{"id":299739,"date":"2021-02-01T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=299739"},"modified":"2021-02-01T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:51:58","slug":"utamaro-and-japanese-ukiyo-e-woodblock-cut-prints-and-photographic-inspiration-for-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/01\/utamaro-and-japanese-ukiyo-e-woodblock-cut-prints-and-photographic-inspiration-for-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"UTAMARO and Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Cut Prints and Photographic Inspiration for Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Really been enjoying studying Japanese Woodblock Cut Prints … especially the work of HOKUSAI<\/a>, HIROSHIGE, and more recently Utamaro (got recommended him via the Google Arts and Culture App under the Ukiyo-e<\/a> section). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason I’ve found so much inspiration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is much we can learn as photographers from Ukiyo-e woodblock cut prints for our photography composition and beyond:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n