A Shallow Examination Of Contemporary Japanese Street Photography Style

In 1945,Japan was defeated Japan in its war of aggression.The United Statesbrought Western culture to Japan’s garrison.The collision of East and West cultures andthe rapid social and economic development made the Japanese lose themselves and thepost-war Japanese society was flooded Discussing the issue of "What is Japan?" Thisquestion can also be seen in the image creation of photographers.The essay cites thedevelopment of Japanese post-war cultural trends and the evolution of Japanesenationality.As a key word and an entry point,I look for the commonness of styledisplayed in the street photographic works of the four representative photographersemerging from Japan’s post-war-the pursuit of "ego" and the study and discussion of thetheme.