Kuno Ichi (Female Ninja)

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Abstract
• Photographer
  Masa Ohashi

In the days when samurai governed the world, those in Japan who were responsible for gathering information related to national security were called ninja. Among them were female ninjas who were responsible for gathering information that could only be gathered by women. They existed in seclusion and came to be called kunoichi, a play on the kanji for “woman”. I tried to create a figurative representation of the beauty of female ninjas with such a bewitching impression.

After retiring from a certain IT company in 2018, I started to pursue the art path with the aim of becoming a photo artist. Around this time, it's hard to go out for a photo shoot with Corona. I started a blog with the aim of improving my photography skills. I hope I can tell you the charm of macro photography as much as possible.