Photographs by Hiro

When I saw my first photos by Hiro. I wasn't sure what I was looking at. Is it art, is it an optical effect or is it a photo? I'm still not sure, that is why I would like to profile the works of Yasuhiro Wakabayashi.

In 1982, American Photographer, a journal for commercial photographers, devoted an entire issue to Hiro. On the cover, next to the artist's self-portrait, was the question "Is this Man America's Greatest Photographer?"

Today, when I search on the internet for photos by Hiro, I cannot find the photos that first moved me. The Helmke Library on campus doesn't have any images. How does someone go from "America's Greatest Photographer" to forgotten in 30 years?

I would like to learn about Hiro and his techniques and try to find some of those old fashion photos of bovine hooves adorned with diamonds.

Wouldn't you?