Reading over the brief for this assignment I came across Rinko Kawauchi as one of the examples for research and inspiration. watching the YouTube videos of Kawauchi expressing how she expresses art and creates was very interesting and beautiful to learn about and I tried my best to introduce this into my photobook. Rinko Kawauchi is a Japanese photographer who focuses on the ordinary things in life that are overlooked and she makes them poetic and beautiful within her work. As someone who has always appreciated photography, knowing its not always just a matter of point and shoot and that it involves a lot of process and love. ‘ when I have a photoshoot I feel nothing, the world and me are together, I forgot my body, I am existing’ this is a direct quote from Kawauchi, she expresses how photography is something that grounds her, she isn’t worried about the past or future when she is taking photos and she expresses how therapeutic it is and how she is just there in the moment. I tried to use some of Kawauchi’s technique in my photos, focusing on the things that I see every day. My lights in my home, the ware of the brick and windowsills in my rented home, dishes after breakfast and an unmade bed with loads of pillows. as I was taking these photos I thought ‘maybe these will be a little boring or uninteresting’ but bringing them up on my laptop after I was shocked. these are things I see and use every day and with the right angle, camera or lighting they can be so much more than that. I found this project very therapeutic as Kawauchi feels when she has a camera in her hand. One thing I loved about Kawauchi’s work was her continuous use of light and close ups. noticing in certain photos that the closer you get the more colour and pattern may be exposed. This photographer has most definitely become an inspiration to me and has opened my mind to the thought of continuing photography for the love of it or perhaps to study.