French-Canadian photographer Jasmin Gendron began learning his way around photography from the dark rooms of his local high school. As of 2010, he began to shoot predominantly in digital, whilst occasionally shooting 35mm film for personal projects.
法裔加拿大摄影师Jasmin Gendron开始接触摄影是在家乡高中学校的暗房里。在 2010 年之后，他多数用数码相机拍摄，不过有时在创作个人作品的时候也会用到35毫米胶片相机。
“I try to use street photography to immortalize energy and emotions from magnificent, human and sometimes comical scenes, with a poetic, subtle and unobtrusive approach.” Jasmin describes himself as an autodidact, with the inspiration behind his photography style stemming from Japanese culture. He spent a full year immersing himself into Japan and actively absorbing his new surroundings. “I like how the environment impacts human actions and decision in peoples’ everyday lives.”
“我希望能通过街头摄影，以一种诗意、微妙而不显眼的方式定格壮观、人性甚至是滑稽的场面。”Jasmin形容自己是一名自学者，他的摄影风格受日本文化影响。他在日本生活了整整一年，深入探索和了解这个全新的环境。”周围的环境会如何影响到一个人在生活中的行为和决定，我对这个话题还蛮感兴趣的。“
Jasmin’s photo series Ghost Town Ni Naru was captured over a two-year period in his wife’s hometown of Nikko in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture. Jasmin had been subconsciously observing the city for the past decade, and describes it as his perception of a “grotesque scene,” in the sense that Nikko was slowly becoming a ghost town. This project is an active reminder that no place is unchanging and the sense of loss is acutely expressed throughout each image.
Jasmin的摄影作品系列《Ghost Town Ni Naru》是他在妻子的故乡——栃木县日光市生活的两年期间所捕捉的影像。Jasmin一直下意识地在观察这个城市在过去的十年的发展，研究日光市是如何渐渐变成今日的一座鬼城，而他称这种变化为一种“奇景”。视觉上，这系列作品提醒着人们，没有一个地方是永恒不变的。他的照片中总透露着一种失落的情绪。
Whilst Nikko may be well known for its beautiful traditional shrines and temples, this project seeks to present an aspect of Japanese culture that does not conform to the stereotypical idea of Japan. “This is a sad series. I tried to capture how it must feel for my wife, for her family members and friends, when they take a deeper look at the places where most of their memories come from.”
虽然日光市可能一向以其美丽的古老神社和寺庙而闻名，但这系列作品想展现的是日本文化不为人知的一面，是有别于人们对日本的传统印象的。“这是一个略带感伤的作品，我试着记录我的妻子和她的家人朋友们，在面对这个充满回忆的地方时，心中涌现的感情。”
