Cactus

• Photographer
  Atsumi Takemoto

The flower language of cactus is "Love that does not wither" "Burning heart" and "Warm heart" A cactus that continues to live without withering even in tropical areas. I called out to the women with powerful eyes I found in Tokyo, I keep taking pictures.

I studied the basics of photography at a photography school for one year starting in 2014. I have been photographing the streets every day, but due to the pandemic, there was a period when I was unable to take snapshots. During that period, I start making collages of past and present photos. Since 2023, I have been actively exhibiting and selling my collage works mainly overseas. Even so, I continue to take pictures of things that can only be photographed by being there. I pursue things that can only be photographed by going there for a long time. This is who I am now.