Roaming the forests of Japan, the United States of America and Europe over the last twelve years, Takeshi Shikama also trained his lens on sparser landscapes or urban spaces where nature coexists with stone. His gaze seeks the same balance between shadow and light, forges the same relationship between subject and frame and elaborates his 'visual haikus' with the same grace he instills in his sylvan compositions.

Between 2011 and 2013, Takeshi Shikama developed his vision outside t… more