A photographer cannot be inexperienced, or too mature. A photographer ought to be half-ripe.
Nobuyoshi ArakiPhotography is about a single point of a moment. Itโs like stopping time. As everything gets condensed in that forced instant. But if you keep creating these points, they form a line which reflects your life.
Nobuyoshi ArakiWomen? Well, they are gods. They will always fascinate me. As for rope, I always have it with me. Even when I forget my film, the rope is always in my bag. Since I can't tie their hearts up, I tie their bodies up instead.
Nobuyoshi ArakiI only tie up woman's body because I know I cannot tie up her heart. Only her physical parts can be tied up. Tying up a woman becomes an embrace.
Nobuyoshi Araki