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“I will become Ken Domon.”

Yukihito Masuura declared this when he was 12 years old.

Age 16: Get a Hasselblad
Age 18: Moves to France and becomes a disciple of legendary photographer Guy Bourdin.
Age 23: Cut his wrist in despair
Age 24: Win an award at the Salon d’Automne
Age 26: Unemployed, spending all his days playing badminton
Age 28: All the illuminated signboards at the station become my advertising photos.
Age 30: Gets scolded for not showing his face at his first solo exhibition at Kodak Photo Salon
Age 35: 31 works permanently preserved in the National Library of France
Age 39: Photo exhibitions of Michelangelo’s works will be held in Florence and Tokyo

A lonely boy discovered a camera and became obsessed with it. He skips school and spends his days filming. One day, the boy dreamed of becoming a professional photographer, and declared, “I’m going to become Ken Domon.”

He dropped out of high school and began his career as a commercial photographer at the age of 16, but one day he came across a shocking photograph. When he saw the photo taken by Guy Bourdin, he decided to go to France and become his disciple.

He went to France without knowing the language, staged a sit-in in front of Vogue for several months, and was arrested. However, his persistence without giving up moved many people, and eventually he became a true photographer.

Even Michelangelo shines a miraculous light on his photographs, transcending time and space.

A story about the life of a Japanese photographer, written by an up-and-coming non-fiction writer.

Having a dream and continuing to run opens a path！

The way of life of Yukihito Masuura, a photographer who arrived at the “miraculous light”
Author: Kunio Murao
First edition published: Oct. 31, 2003
Publisher: Arton Co., Ltd. (Japan/Tokyo)
List price: 1,700 yen (+ tax)