About

I have always been curious about what children are doing, and why.

For more than twenty years, I have worked alongside young children.
What has stayed with me are often the smallest moments: a repeated movement, a long pause, a hand reaching toward something, a play idea quietly beginning between children.

I began photographing these moments because I wanted to look more closely, and to keep what might otherwise pass unnoticed.

Ibuki

Early childhood educator / Documentation photographer
Based in Kanagawa, Japan

I have worked in early childhood education for more than 20 years, including as the director of an independent childcare center.
I currently work in early childhood education and as a school photographer. 

My independent work focuses on documenting everyday moments of childhood through photography and field notes.