Ken Mizoguchi Still life photography is an art form based in patience and skill, we meet Ken Mizoguchi, photographer of this issue’s still life shoot. Where are you right now? My base is in Tokyo but I spend a half of year in New York. Your work is quite unique, what made you choose to specialise in still life ? Still life photography is a mirror that reflects my own ideas. I try to fuse art and photography to create an image with depth and emotion. How do you keep your work original? I get ideas from movies, paintings and the landscape of my everyday life. This issue of D-journal is based on ‘breaking stereotypes’, what elements of your shoot reflect this? My main focus was to create a work of art that is not limited by the media of photography. If you didn’t become a photographer, what would you have done? An artist. Where do you prefer to work, New York or Tokyo? New York and I am looking forward to coming to Dubai. What is the most important of the three - lighting, styling or angles? Lighting followed by styling Any plans for Dubai soon? Dubai is a new market for me and I am excited to come soon and learn more about the Middle East. Any favourite quote? Love the life you live. Live the life you love.
Ken Mizoguchi is represented by D the Agency - dtheagency.com