushima, Japan. It shows a curved road on a rainy day, surrounded by trees and soft light. Shot with 35mm positive film, the image is slightly blurred and dreamlike, as if seen through memory or emotion. The gentle focus and the film’s natural texture all work together to create a quiet, almost silent atmosphere. There is no clear story here, just a moment that feels like it could disappear at any time. A place between what we see and what we feel.

At the age of 17, Michael Sela (born 1998) Equipped with a Pentax film camera his father gave him, he embarks on a journey for the sole purpose of photography. This journey also takes place in Japan, his current home. Sela's photographs express sentimental and magical emotions at the same time. His photographs are a means of connecting with a different, distant Japanese reality, but which are also very intimate. He knows most of the people he photographs, and for him photography is capturing small moments in their midst. Biography by "Tikotin Museum" Chief Curator, Dr. Etty Glass Gisis.