Wadatsumi, God of the sea | Miki Fukumoto | Zen foto gallery 2025
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With “Wadatsumi - God of the Sea,” Miki Fukumoto achieves an astonishing and unique portrait of Japan’s relationship to its seas., The otherworldly use of color and light blends the boundaries between the realms of myth and humankind.
“In the fishing ports of Aomori and Iwate, I encountered the courage of fishermen who had recovered from the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami. I also felt a ray of hope in the fishing ports at dawn in Fukushima, which was also recovering from the damage of 2011. I admired the work of a few fisherwomen, who are quite rare, and a fishing couple in their 80s. In Hiwasa, I photographed all three generations of a very brave and cheerful fishing family. Since time immemorial, they have prayed to the god of the sea for good catches and safety as they lived vigorously with the sea, which can be very rough at times.”
- from Miki Fukumoto’s afterword