The artist behind Bayonetta shares her recent work

If for some reason someone does not know much about the subject, the artist known as INAMI Nakamura has been an important part of the video game industry, especially in the designs and others. She has worked on strong projects such as Bayonet ta, Okapi, The Evil Within and recently in Ghost wire: Tokyo, but she also has an even more striking work.

Since 2009 it has been revealed that in its spare time it is dedicated to photography, and so that no one realized published with the pseudonym of Tommy boy, this in a place that collects images of diverse sites such as Alaska, Japan and even Mexico. The approach to which each of the images takes is interesting, since it is reflected total naturalness.

Although he wanted to stay in anonymity, Editorial Read-only Memory announced that Tommy boy was actually Nakamura, and did it because they decided to launch a book together, collecting some of their favorite photos printed for the first time. That book is called Project Urban.

Here is the description of the work:

The famous video game creator INAMI Nakamura became widely known after giving a speech about a spooky game, Ghost wire: Tokyo, at the prestigious conference E3. His talent, contagious personality and strong sense of astonishment around the world-I think I have not changed much since I was a girl-has attracted worldwide cult followers. However, what many fans do not know is that Nakamura has a secret alter ego in the form of Tommy boy, an intrepid urban explorer.

For years, Nakamura has been crossing the planet to go to abandoned buildings that go unnoticed, from the Igloo Hotel in Alaska Mexico with a giant replica. Bottle on its roof and the Blue Horizon Boxing Ring in disuse, where Rocky (1976) was filmed.

Working in the game industry for almost two decades, Nakamura has dreamed of many imaginary worlds, but it is these forgotten corners of the real world that really turn on their creative vision. His photographic eye evokes the sensation of horror and survival of his own dystopian video games.

With Google Maps at hand, it may often seem impossible to miss or discover something new, but through its daring adventures, Nakamura takes advantage of a spirit lost of true adventure.

His photographs, collected here for the first time, reveal that, from Japan and the United States, from Belgium to Taiwan and from Spain to Bali, our planet is full of structures made by humans that lie abandoned and intact, hoping to be discovered by intrepid explorers.

Those interested can acquire their copy of the book here.

Via: Kodak

Editor's note: Without a doubt, Nakamura's talent is undeniable, we already saw that in games like Okapi, where things were well in terms of criticism. Also in Ghost wire: Tokyo you can see the excellent design.