Blast – Images by Naoya Hatakeyama

Using remote-controlled cameras, Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama has managed to take these awesome images of Japan’s limestone blasting operations from point-blank range. His series “Blast” began in 1995 but his interest in the mining operations really started when he was a young boy growing up in the northeast coast of Japan. The area was rich in limestone and the quarries blasted the cliffs daily. Naoya was impressed with the engineers’ ability to predict the exact placement of his motor-driven Nikon camera. Close enough to capture the moment of the actual blast, but far away enough to avoid any high velocity debris. “Blast” is one of Hatakeyama’s best-known series and it has been frequently exhibited in museum exhibitions worldwide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find out more about the artist here.