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Having practiced photography for a long time, an image often forms in my mind before I even press the shutter. When I face a subject, my intention of "how I want to capture them" takes the lead, and the photo easily becomes stained with my own "fingerprints." I began to worry that these traces might sometimes become dominant over the subject.
Does recreating the image from my mind in reality truly mean capturing the person as they are?
I looked back at photos I took more than ten years ago. Within them lived things that do not appear in a photograph—conversations, sounds, and the very atmosphere of that moment. Once, someone told me, "Take good care of your photos," and another said, "You have a way of disappearing when you shoot." These words, spoken long ago, resurfaced from the back of my mind to remind me of what is important. The children in those photos looked so genuine that I felt a longing to meet them again.
On this day, my wife was cutting my son’s hair.
Looking at this photo, where even his face is not shown—I wonder if, ten years from now, I will be able to remember the conversation we had today.

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写真を長くやっていると、撮る前にイメージが脳内に浮かんでしまう。 対象を前にしたとき、どう撮りたいかが先行し、自分の「手垢」がついた写真になりやすい。その手垢が、時に被写体に対して支配的になるのではないかと思った。

脳内の写真を現実に再現することは、目の前のありのままを撮ることなのだろうか。

１０年以上前に撮った写真を見返してみた。 そこには、その時交わされた会話や音、空気感のような「写真に写らないもの」が宿っていた。 以前、ある人は「あなたの写真を大切に」と言い、またある人は「撮影中に気配を消せる」と言った。その言葉たちが、頭の片隅から、大切なことを思い出させてくれた。 写真の中の子供たちは素直で、また彼らに会ってみたいと思った。

この日、息子は妻に髪を切ってもらっていた。

顔も写っていないこの写真を見て、１０年後の私は、今日交わした会話を思い出すだろうか。

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