Japanese stray cats as seen by a photographer (30 photos)

Japanese photographer Masayuki Oki walks the streets of Tokyo and takes photographs of local stray cats. The resulting pictures are very atmospheric - looking at them, it seems that the local cats are happy with life and radiate positivity! Take a look at these funny Japanese fluffies.





Japanese Masayuki Oki learned the basics of photography from his previous job - he worked for several years in the sales of women's clothing. His job was to take pictures. Photography had always been his hobby, but he never thought it would become something more. In 2013, he accidentally saw a street cat in Tokyo and decided to photograph it. He enjoyed taking pictures with cats so much that every year there were more and more of them.



Masayuki published his photos on social networks, and users highly appreciated his work. So he became more popular, and also fell in love with cats with all his soul: “I knew nothing about cats until I started photographing them. Having started to observe them more through the lens, I realized how different their emotions, characters, their glances or tail movements mean. I also thought that cats are loners, but it turns out that they often live in groups where there are strong bonds, like people. Getting to know them better, I touched their true nature, and decided to show it in mine. photo," says the photographer.

Now Masayuki is mostly known as the best cat photographer in Japan. His furry models are capricious, different, emotional and sweet creatures. Each cat has its own unique character and appearance. He photographs funny moments with them, as well as simply adorable fluffies he meets. Look at his work: