Tokyo Auto Salon 2019: Part 1

When I was invited to go to Tokyo Auto Salon, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse. Not a fan of big crowds of people, or really leaving the comfort of my own home on the weekends, it was my love of cars that made me leave my shell.

In my pursuit to make a living from creative work, I often hit walls where it feels like I’m failing to improve at a certain thing. I’m glad I went to tokyo auto salon because I really got my ass kicked.

I Learned So Much In My One day There

There are moments in life where you get destroyed so badly that it sparks a paradigm shift. That day made me realize that I had so much to grow as a photographer as the crowds of people forced me to work my Camera’s controls more rapidly than I had ever before.(I shoot in manual mode) The lack of time,space, and the random strangers who apparently don’t care that you’re taking a put me in a position where I had to come up with more creative compositions.

These are some of my best shots, stay tuned for part two where I’ll write about my mistakes!!

My Degree Is In Liberal Arts

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Since my degree is in Liberal Arts and my job has nothing to do with making art, I used some of my free time to create some of the Anime IRL pictures. I wanted the quality of these edits to be as high as I could produce, because I believe creating art and animation are great way to blend dreams with reality. When I look out and observe the world now, I see an altered version of reality as I often overlay my dreams onto what I see. I’m always asking myself what compositions I can make, weather I can use poses, facial expressions, or things like colors into my work. I’m always looking for ways I can share beauty and a little bit of the view I see of the world with other people. Much Love <3 Marco