Masao Yamamoto is a Japanese photographer who was born in Gamagori-City in 1957. His early work largely comprised of small photographs that he subjected to a process of artificial aging so that his work appeared "timeless." This work has since transitioned to that which attempts to depict the "rupture between the past, present and future." Throughout his entire career, however, his work as always depicted the connection and relationship between man and nature.
All of his work is shot in black in white, and depicts the aforementioned concept of connecting humanity and nature. Much of it depicts isolated subjects in a simple background. I especially appreciate how his contrast between black and white that is exaggerated by the simplicity of his photos creates a simple, appealing image that is left up to interpretation due to the repeated subject of nature.
