Mayuka Katano - "Starry Eyes"

Salt and Pepper / Publications

I have been taking photographs with the theme of "the space between dreams and reality." In recent years, I have been particularly focused on the small joys of everyday life, as if collecting little moments of happiness, while asking myself, "What does happiness mean to me?" Even on an ordinary day, there are moments when the things and scenery I look at suddenly seem to sparkle. I want to live my life collecting such moments—these are the photographs I have taken and selected with that thought in mind. I also want to connect fragments of what "sparkle" means to me and indulge in a slightly convenient dream.