Profile

IDENTITY

Kaito Sasaji (Photographer)
Based in Tokyo, photographing while travelling between Osaka and Akita.

STATEMENT

Missed Call — I notice almost every notification immediately. A call becomes missed only when I am disconnected from this world, or when I deliberately sever that connection.

In a reality that has become porous and layered, the world seen through a display can sometimes feel more real. For me, taking a photograph means holding onto that scene, securing physical space for myself within my world, and translating it into a form I can understand.

When I choose colour, I return to the hues remembered by disposable cameras, compact digital cameras, flip phones, and the Nintendo DS. Those colours still feel most natural to me.

BIOGRAPHY

• Graduated from the Department of Photography, Osaka University of Arts. Graduation work received the Sony Store Osaka Award.
• Former tutor: art instruction from preschool through junior high; fine-art entrance-exam painting for high-school students; Python instruction for elementary and middle-school students.
• Born 27 August 2001
• Height 174 cm / Weight 50 kg / Male
• Based around Tokyo, Osaka, and Akita

STYLE / EQUIPMENT

Street photography / documentary
Sony α7C + SIGMA 45mm F2.8

CONTACT

Fine-art prints are available through the Shop. For commissions and interviews, please use the Contact page. Essays are published on note; other destinations are collected on the Links page.