After Losing Her Mother, This Photographer Found Solace In Self-Portraits Of Scarecrows
Photography
By Taylor /
May, 11, 2025
Chika Usui, a Japanese photographer, is obsessed with scarecrows. It all began when her mother passed away and Usui decided to leave her hometown to live in a village.
The village was deep in the mountains and she came across more scarecrows and less human beings there.
While talking about her obsession, she said, “Personally spending time with scarecrows is a pleasant moment which makes me be who I am naturally; it’s like I’m talking about silly stuff to my best friends. I temporarily stayed away from the cold world of humans and logged into the world of scarecrows; taking photos of me and scarecrows, I could confirm my presence in the world, which gave me a little confident about myself.”
Therefore, she is now obsessed with the strawman and is taking hilarious self-portraits with the family of scarecrows. She shares her pictures on social media and says, “I’ll keep on enjoying myself, facing such complicating personality and emotions.”
We can’t stop admiring the pictures and this woman for finding solace in something that scares off the birds.
The post After Losing Her Mother, This Photographer Found Solace In Self-Portraits Of Scarecrows appeared first on The Artistic Trap.
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While talking about her obsession, she said, “Personally spending time with scarecrows is a pleasant moment which makes me be who I am naturally; it’s like I’m talking about silly stuff to my best friends. I temporarily stayed away from the cold world of humans and logged into the world of scarecrows; taking photos of me and scarecrows, I could confirm my presence in the world, which gave me a little confident about myself.”
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Therefore, she is now obsessed with the strawman and is taking hilarious self-portraits with the family of scarecrows. She shares her pictures on social media and says, “I’ll keep on enjoying myself, facing such complicating personality and emotions.”
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We can’t stop admiring the pictures and this woman for finding solace in something that scares off the birds.
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The post After Losing Her Mother, This Photographer Found Solace In Self-Portraits Of Scarecrows appeared first on The Artistic Trap.
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