3 - from "A Hunter" (1973) by Daido Moriyama

how could i create a book that had interviews and portraits whilst also making them not characterized? there were dozens of people that had similar routines, and i didnt want to make any characters for my book. For me, they were just examples, but not particular ones. I wanted to shy away from the journalistic practice of having a driving character in a narrative. i didnt want a narrative.

when i first saw this photo, i knew it had something to tell me. to photograph a biker gang and blur out their identities by using the flash was something i never saw, but everything i needed.
you could understand their social and cultural status, without knowing their faces.