Jiaying

“When you're taking shots in neutral, indifferent places like this, you should match the mood, and take equally neutral and indifferent pictures. [...] First of all, you've got very little to choose from in the way of subjects. You've got think, what are you going to take? In other districts of the city, I almost automatically set out to look of things that have "the smell of humanity" about them.”
― Takeshi Nakamoto, Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photographs

“quality only comes with quantity.”
― Takeshi Nakamoto

“As everyone knows, flush toilets are made of pure white porcelain and have handles of sparkling metal. Were I able to have things my own way, I would very much prefer fixtures - both men's and women's - made of wood. Wood finished in glistening black lacquer is the very best; but even unfinished wood, as it darkens and the grain grows more subtle with the years, acquires an inexplicable power to calm and soothe.”
― tanizaki junichiro

“You take one, then one more, then one more, and so on. The more you take, the more you want to take. It's like you're continually stimulating yourself, increasing your desire, just by looking at that little screen. You want to try it this way and then that.”
― Takeshi Nakamoto, Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photographs