TITLE: Shitamachi life

Shitamachi(downtown), a traditional city in Tokyo, is considered vulnerable to disasters due to its complexity and location. Despite being exposed to the storms of huge earthquakes and WW2, there's something hidden in the still vibrant Shitamachi that makes me want to take a shot.

AUTHOR: Yuki Ikuta (Japan)

I'm studying about urban lifestyles at university in Tokyo.
My specialty is snapshots, which capture the city day and night.I feel that there is true beauty in places that are complicated and chaotic, or where people want to look away, and I am struggling every day to express that beauty.
生田侑己は東京の大学で都市生活について学習している。スナップショットを専門とし、昼夜問わず都市の姿を写している。複雑で混沌としている、人が目を逸らしたくなるところにこそ真の美があると感じ、その美を表現するために日々苦悩している。