Repetition is creation reduces the boundaries, that or the boundaries come as second nature. Hearing legendary photographer Daido Moriyama speak the other day at LACMA really reinforced my belief that what I am doing is the right thing. I find insparation by those dark gloomy black and white gritty photos that you can almost taste that come out of his era of Japanese photography, like I have said in the past no photos quite speak to me like the ones Masahisa Fukase produced. I love walking around large cities for most of the day finding stories along the way, which is essentially what he does and considers himself a Street Photographer. He always looks for a interesting looking place to walk to which is the same thing I do and I have heard novelists talk about this technique for making a story rather than a story finding you. We are all just storytellers, some are much more direct than others but every photo I show tells part of a moment and it is up to the viewers to decide what that moment was. That is the beauty of photography and art which video mostly lacks; your brain needs to be engaged with this medium.
Another interesting thing Daido mentioned was finding photos by smell; he did not elaborate well on that topic but I will take it somewhere with my mind and try to incorporate it into my photo acquisition.
I am a bit like Kwai Chang Caine; walking the earth and finding adventure, hopefully a moment before it finds me.
Gallery Categories: Model, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Tiwanese, Asian, Mexican, Joshua, Josephine Anan Hu, Haruna Deejay Barbie, Bernadette Pichardo, Jocelyn Villarreal, Denise Grace Lima, Ryan Oso, Stephanie Amaya, Karen V. Orduna, 2morrowgirl, Io, Danielle Christina Ibarra, 2012
Party pictures from Party Rock x Tokyo Collaboration 2012, lots of fun stuff enjoy.
Gallery Categories: Joshua Dearing, Japan, Japanese, Korean, American, People, Club, Bar, Party, 2012, Haruna Deejay Barbie, Makaha, Atomic Mike, Tokyo Collaboration
The central idea is to play out my dreams in real life My dreams were born in Iowa, they are coming to fruition in Los Angeles. I dust off my lenses every night as I passionately search for the moments I had and try to duplicate the feelings with a new cast. Duplication is never as good but perfecting is the life of a artist. Forever was desperately short with you. But as time goes on I am no longer able to reconnect with the feelings I have retired.
Gallery Categories: Model, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Tiwanese, Asian, Estonia, Estonian, Joshua, Orva, Josephine Anan Hu, Haruna Deejay Barbie, Elizabeth Blankstein, Jess Y, Andrea Nguyen, Bernadette Pichardo, Jocelyn Villarreal, Karen V. Orduna, Denise Grace Lima, Makaha Sugita, Ami Haruna, Kitty M, 2012
While walking around doing the things we have to do we have many ideas but if not realized they will be downgraded to dreams. I go out and live my dreams daily if possible, I am Joshua Dearing and this is my life...
Gallery Categories: Model, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Tiwanese, Asian, Joshua, Orva, Josephine Anan Hu, Toko, Rika, Haruna Deejay Barbie, Takato Yonemoto, Christina, Elizabeth Blankstein, Cindy Chow, Stephanie Butaya, Andre Anderson, Kentaro Takenaka, Chelsea 2012
No one can deny the influence Tokyo has on the entire world; it is a city that appears clean but at the same time has the same underlying problem of decay and erosion that all cities have. It is maintained and patched better the most cities that wait for a place to completely go bad then simple replace it; Tokyo does some of the same but in the the meantime it is presented better so you have a appearance of cleanliness. It was a beautiful experience looking for the best stains I could run across in this great city. Please enjoy!
Gallery Categories: Tokyo, Japan, 2012 Stains, Far-Reaching
Waves of the ocean hitting your body count down the remaining moments of your life; how many waves do you have left? You can worry about extending your life or extend the meaning of your life.
Enjoy this myriad of beautiful people and places.
Gallery Categories: Model, 2011, Joshua Dearing, Io Nakamura, Elizabeth Blankstein, Tiffy Le, Haruna Deejay Barbie, Stephanie Butaya, Haru Na, Cindy Ciao, Jessica Chuan, Kitty M
This is how I think, in the first of a series of galleries that reveal my true sanity wherein I show you how I see the world and the objects that exist around us. I just keep smiling and keep creating.
This series was all shot in Tokyo while I walked around day and night. I felt that I was being stared at by these figments of my imagination. You decide what reality is but first please let me introduce you to my new friends.
Gallery Categories: Tokyo, Japan, 2011, Faces, Far-Reaching
Momma you know its you that taught me that this life is about creating and smiling; and that's what this boy is gonna keep doing for the next 60 plus years. Daddy you taught me that no matter how good a artist is there never complete without a person or team that understands and helps and creates with them. Even if you are never proud of me or my work I am so proud to have you both as parents; the original dynamic duo.
But deep down my arrogance tells me I am a champion in their eyes.
When I walk the streets of Tokyo day and night I pace myself so I can obtain as many diverse images as possible to fulfill the needs of the galleries. I swear the reason they call it the land of the rising sun is because you see the sun rise in the morning after the clubs close as you are walking to the first train. This gallery is my Tokyo people gallery; it will be followed by several types of galleries over the next few updates.
Special thanks to Robert Alfa for hosting me for the few weeks I was there, and the Butterfly who helped me believe in myself.
Gallery Categories: Joshua Dearing, Model, Japan, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Japanese, Mami Tanabe, Izumi, Miki, Toshi, 2011
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