From left: Rintaro is wearing a shirt and trousers in silk and loafers in leather by LORO PIANA. Mannan is wearing a cape and skirt in silk and ballerina flats in velvet by LORO PIANA. Kiri is wearing a foulard in silk by LORO PIANA
Takashi Homma: “I Am Interested in the Space Between Reality and Fiction”
Takashi Homma photographs families – some fictional, others real – in Tokyo, wearing the Loro Piana Spring/Summer 2026 collection as styled by Shotaro Yamaguchi
Lead ImageFrom left: Rintaro is wearing a shirt and trousers in silk and loafers in leather by LORO PIANA. Mannan is wearing a cape and skirt in silk and ballerina flats in velvet by LORO PIANA. Kiri is wearing a foulard in silk by LORO PIANA
This story is taken from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of AnOther Magazine:
ANOTHER MAGAZINE: For this photo series you worked with families – some real, others fictional. How did the thematic inform how you approached the project?
TAKASHI HOMMA: I am interested in the space between reality and fiction.
AM:Family can extend beyond blood relatives to the people we choose to surround ourselves with. How would you define ‘family’ and how do you think it shapes our sense of identity and being?
TH:I do not believe in what is called ‘family’ so much.
From left: Yumiko is wearing a waistcoat in wool and cashmere flannel, shirt and trousers in silk and ballerina flats in velvet by LORO PIANA. Taiga is wearing a jacket in silk, jumper and trousers in cotton and trainers in microfibre and cottonby LORO PIANA. Eito is wearing a jacket in silk, jumper in cotton, trousers in cotton and linen and trainers in microfibre and cotton by LORO PIANA. Photography by Takashi Homma. Styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
AM:Could you name a favourite creative work that touches on notions of family and say a little about how it has inspired you?
TH:Tokyo Story by Yasujirō Ozu. I think you can understand it if you watch the film.
AM:While you were growing up, your family ran a camera shop in Tokyo … What do you remember about the time you spent there?
TH:At that time I was only thinking about becoming a baseball player.
From left: Karin is wearing a jacket and shorts in silk micro jacquard, shirt in wool and cashmere flannel and hat in felt by LORO PIANA. Kiko is wearing a jumper in cashmere, cotton and silk, shirt in cotton and mules in satin by LORO PIANAPhotography by Takashi Homma. Styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
From left: Shin is wearing her own clothing. Rei is wearing a coat and trousers in silk by LORO PIANAPhotography by Takashi Homma. Styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
AM:Was the camera central to life at home, and when did you realise that you wanted to work with cameras and become a photographer?
TH:I started photography when I entered university at the age of 19.
AM:Your work often focuses on Tokyo’s suburban districts, its urban centre and the people and things that inhabit the city – stray teenagers, children at play and their domestic objects. What draws you to this environment?
TH:Tokyo is my place.
Hayao is wearing a jacket in cotton, jacket in silk, jumper in cashmere, cotton and silk, trousers in cotton and linen and hat in cashmere by LORO PIANA. His own sunglassesPhotography by Takashi Homma. Styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
Yu is wearing a jacket in linen, jumper in wool, shirt in cotton and trousers in silk by LORO PIANA. His own glassesPhotography by Takashi Homma. Styling by Shotaro Yamaguchi
AM:One of your photo books is titled Tokyo and My Daughter (2006), in which you document your friend’s daughter in a family-album style. Through the images we see this young girl grow. What made you want to do something like this and what do you hope people see?
TH:It is a very important work for me. It’s an exploration between reality and fiction and it fascinates me. But there are no answers. That’s why I keep exploring.
