Why couldn't I firmly refuse at the time? Five years after I married my wife, Ayano, I was working as a magazine editor, working with the master photographer, Oshima-sensei. One day during a meeting, Oshima-sensei said, "I'm tired of professional models. I want to photograph amateurs like your wife." That night, I told my wife about Oshima-sensei's proposal, and we agreed to have her participate in a one-time shoot. And on the day of the shoot, my wife and the male model...
