I became a taxi driver about eight years ago
I was quite interested in Yokohama
Please, come in
Tsuruma station on Odakyu line, thank you
Tsuruma station on Odakyu Line? Certainly
Well, I meet that customer by chance
and of course I don't know where they want to go
I've gone to places just because I wanted to
but in that case it feels like the element of serendipity is lost
That aspect of chance feels like an important part of the process
So I'm constantly taking photographs on the run
and later when I look back over that time
it's like all those experiences
are compressed into one single memory
What I want to express
is how I see it in my memory
and to express it, I use multiple exposure
After looking at so many subjects through the viewfinder
it starts to feel as though I'm drowning amongst them
The sensation is like... how can I put it?
Like I am slowly moving through a sea of photographic scenes
I feel that there's a mystery to each image
Like what was that moment about?
Or who was that person?
What intrigues me is... well
all the things I couldn't see in the moment itself
There are so many sides to those moments that I don't see
and I wonder what they were
What is it that I'm seeking?
I guess... I want to capture exactly what I see and feel
That's important to me, I think
And those captured moments that I leave behind
if someone thinks that they're beautiful
well, that to me is the most joyous thing
Eventually, I plan to move on from the company
and become an independent taxi
But to do so I need around ten years experience
so I need to drive for two more years
So in two years I'll apply for the license and give it a go
And with my photos
I want to continue shooting from my taxi
as I've always done