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But, which way?

Motoko Shimizu
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"But, which way?"

Peruvian Catholic procession in East Village, New York City, 2023


Biography: Motoko Shimizu is a street and portrait photographer based in New York City. In 1995, she came to New York to pursue a career as a rock singer and enjoyed an active career as an experimental music singer/multi-instrumentalist. Since 2012, her artistic passion has shifted to photographing people and places in New York's East Village and around the world. She specializes in street and family portraits using a candid "street photo" approach. Her ongoing is a multi-year chronicle of the Lauridsen family of Hoboken, New Jersey. She also works as an event photographer for Open House New...

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