Kosuke Okahara - Blue Affair
We’re excited to bring you the latest discussion on Kosuke Okahara - Blue Affair , highlighting key insights into blue. “This intuitive project is a window through which we are able to see someone’s personal dreams and reflections on their relationship to a city that is situated in a particular time and historical context.” - 2022 World Press Photo Contest Jury comment on ‘Blue Affair,’ by Kosuke Okahara. ‘Blue Affair’ is a contemplative experimental short film based on the photographer, Kosuke Okahara’s experiences of visiting the small town of Koza, Japan, and how places and people revisit him in recurring dreams. The documentary is based on these dreams, and is composed of still images taken by Okahara in Koza over the course of three years, and narrated by the photographer. The photographer visited Koza entirely by chance and decided to photograph the town and its people without a story in mind, revisiting the town several times over three years. Before taking these pictur...