Jesse’s Visual Interviews: Lui Araki 

Lui Araki is more reknown in these parts as a skateboarder but shows off his photographic sense in his responses to this week’s edition of Jesse’s Visual Interviews

Q1: Who are you? 

お名前を教えてください。

Q2: What is your favorite way to waste money?

何にお金を使うことが好きですか？

Q3: What do you consider the most overrated virtue? 

1番過大評価されていると思う美徳は？

Q4: When are you happiest? 

1番幸せなときは？

Q5: What did your first kiss feel like? 

ファーストキスはどんな感じでしたか？

Q6: Where is home?

何処に住んでいますか？

Q7: Which body parts (yours or otherwise) do you feel the most affection for? 

体のどのパーツが1番好き？(ご自分の体でも他人の体でもどちらでも)

Q8: What is your favorite vice?

好きな悪徳は何？

Q9: How do you define adulthood? 

大人とは、どう定義しますか？

Q10: What is your favorite time of day?

１日で好きな時間は？

Q11: Who is your favorite person?

あなたの好きな人は？

Q12: What is the most important thing in any relationship?

対人関係の中で、1番大切なことは

Thank you for your responses, Lui!

Lui I have found that around Tokyo he is more known for his skateboarding abilities with several sponsorships including Zoo York. But what most don’t know is his photography ability which is strange because he is never without his T3 or M6. Shooting almost exclusively in color, he shoots the cheapest Fujifilm 100 speed film and self develops and prints in his small overpacked office in Nakameguro that is a mix of heavily used skateboards, photo/ skateboard magazines, and a color darkroom. He often exhibits at Diginner gallery in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo that also exhibits previously featured photographers Carson Lancaster and Woody Gooch. Check his links below:

Website: http://www.luiaraki.com/

Instagram: @luiaraki  

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