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"Tokyo-based street photographer Yusuke Nagata is known for his spontaneous
street portraits, often spotted around the city with his trusty Leica. From
2019-2021, he spent time photographing the "Toyoko Kids" (トー横キッズ), a group of
homeless teenagers living around Shinjuku’s Toho Cinema in the Kabukichō
district.
Nagata lives close to Shinjuku, a place loved by Tokyo’s many street
photographers for its bustling activities. The nightlife district of Kabukicho
is home to love hotels, bars and restaurants open till late. Packed with host
bars, where clientele pay a high fee for drinking with young men; and girls
bars, generally frequented by old men who pay a premium for women’s services,
the area screams stimulation via neon signs and shouting bar staff who clamour
for attention from potential punters passing by. As a photographer and founder
of Tokyo Street Photography Club (Tokyo SPC), Nagata spends a significant
amount of his free time around the Shinjuku area.
He started frequenting Kabukicho in the latter half of 2019, after being
inspired by Yang Seung-Woo’s 2016 book,
Shinjuku Lost Child, which documents
the Shinjuku homeless families of Kabukicho Square in the late 90s and early
00s. “I originally went there to photograph the homeless community,” Nagata
says when we meet in Shinjuku on a rainy Friday evening in March, “but by the
end of 2020, it had changed.”"
Via Muse, who wrote "Sheltering from disease has amplified certain problems
around the world."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
