I wanna see paris i wanna see tokyo
I tried for two weeks to shoot only in black and white to see if it changed anything. What was it that attracted you to this type of photography?Ī few years ago, I felt that my skills weren’t improving anymore and became really tired of my own work. You do a lot of powerful black-and-white portraits. I want to show more personal things in my photos.ģ. These days, I feel that my work is evolving again. My style started to evolve the moment I decided to stop showing what people want to see and instead start showing what I really like and how I perceive these things. I like black and white more than colors - emotions, life, imperfections, fashion and nudity.
But I found a direction that talks to me and I try to show how I perceive things that way. How would you describe your photography style and how has it evolved throughout the years?įirst of all, I don’t believe I have my own style yet. After a few years in the south, I decided to move to Paris in order to learn more about portrait and fashion photography. I gave myself 10 years to become an accomplished photographer.
While I was working as a car mechanic, I purchased my first camera and made the decision to quit my job. I grew up in an artsy atmosphere in Castres with my mother and grandmother being painters, but I became tired of drawing when I was around 12 and grew passionate about cars - more specifically, drifting. Here, the self-propelled Tokyo-based French photographer tells us what his kit looks like and where he turns to for inspiration in the metropolis. His evident penchant for capturing genuine moments from his subjects is the very reason his work regularly lands on the cover page of TW magazines. “I’m inspired by everything that makes me feel alive,” he says. It’s through his lens that viewers are granted powerful visuals of some of Japan’s biggest icons including Rui Hachimura, Nana Komatsu and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi. The move proved to be a major turning point for his photographic work and life. Raised in the small town of Castres in the south of France, Allan took it upon himself to buy his first camera, quit his job as a car mechanic and traveled to Tokyo five years ago.
Although known for his black-and-white portraiture, his eclectic portfolio involves lively editorial campaigns and an impressive client list, from Rolling Stone magazine in Japan to Nike Air Jordan. As an artist, Allan Abani refuses to strip himself down to one style.