Hatarikomono Project: Japanese Workers in Uniform

French artist Frank Le Petit (aka K-Narf) was fascinated by the different uniforms used in Japanese work culture so he documented these and thus far, he has been able to collate 102 workers in uniforms. You may see his gallery here.

K-Narf believes it’s important to document these hard-working Japanese people before their jobs are replaced by modern technology. The artist explains in a statement, “The Hatarakimono Project did not stay long just as ‘an extra-ordinary visual archive for the future’ because at the time of extreme-present, where changes often happen faster than expected, it’s already becoming a unique historical photographic documentary.” via My Modern Met

(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)