Work “Mike Nogami’s Study of Americana”

In 1978, I saw two or three dye transfer prints by William Eggleston at MoMA, and I bought WILLIAM EGGLESTON’S GUIDE, the catalogue of Eggleston show at MoMA in 1976. Eggleston was one of the first art photographers to be recognized for working in color; my generation was already taking color for granted. Looking at Eggleston’s photos of the American south, I began to have an idea about the direction of my work: Americana through foreign eyes.

Photographs of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.