Connor Dudgeon Presents Images of Love and Loneliness in Japan
The Canadian photographer decided to study the residents of several large cities in Japan, capturing moments in their everyday lives.
© Connor Dudgeon, Fukuoka, 2018
Canadian photographer Connor Dudgeon decided to study the residents of Japan, capturing moments in their lives without their knowledge—or almost. His series of photos, entitled Passerby, captures these fleeting moments and explores their significance.
Enhancing ordinary scenes
The photographs contain nothing overly unusual: a passenger falling asleep on the subway; a child in someone’s arms, being sheltered from the rain; a young woman photographed from behind, lost in contemplation of the glimmering water in front of her; or a man taking a break, sitting on the floor of his shop. The scenes may be ordinary, but it’s the fact that Connor Dudgeon has taken time over them that gives them value.
Captured in this way, these moments become essential. In them, the viewer discerns, amongst other things, the inevitable loneliness that is felt in the enormousness of Tokyo (despite the city’s high population density), the beauty of moments taken for oneself and, in contrast, the importance of small moments shared with others.
Connor Dudgeon’s work can be viewed on his website and Instagram account.
© Connor Dudgeon, Kyoto, 2018
© Connor Dudgeon, Hakone, 2018
© Connor Dudgeon, Fukuoka, 2018
© Connor Dudgeon, Nara, 2018
© Connor Dudgeon, Osaka, 2018
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