“A perfect image is a rare moment when all elements align- the light, the composition, the gesture, the expression. You, as a photographer, are not there. You, as a photographer, become a channel for the extraordinary moment that is in front of you.”    

-Miki Iwamura

Miki Iwamura was born in Japan and raised in Tokyo and New York. Her formative years have developed a strong foundation for diversity, which eventually lead her to various corners of the world with a camera.
For her, travel is about learning and observing a culture, its people, its nuances and traditions. “My aim is to photograph the spirit of the moment and place, as is, without judgment, and give voice to those unheard.” Her projects and interest with cultures in transition are rooted in her own bicultural history. With parents raised in Japan during post-war occupation and restructuring, the duality in changes that take place within a culture have been an important topic throughout her lifetime. It has lead her to believe that culture is necessary to retain the roots of identity, but not necessarily the make of our being. It is a belief in empathy despite existing differences that drives her projects.
Miki Iwamura’s photographs have been exhibited in the United States and abroad, online publication, and small print publications.