Shojiro Nakabayashi
Born on Oct. 17, 1975 in Saitama Prefecture
Graduated from the Managemen Department of Kanagawa University
My encounter with the photography came about when I was unexpectedly dispatched to interview someone alone in my fresh editor days.
With little knowledge of camera and film, I was handed Canon EOS650 and FUJIFILM PROVIA100.
Can I really take a good shot although I am still too busy worrying about my interview?
At the moment when I held the camera on the spot where I headed for with anxiety,“It’s fun!”, I thought.
Determine the composition, focus on an object, and release a shutter. These series of movements were exciting.
At that time, I didn’t have basic knowledge; I didn’t know even about exposure or kinds of films.
Finally, however, I found that I had used up all films I had.
When I was putting the positive prints that came out of a processing lab. on a light box, the editor who passed by said,
“Oh, pretty nice! You may be able to be a shooter if you study a little harder.”
He might have been half kidding. But his word hit me.
Twenty two years old I determined to select “photograph” as my calling.
After that I worked at a photograph office for a while and, then, became a freelance photographer.
During that period I happened to meet “Pile driver Co., Ltd.”, which chance was the very turning point in my life.
It was a shocking matter that I saw Mr.Toda take photographs.
Innovative lighting which I never had experienced in the past photograph shootings.
I wanted to know more and more, and knocked at the door of “Pile driver” to be a student there. Ten years have passed since then.
Various chances gave me good luck, and I set up “snow Inc.”. with the help of many friends of mine.
2013: An year of challenge to “Myself”.
Born on Oct. 17, 1975 in Saitama Prefecture
Graduated from the Managemen Department of Kanagawa University
My encounter with the photography came about when I was unexpectedly dispatched to interview someone alone in my fresh editor days.
With little knowledge of camera and film, I was handed Canon EOS650 and FUJIFILM PROVIA100.
Can I really take a good shot although I am still too busy worrying about my interview?
At the moment when I held the camera on the spot where I headed for with anxiety,“It’s fun!”, I thought.
Determine the composition, focus on an object, and release a shutter. These series of movements were exciting.
At that time, I didn’t have basic knowledge; I didn’t know even about exposure or kinds of films.
Finally, however, I found that I had used up all films I had.
When I was putting the positive prints that came out of a processing lab. on a light box, the editor who passed by said,
“Oh, pretty nice! You may be able to be a shooter if you study a little harder.”
He might have been half kidding. But his word hit me.
Twenty two years old I determined to select “photograph” as my calling.
After that I worked at a photograph office for a while and, then, became a freelance photographer.
During that period I happened to meet “Pile driver Co., Ltd.”, which chance was the very turning point in my life.
It was a shocking matter that I saw Mr.Toda take photographs.
Innovative lighting which I never had experienced in the past photograph shootings.
I wanted to know more and more, and knocked at the door of “Pile driver” to be a student there. Ten years have passed since then.
Various chances gave me good luck, and I set up “snow Inc.”. with the help of many friends of mine.
2013: An year of challenge to “Myself”.
PHOTOGRAPHER PROFILE
SHOJIRO NAKABAYASHI中林正二郎
1975年10月17日 埼玉県出身
神奈川大学経営学部卒
自分の「写真」との出会いは雑誌の新人編集者時代に、急遽に入った取材に一人で行かされた事に始まります。
何も知らずに渡されたのキヤノン一眼レフのEOS 650に、フイルムの知識のないまま持たされたフジのプロビア100。取材ですら余裕の無い自分に、まともな写真なんか撮れるんだろうか？
不安なまま向かった現場で、カメラを構えた瞬間。
「これ、面白い！」と思えた。
構図を考えて、ピントを合わせて、シャッターを切る。
一連の動作が楽しい。
当時は写真の基本的な知識である露出の意味も知らず、フイルムの種類だって知らない。でも、気がついたら、手持ちのフイルムを全部撮りきっていた。
現像から上がったポジをライトボックスに並べていると、
通りかかった編集長に「なかなか上手いな」「ちょっと勉強したらカメラマンになれるぞ！」冗談半分だったかもしれませんが、当時の自分に響いた一言。
「写真」を仕事にするを決めた22歳の自分。
その後、写真事務所勤務からフリーランスフォトグラファーとして活動していくなか、自分の人生の転機ともいえる「株式会社パイルドライバー」と出会う事となる。
戸田さんの撮影現場を初めて見た時はまさに衝撃的。
今まで見てきた写真の作例にも見た事のない斬新なライティング。
もっといろいろ学んでみたいと、パイルドライバーの門を叩く。
あれから10年。
いろんな偶然が重なり、周囲の皆様に助けられながら、
株式会社 snow 設立。
2013年、自分への『挑戦』の年。