A while ago, I changed my YouTube and social media icons.
I changed my profile picture.
There was no particular reason.
Just a feeling...
I liked the previous photos too,
I like this one too.
That's good.
I think this every time I have my picture taken.
The person reflected there is
It's 200% more wonderful than I imagined,
I'm surprised to think about where I've been all this time.
The photo is
It's hard to believe that the same person can be so different.
Sometimes it looks different.
It's fine when the picture looks nice, but
One disappointing photo is
I quietly deleted it from my smartphone's photo folder.
Let's pretend it never happened.
If you were to say that one photograph can change a person's life...
Am I exaggerating?
The person who looks at profile pictures the most is
It's none other than myself.
One picture you see every day,
If it's better than you expected,
That alone makes me feel better.
I think I can do it.
I feel like I can do it.
I feel like I can do it...
When you want to change something,
A photograph might be a good entry point.
You'll surely be surprised by the image that is projected.
The person there is,
This is a version of myself I've never met before.
The person who takes such photos is,
Yoshiaki Inose.
We've been friends for about 15 years now.
I am indebted to them both professionally and personally.
There's one thing he said that I'll never forget.
I went through a period of extreme weight loss in the past.
People who don't know the circumstances will think when they meet after a long time.
"What happened? What did you do?"
I was bombarded with questions.
Answering that was painful.
He knew.
The first thing he said when he saw me was:
"That's great, it turned out really well."
I don't need any explanation or excuse,
All I needed to say was "Thank you."
The next time I had my picture taken,
What kind of person will I discover?
Yoshiaki Inose | A photographer who captures people's images
yoshiakiinose.com