Gomma Photography Grant 2024
Atami
Photographer
Hiro Tanaka
Atami
18 Jan, 2025
Atami, a unique atmosphere like no other. Even though it is an unfamiliar, however the land and its surroundings evoke emotions somewhat nostalgic, but at the same time it’s frightening. We tend to understand things surround us, however true understanding of complexities and its behavior is obscure and grey, like floating around between romance and disharmony. Explore the energy on the boundary between unknown territory and substantial world, mutual influence that embraces various existences with in the world.
About the photographer
Hiro Tanaka
Hiro Tanaka was born in Japan, lived in United States for several years. an interesting coincidence led him to start taking photographs - after accidentally winning a free trip to the US through raffles at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Tanaka started travelling with punk bands in the United States and Europe, received his first camera from one of the band members during traveling and started documenting the tour life. He has won Cosmos Arles PDF Award at Les Rencontres d'Arles (France), TPD Book Award (Italy) etc. has had received several grants, participated in residency programs in US, Europe and Asia. Published five monographs.
