Photographer
By: Kylee Diedrich
Recently Kevin Miyazaki spoke to students, faculty, and friends of UWM at the Artist Now! lecture series. Miyazaki discussed his fine art and commerce work from his beginnings to his current work. I found the way he talked about his work to be inspiring. His vision is extremenly refined and without the drama that young artists grapple with as they are learning. Miyazaki is a talented photographer, with a lifetime of knowledge in the medium of photography.
The project I was drawn to the most was his project Perimeter. I found the project particularly interesting because it loosely relates to my own senior thesis project. He drove the scenic route around Lake Michigan photographing the people along the shores, as well as an image of the lake that day. His approach is more narrow than my own concept, but I find his work to be one inspiration for where I could take my project in the coming years. His photographs are beautifully quiet and thought provoking as they take the viewer along the shores of Lake Michigan.
Though Miyazaki's project was the result of a commission, I chose my senior thesis based on the connection I have to the lakes, and what I find so interesting about them. Miyazaki's project shows the variety and connectedness between the populations and people who live and depend on the fresh water of Lake Michigan. The images share the variety in the lake, as well as the variety of people who utilize it daily. I look up to Kevin Miyazaki and use him as inspiration for my future as a graduating senior.
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