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荒木經惟的攝影告白

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所謂的攝影,就是人生
荒木經惟「我.生.死」的攝影告白
  我深深著迷於步向死亡時所展現的情慾,也可說是瀕死之際呈現的情慾……  ──荒木經惟
  持續凝視人類的本質,然後發現、感動,而拍攝人類最真實的慾望、生存,和死亡。荒木經惟在生活中創作他一生的攝影:「拍照」和「活著」是一樣的。
  早期因為拍攝和展出情色照片,挑戰了日本保守的風俗,多次被逮捕的荒木經惟,曾在世界各地舉行過多場攝影展,至今已出版超過四百本攝影作品集,是日本乃至全世界最多產的攝影家之一。荒木經惟的作品不只挑戰了道德尺度,也喚醒我們重新看待攝影和生活的關係。
  荒木經惟的攝影一方面帶有濃厚的時代氣息,一方面流露他對生命本質的觀察。年輕時他拍攝銀座上班族女性,並稱她們為困在體制內的「囚犯」。拍攝父母遺容,他領悟了攝影之於生命的意義:不拍以後不想再看見的東西,以及自己討厭的或是對方不喜歡的東西。他的快門總是不斷紀錄生活周遭的一切。本書透過荒木經惟輕鬆的口吻,回顧他各時期的攝影作品,帶領我們走過荒木經惟各時期的攝影想法和創作力原點,也透露了他攝影中最核心的「我.生.死」意識。
  帶著頑童的膽量,荒木經惟批評了攝影學院的制式教學,也否定了企圖用攝影改變世界的想法。想要了解荒木經惟對攝影的挑戰,以及攝影和生活的關係,這本有趣卻又重要的書,讓你理解荒木經惟的成長經歷,以及荒木經惟之所以成為荒木經惟的重要著作。
本書特色
  從沒想過一位享譽國際的攝影家,竟然能如此輕鬆有趣談著自己的作品和拍攝想法。讓人讀來就像荒木經惟是一位親切的伯伯,但卻有著異於常人的觀察力和想像力。除了情色作品外,其實本書中荒木經惟也談了很多紀實攝影的作品和心得。這本書因為談到荒木經惟的成長過程,是唯一真正透露荒木經惟之所以成為荒木經惟的重要著作。
荒木經惟語錄.關於攝影
  ◎寫真,不是拍攝物體,而是捕捉情感。
  ◎「生」即是「動」,這是我創作的原點。
  ◎拍攝臉孔就代表與人相遇……這種彼此之間的關聯性不就是攝影嗎?
  ◎所謂的「攝影」,就是不拍以後不想再看見的東西,以及自己討厭的或是對方不喜歡的東西。這就是構圖。
  ◎老媽的死,讓我瞭解了攝影的角度就是「愛的角度」。
  ◎攝影技巧是在不斷拍攝之中學習、進步的。
  ◎所謂紀實,是透過不斷地凝視人類,進而發現其本質。
  ◎我覺得每當攝影時,被拍攝的對象也在注視著我,至今依然如此。
  ◎活生生的女性,創造我的人生……我跟隨她們,同時也拍攝她們。
  ◎如果去上「○○攝影學校」,絕對是行不通的喔,畢竟日常生活中的「愛」不在那裡,而是在我們身邊。
  ◎我認為攝影就是人生,「拍照」和「活著」是一樣的。
  ◎所謂的攝影,就是拍攝你最喜愛、最親密的東西,拍攝近在眼前、就在身邊的東,就是拍人。
  ◎原名《寫真的話》

268 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

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Nobuyoshi Araki

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Nobuyoshi Araki is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. He is also known by the nickname Arākī.

Araki studied photography during his college years and then went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Araki. After they were married, Araki published a book of pictures of his wife taken during their honeymoon titled Sentimental Journey. She later died in 1990. Pictures taken during her last days were published in a book titled Winter Journey.

Having published over 350 books (and still more every year) Araki is considered one of the most prolific artists alive or dead in Japan and around the world. Many of his photographs are erotic; some have been called pornographic. Some of his most popular photography books are Sentimental Journey, Tokyo Lucky Hole, and Shino. He also contributed photography to the Sunrise anime series Brain Powerd.

The Icelandic musician Björk is an admirer of Araki's work, and served as one of his models. At her request he photographed the cover and inner sleeve pages of her 1997 remix album, Telegram.

Araki's life and work were the subject of Travis Klose's 2005 documentary film Arakimentari.

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