Dr. Scholz — Kamishibai Photography is a global practice of documentary and narrative photography inspired by Japanese paper theater (Kamishibai) and shadow play. It explores human presence in public and semi-public spaces across Canada, the United States, Korea, Japan, and other urban environments.
The work focuses on people, movement, and behaviour, while also highlighting the traces they leave behind: objects, pathways, gestures, and the subtle imprints of human activity. Subjects are engaged through playful interaction, sometimes directly responding to the camera, producing a “quantum effect” in which the observer subtly alters the environment.
A defining feature of this style is temporal storytelling. Sequential images of the same subject, object, or environment, taken over months or years, create evolving narratives that capture change, continuity, and the passage of life. Each photograph acts as a frame in a larger story, echoing the episodic, sequential format of Kamishibai theater.
Dr. Scholz transforms ordinary public spaces into stages for human narrative, balancing documentary truth, creative play, and the rhythms of real life. It is street photography expanded: global in reach, temporal in scope, interactive in process, and narrative in essence.
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