Kimio Itozaki was born in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture and graduated from the Tokyo University of Art and Design. Although he originally wanted to become a painter, he was strongly influenced by Marcel Duchamp’s readymade works, and developed a new concept that he calls, “impersonal art.” Impersonal art is a type of readymade art in which aesthetic value is found in the unintended results of intended human action. Because impersonal art generally takes everyday objects as its subject, photography is used as the primary medium of expression. Various photographic techniques must be employed, however, to draw the viewer’s attention to the elements of the photo that constitute impersonal art. In effect, impersonal art reflects a unique point of view, and it must be realized using unique forms of photographic expression. In addition to the Planet 60x photos shown here, Itozaki’s oeuvre includes “Fotomo” works in which photographic images are arranged as three-dimensional collages, and “Digiwide” works in which the concept of impersonal art is applied to multi-image insect photos. Itozaki’s works have been acclaimed both photographically and artistically, and have been exhibited in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and Hungary. Several collections of his Fotomo and Digiwide works were also published in the spring of 2006. His first digital SLR was an Olympus E-300, and he has also published a number of articles on how to adapt that camera to achieve various unique effects.