A work machine including a holding head provided with multiple component holding tools; a moving device configured to move the holding head in a horizontal plane direction and a vertical direction; an imaging device provided with side lighting configured to emit light from a side direction onto leads of the components held by the component holding tools; and a control device, the control device is provided with a first lowering instruction section configured to lower the holding head such that the leads of at least two components held by at least two of the multiple component holding tools enter a lighting range of the side lighting, a first imaging instruction section configured to image the leads of the at least two components based on reflected light of the side lighting that is reflected by the leads of the components.