ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This image taken in the moat of the imperial palace in Tokyo shows a swan floating on the dark surface of a moat, viewed from above. Its neck curves back along its body, creating a shape that resembles a white flame.

The scene evokes the principles of ma—the beauty of space and stillness—and wabi-sabi, the appreciation of impermanence and simplicity.

AUTHOR
Mexican photographer based in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan. He studied a BA in Literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas and an MA in Spanish Literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; he is certified in Artistic Photography and Digital Imaging by Temple University, Japan campus. In 2011 he moved to Tokyo, Japan. In 2015 he started his photographic activity. He has participated in more than twenty group and solo exhibitions in Japan, Mexico and other countries.

In his transition from the world of words to the world of photography, Pinto continues to apply a principle of selection and restriction in his work: what is said is as important as what is not said; what is not present in the photograph is as important as what is. Thus, in his photographic work, he seeks to simplify the selection of space and bring into play a single subject. Rather than the interaction between subjects, he seeks to reflect on the unnoticed interaction of the subjects with their surroundings and the ephemeral passage of light. His intention is that viewers find in his work a reflection of the aesthetic potential of their own everyday life and the world around them.
His influences include the images and narratives of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, the literature of the Latin American Boom and the work of photographers such as Fan Ho, Sam Abell and George Nobechi.

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