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In 1990, I went to Los Angeles, USA, where my paternal great-aunts live.

(My great-aunt was a Japanese-American who immigrated to the US as a pioneer before the war, and is someone I greatly respect.)

This photo was the first one my best friend at the time complimented me on.

I took it with a disposable camera, and the subject was a corner of Los Angeles street plastered with posters for the film "Jacob's Ladder," which had just been released at the time.

At the time, and for some time thereafter, I had no desire to become a photographer.

Fujifilm's disposable camera was released when we were in high school.

Just as young people today record everything on their smartphones, teenagers back then, myself included, always had a disposable camera in our bag or pocket.

That's how we casually captured moments from everyday life and took photos. 

For some reason, the year after I took this photo,

I started working as an assistant at a commercial photographer's studio, a position I still hold to this day.

It wasn't until much later that I realized that this job was suited to me, as I like to step back and observe things, people, and everything.