Morning dew I found along a path through a field. Thrilled by the sight of a field strewn with glistening jewel-like dewdrops, I chose a 100-400mm super telephoto lens, sought out the most brilliantly glittering dew at the limit of the zoom, and carefully pressed the shutter by hand. The dew adorning the adjacent spider web sparkled like a necklace of gems in a truly beautiful interplay.
Michiko Seike
Michiko SeikeJapan
Born in Fukuoka. Became a landscape photographer after working as a color coordinator, and has continued to create works that exhibit unique coloration, such as rural landscapes and waterside scenery, with a focus on Kyushu.
Photo books
2016 “The universe in Matama” (Nihon Shashin Kikaku)
2017 “The Gift of Ranunculus” (Fukei Shashin Shuppan)
Publications
“Utsukushii Fukei Shashin no Mai Ruru” (My rules for beautiful landscape photography) (Impress)
“Gokujo no Fukei Shashin Fuiruta Bukku” (The ultimate landscape photography filter book) (Nihon Shashin Kikaku)
“Fuotogurafua Jikiden Fuiruta Satsuei Supa Gaido” (The master’s guide to filter photography) (Nihon Shashin Kikaku)
Seike’s landscape photographs and short landscape movies have been available on the Michiko Seike YouTube channel since 2020.
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What’s more, OM SYSTEM lets me use computational photography to express myself in a range of different ways, greatly expanding the possibilities available to me as a photographer.
