‘You don’t should go to particular locations to search out magnificence’: Takeshi Aruga’s greatest cellphone image | Images

Takeshi Aruga was en route from hospital again to his residence in Okegawa, Japan, when he took this {photograph}. He’d had a session with a dermatologist, and whereas his home was a few miles away, good climate inspired him to stroll. Along the way in which, he handed PAPA Ageo, a sizeable purchasing centre widespread with locals. This blue signal board exterior the multistorey automobile park caught his eye.

“On the side visible to drivers coming down, it usually displays a message like ‘Thank you for visiting’ along with directions for turning left or right to avoid traffic congestion,” Aruga says. “Just behind is a red box, likely for a fire extinguisher.”

He credit his work as a furnishings designer and maker for the sense of geometric composition in his pictures. “I also liked how the various colours created a striking contrast and balance,” he provides. He used Lightroom and Snapseed apps to use minor edits.

“Due to various circumstances, I’ve not been able to create minimalist furniture, lighting, or three-dimensional sculptures recently, so have used photography as an alternative creative outlet,” Aruga says. “Sometimes people ask me where the shot was taken, or how I came upon such a beautiful place. I’m keen to let them know that it was on an ordinary street corner. We all tend to think we can’t enjoy wonderful experiences or happiness unless we go to special places, but in reality, these things exist in the spaces we pass through every day.”