Masaru Tatsuki’s Decotora Photo Op
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
PingMag has published my translation of the article “Masaru Tatsuki’s Decotora Photo Op.”
On a dark and rainy night, bright and blinding lights approach a vacant lot, off a Japanese highway – just if Shibuya’s blinking neon signs decided to move themselves past you… However, it’s some proud and lonely trucker halting for a rest! Welcome to the world of Decotora, short for decorated trucks! This pretty colourful aspect of Japanese pop culture has been extensively explored by photographer Masaru Tatsuki who spent ten years with the truckers of Japan’s highways. Read the full story>>