Mid-Way Review

The theme for this final project has been "things out of place," or, more frequently, "awkwardness." I have a few more shoots to do, and then I should be ready to post my next five images. Time to get printing!

Booooooom with Osamu Yokonami's Portraits of Children with Fruit on their Shoulders

Osamu Yokonami's Booooooom Post

It was hard to choose a specific post to feature this week on my blog because there were so many photographs that caught my eye! I eventually settled on this series by Osamu Yokonami.

For my final project, I was hoping to photograph things that are "out of place". I felt that Yokonami's photographs showed this through the simple placement of fruit onto the shoulders of young Japanese children. As a result, the children contorted their bodies into strange positions in order to balance the fruit on their shoulder. While (as far as I know!) Japanese culture does not require children to carry fruit on their shoulders, it does have other requirements which dictate the actions of these young members of society. I felt that these photographs showed how children may change themselves in order to fit within the confines of society.

Additionally, these photographs showcased a sort of whimsy and childishness as the bright fruit contrasted against the stark, white background. Overall, I felt that the series was fun and interesting, as well as full of adorable children.