Takeshi Shikama

Takeshi Shikama (Japan, 1948) already had a long career in the world of design behind his back when he shifted his interest to photography in 2002. In 2007 he published his first photo series: Mori no Hida – Silent Respiration of Forests. That project became the start of what Shikama calls his life’s work: a photographic investigation of nature. He shoots with large format cameras, and experimented with printing on handmade Japanese gampi paper.