Hikari Creative was the brainchild of Ako Salemi, who first asked Q. Sakamaki to collaborate with him. Together, they agreed that the new collective would use Instagram to explore a new style of photography. A photography that would utilize a strong artistic sensibility and move beyond traditional photojournalism to blend fine art and photo-documentary traditions. Before the public launch of the yet-to-be-named collective, Marina Sersale and Eric Mencher were added. None of the four original members had ever met, but knew of and had a high respect for each other's work. Adriana Zehbrauskas became the collective's fifth member earlier this year.
Why the name Hikari Creative? Hikari means light in Japanese but is also a metaphor for Hope. Our logo summarizes it best: “We are brought together by photography to affirm art as essential to our lives”. That has been our guiding principle since our Instagram launch in November, 2014.
Why the name Hikari Creative? Hikari means light in Japanese but is also a metaphor for Hope. Our logo summarizes it best: “We are brought together by photography to affirm art as essential to our lives”. That has been our guiding principle since our Instagram launch in November, 2014.