The resulting debut project, "Before Awakening" (Before Waking Up), broke away from traditional single-session photobooks. Rikitake's concept relied on :
The moments before wakes up are a quiet sanctuary, a gentle threshold between the vivid, untold adventures of the dream world and the vibrant energy of the day ahead. before waking up rika nishimura
Over 90% of the images rely strictly on natural ambient sunlight filtered through sheer curtains, avoiding harsh strobe flashes. The resulting debut project