Prize-winning works in the “Photo and Essay Division” for high school students of the 30th Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix

Draw, Draw, Draw! 24-hour Painting / Fukuda Hikari (Kumamoto)

Message from the photographer

I decided to take photographs of Akari for this project, and I followed her closely. My conclusion: she certainly loves to draw. Whether in her dorm room or with her friends at school, she is always drawing. I think by photographing her I was able to learn about her love for drawing, and I also got to know her better than before.

Watching her concentrating on her drawing and working hard at it made me want to devote my time and energy to one activity like that as well.

About the subject

I met Akari in the dormitory when we first entered high school. Both of us were nervous at first and we didn't talk much, but as time went by we gradually got to be good friends. I soon learned how much she loves to draw. Every opportunity she has, she is sketching something. I decided to photograph her so that I can learn more about her.