Motoki Nishikawa is a young photographer whose talent is currently blossoming. What does he express in his first photo exhibition "Water Balance"?

Motoki Nishikawa , a 30-year-old photographer, is struggling to establish a firm position in the fashion world. After studying in England, he studied under Kazunari Tajima, a leading figure in Japanese mode photography, before setting out on his own six years ago.

His works, which make full use of techniques inherited from his master, seem to have a quiet beauty that is created by facing the subject, in addition to a strength that draws the viewer's eye. In an age where print media is becoming more and more scarce every year, the presence of a photographer who takes on the challenge of producing crisp fashion photographs may be said to be invaluable.

Nishikawa's photo exhibition "Water Balance" is being held at "Great Books" in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.

For his first photo exhibition, Nishikawa chose the theme of "water. Nishikawa says that one day he realized that water comes in many forms, such as drinking water, rain, and the sea. While it is essential for life, it sometimes attacks and even damages people with an unmanageable and immense force. These works were created by taking a variety of approaches to this basic material that forms the earth and reinterpreting it.

. A number of photographs were taken using both digital and film cameras. Some of them are intentionally processed to look like noise, while others are created by making full use of AI.

Nishikawa, who has focused mainly on client work, was inspired to start the photo exhibition by his niece, whom he had given a camera to as a gift. She always holds the camera on rainy days, and this inspired him to start this project.

On display were about 40 works, completed over a period of two years. In addition, a special zine by Sakas PR, a PR agency involved in the exhibition, will be on sale. The zine is a compilation of Nishikawa's best fashion photographs taken by Nishikawa.

The works by up-and-coming photographers of the future are well worth seeing. A visit to this exhibition should not be missed.

YESES" zine from Sakas PR.