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Yonosuke Natori
名取洋之助 · 名取洋之助
Facts
- Life
- 3 September 1910 – 23 November 1962
- Nationality
- Japanese
Style, as we read it
An editorial summary of the body of work by FilmAnalysis: interpretation, not historical record.
The man who brought the German picture magazine to Japan, founder of NIPPON (1934). His America 1937 pictures are confident, graphic reportage: a story told in frames that read fast.
- Colour
- Black and white, clean and printed for reproduction.
- Composition
- Strong graphic shapes, high and low viewpoints, series logic.
- Light
- Daylight and available light, sharp.
- Tone
- Medium-high contrast, clear whites.
- Texture
- Crisp, press-ready.
- Mood
- Energetic, modern, outward-looking.
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