{"title":"Photobooks Available","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable photobooks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"invisible-world","title":"INVISIBLE WORLD \/ Li Zhengde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINVISIBLE WORLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eArtist: Li Zhengde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLi Zhengde's photo collection \"INVISIBLE WORLD\" is a collection of works that capture the night of Shenzhen with long exposure to visualize the changes in the city and the flow of time. This book captures the memories of a rapidly transforming city and traces of time that are invisible to the naked eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBook design: Tang Yayi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEdit: Wan Chaofan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLimited edition of 500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePublication date: October, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages: 40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSize: W305 x H305 x T10mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBinding and printing: Saddle stitched case, 4C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLanguage: Japanese \/ English \/ Chinese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eISBN: 978-4-908851-10-0 C072\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\"INVISIBLE WORLD\" has two meanings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThese photographs were taken in the real world at night in Shenzhen, China, and over exposures ranging from a few tens of seconds to over an hour, time is condensed on the film as a \"fossil\" of unexpected light and shadow. However, our naked eyes can only see that moment, and cannot see the passage of time. This is the first meaning. Here, time and space work together to create a flat image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn modern China, the rapid and hectic wave of urbanization is sweeping through the city, and changes are happening day by day. A city can be reborn in 30 years, and the transformation of Shenzhen is the most dramatic in China. In the midst of the constant demolition and reconstruction, the city's memories are gradually lost and become unseen. This is the second meaning. If you are in this situation, you will not be able to see the past or the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLi Zhengde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn in the 1970s in Anhua, Hunan Province, China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFounder of the art space \"Shokoen.\" His work is centered on photography, but also spans the fields of conceptual art, performance art, and painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHis works have been exhibited at museums including Minsheng Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai, China), Guangdong Museum of Art (Guangzhou, China), Shenzhen Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Guan Shanyue Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Folkwang Museum (Essen, Germany), and Brandts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHis work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art and Visual Culture (Odense, 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(Guangzhou, China), Shenzhen Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Guan Shanyue Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Folkwang Museum (Essen, Germany), and Brandts\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art and Visual Culture (Odense, Denmark), Sorelik Cultural Center (Palma, Mallorca, Spain), PhotoL.A (Los Angeles, USA), and Saddleback College (Los Angeles, USA).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2013 China Dengke Documentary Photography Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2016 Lianzhou International Photography Festival \"Punctum\" Award (nominated)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2017 Dali International Photography Conference DIPE Grand Prize Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2020: Work \"Layer\" selected as one of the Top 10 works of the Chinese Photography Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2021 Shenzhen Aohu Art Village Artist of the 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It captures the warmth and raw energy of people he encounters on the streets. His childhood experiences of running away from home and memories of wandering the city intertwine with the work, creating a dense collection of candid shots where the photographer's own life and the atmosphere of the city intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eMizushima is a photographer who values the \"sense of connection\" that arises in the moment when he calls out to people and builds a relationship. The people he meets are diverse, ranging from old to young, male to female. Late-night street corners, fleeting exchanges with passersby, memories of \"Long Hugs\" shared on the street... all of it is woven into a single city—a fictional utopia called \"Long Hug Town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eThis work compiles the photographs that won the Grand Prize at Young Art Taipei Photo Eye in 2017. It traces a series spanning approximately 10 years, with photographs taken in Taiwan, where he recently relocated, resonating and intermingling. In stark contrast to the urban landscape, which is undergoing redevelopment and becoming more efficient, here the scent of people, their humidity, and their warmth breathe intensely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"720\"\u003eLike embracing the city, like embracing people—\u003cbr data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"650\"\u003e\"Long Hug Town\" is a record of the \"place\" Mizushima built within his photographs, and a quiet, earnest love letter to the people living in the corners of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Long Hug Town\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] STAIRS PRESS\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] April 2018\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 12.8 x 18.2 x 1.8 cm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] LONG HUG TOWN\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Takahiro Mizushima\/Author, Chao-Fan Wan\/Editor, Ling-Ning Lo\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] \u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-908851-03-2 C0072\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] New\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] \u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTakahiro Mizushima (1988-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"278\" data-start=\"104\"\u003eAfter graduating from Tokyo Visual Arts in 2009, he has produced photographic works focusing on cities and the people who live in them. In 2014, he was selected as a finalist for the 10th \"Photo 1_WALL.\" In 2017, he won the Grand Prize at \"Young Art Taipei Photo Eye\" (Photo One), a portfolio review held in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"434\" data-start=\"280\"\u003eIn 2018, he participated in 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT's \"Photo City Exhibition - William Klein and Photographers Living in the 22nd Century -.\" Since then, he has continuously participated in domestic and international exhibitions, including the Lianzhou International Photo Festival (2019, Lianzhou, China) and THE TEXTURE OF PROMISES (2022, San Sebastián, Spain).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"434\" data-start=\"280\"\u003eHis photo exhibition \"Memoirs of Huandao\" (環島回憶錄) will be held from July 15th to July 28th, 2025 (Nikon Salon), where he was nominated for the 50th Kimura Ihei Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"518\" data-start=\"436\"\u003eCurrently based in Tokyo and Taipei. He belongs to the independent gallery TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY (Tokyo) and is expanding his opportunities for independent presentations through his activities there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"518\" data-start=\"436\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Takahiro mizushima | 水島貴大\" href=\"https:\/\/mizushima-takahiro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"sに関するウェブページを見る\"\u003emizushima-takahiro.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"みずしまたかひろ｜水島貴大 \/ MIZUSHIMA Takahiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42572706250794,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/long-hug-town-2989409.jpg?v=1774421784"},{"product_id":"homeless-men","title":"Chen Wenjin \/ Homeless Men","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"post-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.6em;\"\u003eHomeless Men\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eChen Wenjin\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"post-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis portrait is part of Chinese photographer Chen Wenjin's \"Wanderers\" series.\u003cbr\u003eIt records the faces and expressions of the exiles from 2013 to 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward: Nominated for Nguyen Yi-Tung Photography Humanities Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Chen Wenjin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1971 in Xinqin, Shandong Province, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1996 Graduated from Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1997 Worked as a photojournalist for Qilu Evening News\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2013: Visited and exchanged with San Marino upon invitation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2015 Neapolitan Culture Classic Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdit: Wan Chaofan, Shotaro Nakano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign: Hana Yazaki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: July 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber of pages: 48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: H256 x W187mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: Japanese\/English\/Chinese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-4-908851-00-1 C0072\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ちぇんうぇんじん｜陳文進 \/ CHEN Wenjin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42572732497962,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/7f5513520a8102828d91f7ad8397aade.png?v=1771347394"},{"product_id":"ライアン-マッギンレー展-body-loud","title":"Ryan McGinley Exhibition: BODY LOUD!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes representative works from the artist's early pieces to their latest creations, all of which were exhibited in the exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The exhibition features a wide range of works, including nude photos of young people thriving in vast natural environments and portraits taken in studios.\u003cbr\u003e In addition, the book includes text explaining McGilley's perspective and the intentions behind his work, and features a special dialogue with photographer Takashi Homma. Written in Japanese, this book is a great way to learn about McGilley.\u003cbr\u003e Because it is written in both Japanese and English, it is recommended for those who want to thoroughly analyze the characters and works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Ryan McGinley Exhibition: BODY LOUD!\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] April 16, 2016 (First Edition, First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately \u003cspan\u003e26.6 x 25.0 x 1.2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Ryan McGinnerty - Body Loud!\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Motoaki Hori\/Editor and Contributor, Yuki Sayama\/Editor, Ivan Vartanian\/Contributor, Takashi Honma\/Contributor, Yoshinori Takamura (CRAFTIVE)\/Book Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Nippon Photo Printing Communication\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[6] Above average to average (cover is half-yellowed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Published in]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] 2016, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (Hatsudai)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Ryan McGinley (born 1977)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in New Jersey, USA, in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e She studied graphic design at Parsons School of Design in New York, and after graduating, she gained attention for her works that captured the raw reality of young people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In the pre-social media era, he self-published a photo book titled \"The Kids Are Alright\" (a private edition) featuring his friends as subjects. This photo book became a hot topic in the art world and caught the eye of a curator at the Whitney Museum in New York, which greatly advanced his career.\u003cbr\u003e In 2003, at the age of 25, he held a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. He instantly gained recognition as a rising star and one of America's leading photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e His work is characterized by his skillful use of light and nature, capturing the free and energetic moments of youth. In 2007, he was selected as the \"Outstanding Young Photographer\" by the International Center of Photography, and in recent years he has also been active in the fields of portrait and fashion photography. 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By using herself as a model rather than seeking others as subjects, Sawada explores both individuality and collectivity from a more deeply personal perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Through the uniformity of the uniform, Sawada plays women who appear the same at first glance, but who are each different, posing the question to the viewer: \"How do you exist within a group?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ● \u003cb\u003e29th ( 2004) Kimura Ihei Photography Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] School Days\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Seigensha\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] March 1, 2006 First edition\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 30 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 15.3 x 20.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.65 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] School Days\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Tomoko Sawada\/Author, Gen Kobayashi\/Art Direction\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Taihei Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-86152-061-4 C0072\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[8] Good to above\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e average\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Tomoko Sawada (1977-)\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 2000, he won the Canon New Cosmos of Photography Special Award for his debut work, ID400.\u003cbr\u003e In 2004, she received the 29th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for her series of self-portraits, including \"School Days,\" which was themed around high school girls.\u003cbr\u003e In the same year, he also won the Infinity Award in the Young Photographer category at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, gaining international acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e He is currently a visiting professor at Seian University of Art and Design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By changing her makeup and costumes, she plays a variety of female roles and expresses a wide range of identities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"さわだともこ｜澤田知子 \/ SAWADA Tomoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501051445290,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/school-days-9018282.jpg?v=1774421649"},{"product_id":"spirit-is-a-bone","title":"Adam Bloomberg \u0026amp; Oliver Chanarin, Spirit is a Bone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_c98018968604e880\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_3db6069f76edae3b\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e A collection of works by London-based artists Adam Bloomberg and Oliver Chanarin was created using cutting-edge facial recognition systems developed by the Russian government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The collection includes portraits of members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot and Moscow residents. However, these are not ordinary photographs, but rather 3D digital life masks. The system can automatically generate full-face portraits of people's faces without their consent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The technology was developed for facial recognition in public places such as subways and stadiums, or to photograph people who don't want their picture taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Following the example of photographer August Sander's work Men of the 20th Century, the artist categorizes the subjects by occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e However, this portrait has low resolution and is characterized by its focus on accurately recognizing facial features and creating 3D images rather than capturing human individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Spirit is a Bone\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] MACK\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2015\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 21.7 x 17.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Spirit is a Born\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Adam Broomberg \u0026amp; Oliver Chanarin\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [Print] Optimal media\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9781910164181\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used 【9】Good condition\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Adam Broomberg \u0026amp; Oliver Chanarin\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Adam Broomberg \u0026 Oliver Chanarin \/ アダム・ブルームバーグ＆オリバー・チャナリン","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501067173930,"sku":null,"price":4800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/spirit-is-a-bone-5076522.jpg?v=1774421609"},{"product_id":"inoue-seiryu-kojima-ichiro","title":"INOUE SEIRYU \/ KOJIMA ICHIRO","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together the works of two photographers who left a significant mark on the history of postwar photography in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Inoue Seiryu captures with his intense gaze the daily lives of people living in the Airin district of Osaka, where people live in the shadow of the period of rapid economic growth. In contrast, Kojima Ichiro has continued to capture the lives of people rooted in the bitterly cold Tsugaru region, and its harsh yet beautiful climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Although each film focuses on a different location, they share a common thread: a powerful gaze at life and a robust documentary spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] INOUE SEIRYU \/ KOJIMA ICHIRO\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] RAT HALE\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2007\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 26.2 x 22.6 x 0.9 cm, 0.39 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Ring binding\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Inoue Seiryu Kojima Ichiro\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Michitaka Ota, Fumie Nakajima\/Editors\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Taishinsha\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, average condition\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eInoue Seiryu\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eIchiro Kojima\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"いのうえせいりゅう・こじまいちろう｜井上青龍、小島一郎 \/ INOUE Seiryu, KOJIMA Ichiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501090832426,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/inoue-seiryu-kojima-ichiro-inoue-seiryu-kojima-ichiro-shashinshuu-840.jpg?v=1771658180"},{"product_id":"naitoumasatoshi_minobusan","title":"Masatoshi Naito Photo Collection: Minobu-san and Shichimen-zan - Sacred Sites of the Lotus Sutra Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis photo collection features photographs of Minobu-dake and Nanzen-dake in Yamanashi Prefecture, which are central locations for the Hokke faith, taken by photographer and folklorist Masatoshi Naito.\u003cbr\u003e With a unique perspective, the author records the scenery of sacred places that have attracted people as places of practice and faith since ancient times, as well as the prayers and ceremonies of the believers.\u003cbr\u003e The photographs, which capture the tension and solemn atmosphere that pervades the sacred site, transcend mere documentation and become works that deeply question the relationship between religion and humanity.\u003cbr\u003e This book condenses Naito's lifelong pursuit of \"faith and land,\" which can be considered his life's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Minobu-san and Nanaden-san: Holy Sites of the Lotus Sutra Faith\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Kodosha\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] August 1, 1981 (1st Edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 193 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] External dimensions: approx. 34.2 x 25.8 x 4.0 cm, 2.10 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Minobusan Shichimensan Hokkeshinko no Seiichi\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Masatoshi Naito \/ Author, Toyo Watanabe, Noriharu Ishikawa, Atsutoshi Miyagawa, Tetsuo Yamori \/ Commentary, Shiro Tatsumi \/ Book Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 1672-00017-2427\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[5] Fair\u003c\/b\u003e (box has age-related yellowing and slight stains, top edge has slight stains, a few pages from the endpapers have slight stains, dust jacket is torn (half missing))\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] Double box, obi (half missing)\u003cbr\u003e [Published in] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Naito Masatoshi (1938-2025)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in 1938 in Harachō, Kamata Ward, Tokyo (now Tamagawa, Ōta Ward, Tokyo).\u003cbr\u003e In 1961, he graduated from the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. While a student, he belonged to the photography club.\u003cbr\u003e After graduating, he joined the research lab of Kurashiki Rayon (now Kurare), but left after a year to become a freelance photographer.\u003cbr\u003e He actively engages in photographing Japanese folk customs and beliefs, such as Itako shamans and sacred places in the Tohoku region, while continuing his research in folklore and writing.\u003cbr\u003e In 1966, he won the Japan Society of Photographic Critics' Newcomer Award for \"Mummies of Japan,\" which covered the Dewa Sanzan region.\u003cbr\u003e In 1983, he won the Dōmon Ken Prize for \"Dewa Sanzan and Shugyō\" (Kōsei Publishing).\u003cbr\u003e In 1986, he won the Japan Photographic Society Annual Award for \"Tokyo - Visions of the City's Darkness\" (Meicho Publishing).\u003cbr\u003e He died of pneumonia in Tokyo on July 9, 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (Reference book: Japanese Photographers Dictionary \/ Tankosha: P.227)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ないとうまさとし｜内藤正敏 \/ NAITO Masatoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501093552170,"sku":null,"price":3900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/naito-masatoshi-shashinshu-minobu-san-shichimen-san-hokke-shinko-no-seichi-shashinshu-689.jpg?v=1773619604"},{"product_id":"suzukirisaku-kumano","title":"Risaku Suzuki KUMANO","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eThe first photo collection by Japanese photographer Risaku Suzuki.\u003cbr\u003e The work is structured to begin with a small, lit match flame and culminate in the oldest fire festival in Japan, held at Kamoshira Shrine in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. It is an attempt to visualize the geographical movement and passage of time from the Imperial Palace (Tokyo) to Kumano, and finally to Shingu City, the artist's birthplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"413\"\u003e Suzuki, who began creating photographs in the late 1980s, won the 25th Kimura Ihei Photo Award in 2000 for \"PILES OF TIME,\" which consists of \"Osorezan,\" a collection of photographs of Osorezan in Aomori Prefecture, and \"Izanami,\" a record of the festival at Hanafukushrine in Mie Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e In 2015, he held a solo exhibition, \"Ritsuko Suzuki Photography Exhibition: Flow of Consciousness,\" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (Hatsudai, Tokyo), and has since gained high acclaim both domestically and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e The photographs in \"KUMANO\" appear, at first glance, to be snapshots of everyday scenes. However, they reveal the existence of a \"realm\" that has been transformed within human activity and memory, and embedded in layers of history. This book brings to light the time and memory hidden beneath the surface of the landscape, using the sacred site of Kumano as a medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e [Title] KUMANO\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Korinsha Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] May 25, 1998 (First Edition, First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of Pages] No page numbers\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 25.9 x 33.4 x 1.0 cm, 0.73 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] KUMANO\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Ritsuko Suzuki \/ Author, David Moomann \/ Text, Masao Tsuji, Ryoichi Shiraishi \/ Art Direction\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Korinsha \/ Printing, Shin Nihon Seihon \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-7713-0305-3 C0072\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e] Fair to Below\u003c\/b\u003e Average (edge damage, slight corner creases, spine fading, slight fading on all three edges due to age)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Published in] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Risaku Suzuki (born 1964)\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e Born in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e I started creating photographs in the late 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e In 1998, he published his first photo book, \"KUMANO.\" In 2000, he won the 25th Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his photo book \"PILES OF TIME,\" which consists of \"Osorezan,\" a collection of photographs of Oshirezan in Aomori Prefecture, and \"Izanami,\" a record of the festival at Hanafukushrine in Mie Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e After that, he released numerous series, including \"Mont Sainte Victoire,\" \"White,\" and \"Étude.\"\u003cbr\u003e He has developed a unique photographic expression, with the theme of the relationship between nature, light, and human consciousness.\u003cbr\u003e In 2015, he held a large-scale solo exhibition, \"Ritsuko Suzuki Photography Exhibition: The Flow of Consciousness,\" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. 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Among the subjects is Yoko Araki, the wife of photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, who was acquainted with Ishiuchi; the book is dedicated to her with the inscription \"to YOKO\" at the beginning.  Yoko Araki passed away in 1990, the year this book was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"519\"\u003e Ishii herself says that \"the body is a vessel for time and air,\" and likens photographing the extremities of the body, such as the hands and feet, to \"collecting fragments of peeling skin.\" Unlike the gaze that seeks commodified \"beauty\" like in fashion photography, this series focuses on the traces of time etched on the body and captures those expressions in photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"609\"\u003e This work, which embodies a perspective that confirms that Ishiuchi herself has also lived through the same time while facing the hands and feet of women of the same generation who became the subjects of her photographs, occupies an important position in her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"609\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] 1.9.4.7\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] IPC\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] December 25, 1990\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 126 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 27.1 x 29.3 x 1.2 cm, 0.97 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] 1, 9, 4, 7\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Miyako Ishiuchi \/ Author, Hiromi Ito \/ Text, Kyoko Yamagishi \/ Text and Composition, Tsunehisa Kimura \/ Book Design, Kuniyoshi Okuda \/ Layout\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Sunnichi Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-87198-831-7 C0072\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e] Fair to Below Fair\u003c\/b\u003e (stains on three edges, endpapers, and several pages; slight scratches on top and bottom edges)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Published in]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Ishiuchi Miyako (born 1947) \n\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"0b564d7d-305a-41d6-ab3d-1818d9d47184\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"424\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e Born in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture in 1947.\u003cbr\u003e He began his photographic career in the late 1970s. In his early work, he focused on Tokyo and Yokosuka, capturing the lives of people and urban landscapes burdened by the shadows of the post-war period, attracting attention with his series. In 1979, he published the photo collection \"Zesshou, Yokosuka Story.\"\u003cbr\u003e In the 1980s, she released works such as \"Apartment\" and \"Endless Night,\" which focused on the female body and traces of life, establishing her unique style of capturing personal memories and traces of the times in photographs.\u003cbr\u003e Since the 1990s, her work has deepened into examining the history inscribed on her mother's belongings and women's bodies, and in particular, her \"Hiroshima\" series, in which she photographed the clothing of atomic bomb survivors, has gained worldwide acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e He continues to be highly regarded both domestically and internationally, having represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 2005 and winning the Hasselblad International Photography Award in 2014.\u003cbr\u003e Currently, she continues to explore the relationship between the individual and society through photography, focusing on the themes of \"memory and body.\"\u003cbr\u003e Residing in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"いしうちみやこ｜石内都 \/ ISHIUCHI Miyako","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501109805098,"sku":null,"price":11500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/1947-7242569.jpg?v=1774421727"},{"product_id":"wanchaofan-the-return","title":"The Return of the Extraordinary Man, by Wencheng","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA city undergoing rapid change, while the people continue to live unchanged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePhotographer Wan Chaofan visited his small hometown in China for the first time in four years and took this photo book, overlaying memory and reality as he walked through the city and villages.\u003cbr\u003e While high-rise apartment buildings and Shinkansen stations were built in the wake of the Beijing Olympics, the rural areas were still home to red brick houses, mosques, and the lives of people going about their daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e Born into a Muslim Hui minority family, Wan sees his childhood reminiscent of relatives gathering on the anniversary of their deaths.\u003cbr\u003e The cityscape may change, but the people's lives remain the same - this realization leads to a new connection with one's hometown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] The Return\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Wan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] April 15, 2025, limited to 200 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 30.5 x 30.5 cm, 0.40 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Kikyorai, The Return\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Written by Enchaofan, \u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Tang Yayi, Translated into Japanese by Wada Satoshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] \u003cspan\u003eOne-piece print\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] New, signed\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Case, reprint statement sheet\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e En Chao Fan (1991-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1991 in Gu'an County, Hebei Province, China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2021, completed the doctoral course at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2021,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ehe won the Excellence Award at the 44th New Cosmos of Photography for \"The River Knows Everything - Arakawa.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2023, he won the 24th Miki Jun Award and the 23rd Sagamihara Photography Newcomer Encouragement Award for \"The River Knows Everything - Arakawa.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He is currently a co-management member of Totem Pole Photo Gallery (Yotsuya, Tokyo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePersonal homepage:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wanchaofan.com\/\" class=\"track_outbound\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.wanchaofan.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"えんちょうはん｜宛超凡 \/ WAN Chaofan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501753401386,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/wan-chao-si-dai-qu-lai-the-return-xie-zhen-ji-982.jpg?v=1773559031"},{"product_id":"nagataisshu_gyotaku","title":"Nagata Isshu, Fish Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of works elevates the fish-printing technique, which fishermen have long used to record their catches, to the level of artistic expression.\u003cbr data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"117\"\u003eFish prints are a technique of recording the shape and texture of fish by applying ink directly to the fish's body and pressing Japanese paper against it. It was a widely used recording method in the days before photography.\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the folk traditions behind these images, while also showcasing the fish's form as if it were a painting, emerging from the varying shades of ink.\u003cbr data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eThe book cover was designed by Akira Uno, who is known as an illustrator and stage designer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Fish Print\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Geibi Publishing Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 15, 1960\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] No page numbers\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately 35.8 x 26.3 x 2.0 cm, 0.88 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover, with a transparent resin cover.\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Giyotaku\u003cbr\u003e[Author(s) \/ Editor(s)] Isshu Nagata \/ Author, Masuji Ibuse \/ Text, Yoshio Hiyama \/ Text, Noboru Ogata \/ Title, Akira Uno \u0026amp; Ryuichi Yamashiro \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Gravure Seikosha \/ Printing, Hosono Seibunjo \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e] Fair to Below\u003c\/b\u003e Average (Box slightly damaged\/slightly yellowed, cover slightly torn with repair marks, top and bottom edges yellowed with age, spine corners slightly bumped)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] Box, transparent resin cover\u003cbr\u003e[Published in] None\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIsshu Nagata (1903-1988)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1903.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1923, he entered the Department of Western Painting at Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and studied under Takeji Fujishima.\u003cbr\u003eDuring his time as a student, he participated in the avant-garde theater movement.\u003cbr\u003eHe was also deeply involved in the proletarian art movement. He wrote extensively on overseas photographic trends and photo criticism, and was active in the fields of mountain photography and fishing.\u003cbr\u003eTheir activities span a wide range.\u003cbr\u003eHe died on April 9, 1988, in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e(Source: Japanese Photographer Dictionary, P.232)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ながたいっしゅう｜永田一脩 \/ NAGATA Isshu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43649309868074,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-3345753.jpg?v=1774421651"},{"product_id":"kikaihiroo_tokyo-labyrinth","title":"Kikai Hiroyuki, Tokyo Labyrinth (Tokyo Maze)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eOnikai, known for his powerful portraits of Asakusa, was secretly pursuing this Tokyo labyrinth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the diverse streets of Tokyo, I deliberately avoided capturing people and instead focused my camera on alleys and street corners.\u003cbr\u003e The intention was not simply to record the scenery, but to capture the spaces where people's lives are imprinted—in other words, to create a \"portrait of space.\"\u003cbr\u003e Despite being an uninhabited place, traces of life and stories seep out, leaving viewers unable to help but sense the \"presence of absence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e In the afterword, Onikai, who came to Tokyo from Yamagata, writes that this series was a gaze upon Tokyo, where he wandered, and was also his own \"Tokyo Story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e In the serene monochrome, detached from the hustle and bustle, the deep shadows and accumulated time of the labyrinthine city of Tokyo emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Tokyo Maze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTokyo Labyrinth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Shogakukan\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] December 10, 1999 (First Edition, First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 120 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 23.3 x 20.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.60 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Tokyo Meiro (Tokyo Labyrinth)\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s) \/ Editor(s)] Hiroo Onikai \/ Author, I. J. Widner \/ Text, Yoshihiro Tanemura \/ Text, Genpei Akasegawa \/ Text\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Mitsumura Printing \/ Printing, Tsunehiko Shinki \/ Printing Director\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e4-09-681241-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[5\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e] Fair\u003c\/b\u003e (Slight yellowing on spine, slight staining on top edge, slight tear on case, slight wear on obi)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] Slipcase\u003cbr\u003e [Published in]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Kikai Hiroomi (1945-2020)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"199\" data-start=\"47\"\u003e Born on March 18, 1948, in Sakawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e After graduating from high school in 1963, I worked as a staff member for Yamagata Prefecture, and then studied philosophy at the Faculty of Literature, Hosei University.\u003cbr\u003e He continued to take photographs while changing jobs, and became a freelancer in 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1987, he published the portrait photo collection \"Portraits of Kings\" featuring people in Asakusa, and the following year he won the Japan Photographic Society Newcomer Award and the 13th Ina Nobuo Award.\u003cbr\u003e In 2004, he won the 23rd Dōmon Ken Prize for \" \u003cspan class=\"reg\"\u003ePERSONA\u003c\/span\u003e \" (published by Sōshi-sha).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He passed away in Tokyo on October 19, 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"199\" data-start=\"47\"\u003e He is known as a photographer who continued to ask \"What is humanity?\" throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"きかいひろお｜鬼海弘雄 \/ KIKAI Hiroo","offers":[{"title":"Default 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This book is a culmination of his representative project, \"Desert Cantos,\" which he has been photographing for over 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e Set in the vast desert of the American West, this work captures the contrasting scenes of the grandeur of nature and the disasters that humans have brought to the desert. It consists of 18 sub-series and includes many previously unreleased works.\u003cbr\u003e Amidst the remnants of war, sites of military experimentation, environmental destruction, and the serene beauty of nature, Mizraki reflects the light and shadow of modern America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eBulfinch, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] 1996\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 28.8 x 31.1 cm, 1.70 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] \u003cspan\u003eAnne Wilkes Tucker (Editor)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, Rebecca Solnit (Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Print]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 0-821-2254-6\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used 【 \u003cspan 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data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eA bird crosses the scene as a single trajectory amidst the rock fragments and dust stirred up by the explosion, and the shimmering of the space.\u003cbr data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"279\"\u003eDestruction and creation, silence and thunder, life and death—the sight of opposites intersecting in a single moment is...\u003cbr data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eIt symbolizes the questions that Hatakeyama has consistently explored: \"What is landscape?\" and \"How do human activities affect nature?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eHatakeyama has intentionally excluded narrative elements from his photography in the past, but that approach is not apparent in this work.\u003cbr data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"435\"\u003eThe wavering of that gaze and the glimmer of emotion would later lead to the opportunity to photograph his hometown of Rikuzentakata.\u003cbr data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"481\"\u003e\"A BIRD BLAST 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None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【 \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e 】Fair to Below Average (Slight staining and slight yellowing on the top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] Kotaro Iizawa's \"Photographic Thinking\" and others.\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama (1958-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_4b22b99d4fbcc393\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1958 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe studied under Seiji Otsuji at the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating, he has been based in Tokyo, continuing to present works that explore the relationship between nature, the city, and photography.\u003cbr\u003eHe is particularly known for his works that feature artificial landscapes inherent in the Japanese landscape, such as the limestone quarries that spread near his birthplace, urban underground waterways, dams, and factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, he was selected as the Japanese representative for the Venice Biennale, and he has also addressed social themes, such as photographing his hometown of Rikuzentakata, which was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2015.\u003cbr\u003eCurrently, in addition to working as a photographer, he serves as a professor at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts, dedicating himself to nurturing the next generation of photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his photo collection \"LIME WORKS.\"\u003cbr\u003eIn 2001, he won the 42nd Mainichi Arts Award for \"Underground\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt;Related Figures\u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"検索: 「畠山直哉」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" aria-label=\"検索: 「畠山直哉」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はたけやまなおや｜畠山直哉 \/ HATAKEYAMA Naoya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766898229290,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/a-bird-blast-130-1555161.jpg?v=1774421729"},{"product_id":"hatakeyamanaoya-blast","title":"Naoya Hatakeyama: BLAST","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama, \"BLAST\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eThrough the use of \"dynamite,\" a tool of civilization, mountains crumble and transform into stone, becoming the foundation of cities.\u003cbr data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"212\"\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama pursued the moment of explosion in quarries across Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eAt first, I was shooting with a large-format camera (4x5), but I could only take one picture per blast.\u003cbr data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eTo better capture the rhythm of the explosions, I switched to a compact SLR camera with a motor drive.\u003cbr data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eAlso, I tried taking pictures from a distance using a telephoto lens, but...\u003cbr data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eBecause the angle of view made the \"distance\" visible, and I felt that something important was missing from the photograph,\u003cbr data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eI ultimately chose to shoot with a standard lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"564\"\u003eWhile waiting for the blast, the walls of the mine office bore the inscription: \"Fear nature not, but neither despise it; always keep God in your heart.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eThat phrase was written on the sign.\u003cbr data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eAfter that, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred while I was printing \"BLAST\".\u003cbr data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eHis hometown of Rikuzentakata, and the cement factory in Ofunato where the filming began, were also affected by the disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eThe human figure standing between nature and technology.\u003cbr data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"586\"\u003eIts small size, and the power it can wield at the same time.\u003cbr data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eThis work marks a turning point, revealing the \"narrative\" that Hatakeyama has consciously excluded from his previous works.\u003cbr data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"647\"\u003eIt became an important starting point that led to the later \"Rikuzentakata\" series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"808\"\u003eThe book design was done by Shin Sobue.\u003cbr data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eHatakeyama felt this way every time he encountered Sobue's intelligence, judgment, and sense of humor.\u003cbr data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eHe says that he remembers Kiyoji Otsuji, whom he once studied under.\u003cbr data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eAs he said, \"There's no one more like Otsuji than Sobue.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eThis book also contains a quiet sense of respect for the author's mentor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eThe cover has a folded structure, and when unfolded, it becomes a B2-sized poster.\u003cbr data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eFurthermore, it's designed so that it can also be used as a cover with a different illustration.\u003cbr data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"872\"\u003eThanks to Sobue's design, this book transcends the format of a mere photo album.\u003cbr data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eIt has been sublimated into a single, formative experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] BLAST\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Shogakukan\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] September 7, 2013 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 21 x 29.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Blast\u003cbr\u003e[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Naoya Hatakeyama\/Author, Shin Sobue + Kei Shibata (cozfish)\/Design, Yoshiro Shimizu\/Editor\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd.\/Printing, Wakabayashi Bookbinding Factory\/Bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-09-682064-3\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【 \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e 】Average (Slight tape residue on the back cover)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Cover\u003cbr\u003e[Published in]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama (1958-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_4b22b99d4fbcc393\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1958 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe studied under Kiyoji Otsuji at the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating, he has been based in Tokyo, continuing to present works that explore the relationship between nature, the city, and photography.\u003cbr\u003eHe is particularly known for his works that feature artificial landscapes inherent in the Japanese landscape, such as the limestone quarries that spread near his birthplace, urban underground waterways, dams, and factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, he was selected as the Japanese representative for the Venice Biennale, and he has also addressed social themes, such as photographing his hometown of Rikuzentakata, which was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2015.\u003cbr\u003eCurrently, in addition to working as a photographer, he serves as a professor at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts, dedicating himself to nurturing the next generation of photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his photo collection \"LIME WORKS,\" among other works.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2001, he won the 42nd Mainichi Arts Award for \"Underground\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt;Related Figures\u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title='Search: 3 results found for \"Naoya Hata\" – Bunfuku' aria-label=\"検索: 「畠山直哉」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama\u003c\/a\u003e , Shin Sobue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はたけやまなおや｜畠山直哉 \/ HATAKEYAMA Naoya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43768591515690,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/blast-5923151.jpg?v=1774421728"},{"product_id":"hatakeyamanaoya_lime-works","title":"Naoya Hatakeyama, LIME WORKS (First Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama, \"LIME WORKS\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuarries and cement factories—sites where mountains are carved away, supporting the foundation of cities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"LIME WORKS\" is a representative work that Naoya Hatakeyama created in his early career, and it is considered the starting point for his later works, such as \"BLAST\" and the \"Rikuzentakata\" series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI visited limestone production areas, including my hometown of Ofunato, and examined the relationship between nature and humans through the traces of mining, the structure of the plants, and the light enveloped in white dust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere, the \"invisible landscape\" that sustains civilization—human activity that destroys nature while depending on its blessings—emerges in a quiet and solemn tone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perspective cultivated in this work continues on to the moment of explosion in \"BLAST\" and to \"Rikuzentakata.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his work on \"LIME WORKS\" and other projects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an early and definitive work that demonstrates Hata's philosophy, which questions the relationship between nature and civilization through industrial landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] LIME WORKS\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Synergy Geometry\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] March 10, 1996 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 120 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately 29.8 x 24.5 x 1.1 cm, 0.78 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Lime Works\u003cbr\u003e[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Naoya Hatakeyama\/Author, Isao Konaka\/Book Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd. \/ Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4-915877-39-6\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/span\u003e Fair (light yellowing on all three edges, slight staining)\u003cbr\u003e[Included Accessories] Reader Card\u003cbr\u003e[Published in]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama (1958-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_4b22b99d4fbcc393\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1958 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe studied under Seiji Otsuji at the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating, he has been based in Tokyo, continuing to present works that explore the relationship between nature, the city, and photography.\u003cbr\u003eHe is particularly known for his works that feature artificial landscapes inherent in the Japanese landscape, such as the limestone quarries that spread near his birthplace, urban underground waterways, dams, and factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, he was selected as the Japanese representative for the Venice Biennale, and he has also addressed social themes, such as photographing his hometown of Rikuzentakata, which was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2015.\u003cbr\u003eCurrently, in addition to working as a photographer, he serves as a professor at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts, dedicating himself to nurturing the next generation of photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his photo collection \"LIME WORKS,\" among other works.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2001, he won the 42nd Mainichi Arts Award for \"Underground\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt;Related Figures\u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca aria-label=\"検索: 「畠山直哉」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" title='Search: 3 results found for \"Naoya Hata\" – Bunfuku' href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eNaoya Hata\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はたけやまなおや｜畠山直哉 \/ HATAKEYAMA Naoya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43770422755370,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/lime-works-3824405.jpg?v=1774421556"},{"product_id":"yanagisawa_shin-untitled","title":"Makoto Yanagisawa Untitled","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographer Yanagisawa Makoto (1936–2008) quietly stands out in the history of postwar Japanese photography.\u003cbr\u003e This book, \"Untitled,\" is his first new photo book in 17 years and is composed mainly of photographs from his travels in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003cbr data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"137\"\u003e Yanagisawa attracted attention with his debut work, \"Untitled Youth,\" published in Minolta's public relations magazine, Rokkor, in 1958, and throughout his life he maintained the belief that \"photography does not need words.\"\u003cbr\u003e Facing his subjects head-on and capturing a world that cannot be reached through words with a sharp gaze, his works still exude a strong sense of serenity and tension even after the passage of time.\u003cbr data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"285\"\u003e Only three photobooks were published during his lifetime. This book brings to life the precious works of this solitary artist who distanced himself from trends and authority and recorded the world at his own pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Untitled\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] roshin books\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] March 15, 2017\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 25.7 x 25.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.81 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Untitled\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Makoto Yanagisawa\/Author, Michitaka Ota\/Editor, Hisanori Yanagimoto\/Text, Katsuya Kato\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Yamada Photo Engraving Co., Ltd.\/Printing, Kumakura Keizo\/Printing Director\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 978-4-9907230-6-4\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, above average [6]\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"40\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eShin Yanagisawa (1936-2008)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"22\"\u003e Born in Sumida Ward, Tokyo in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e Graduated from the Technical Department of Tokyo College of Photography in 1957.\u003cbr\u003e He attracted attention with his debut work, \"Untitled Youth,\" published in Minolta's public relations magazine Rokkor in 1958. The work's neat composition and sharp yet serene gaze on the subject made a fresh impact on the photography world at the time.\u003cbr\u003e From 1961, he took a break from photography for about two years to recover from pulmonary tuberculosis, but after returning to work he traveled all over the country, photographing the landscapes and people of Japan from his own unique perspective.\u003cbr\u003e In 1967, he won the Newcomer Award from the Japan Photo Critics Association for works such as \"Conversation of Two Towns\" and \"Tatsuhi.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"318\"\u003e Based on the belief that \"photography has no need for words,\" he maintained a pure approach to his subjects, presenting his work at his own pace without being influenced by commercial trends or the trends of the times. During his lifetime, he held only four solo exhibitions and published three photo books, but despite his limited output, he left a strong presence.\u003cbr\u003e He died on June 2, 2008 in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"364\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e His representative works include \"Untitled Youth\" (1958) and \"Yanagisawa Makoto: Photographs\" (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Makoto Yanagisawa,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"やなぎさわしん｜柳沢信 \/ YANAGISAWA Shin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43788971343914,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/untitled-7202108.jpg?v=1774421888"},{"product_id":"arakinobuyoshi_shashinsijoshugi","title":"Nobuyoshi Araki: Personalism in Photography","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"215\" data-start=\"32\"\u003eThis comprehensive photo book was published in 2000 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nobuyoshi Araki's birth. It features 201 photos, \"randomly selected\" from the vast collection of approximately 50,000 shots taken with the Plaubel Makina, a medium-format camera that Araki has used as his daily companion since 1982, and is arranged chronologically by the year of shooting. The book's organization allows readers to relive how Araki's perspective has fluctuated, deepened, and changed over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"382\" data-start=\"217\"\u003e The photographs cover a wide range of subjects, from his private daily life with his beloved wife Yoko and his beloved cat Chiro, to snapshots of his travels and on street corners, alluring nudes and bondage poses, and even portraits of cultural figures such as Daido Moriyama and Beat Takeshi. The photographs, which mainly date from the 1980s and 1990s, are sometimes gentle, sometimes humid, and sometimes intensely intimate, exuding a density that makes it seem as if Araki's \"personal feelings\" are directly embedded in the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"554\" data-start=\"384\"\u003e All of the prints were made by Araki himself, and in this work, which he says he wanted to \"speak his personal feelings,\" he captures his relationship with his subjects and even the emotional fluctuations. At over 300 pages thick, it covers almost all of Araki's major photographic motifs, and can be read as a self-assessment as he turns 60.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Photographic Personalism\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Heibonsha\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] May 25, 2000 (1st edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 26.7 x 19.3 x 3.5 cm, 1.55 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Photography\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Nobuyoshi Araki\/Author, Seiichi Suzuki Design Office\/Book Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Toppan Printing\/Printing, Wada Bookbinding\/Bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-582-27741-1 C0072\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e ] Average (Slight damage and stains on top and bottom of cover, slight damage on spine of endpapers, slight stains on top edge)\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eNobuyoshi Araki (1940-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e Born on May 25, 1940 in Minowa, Taito Ward, Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e In 1959, he entered the Department of Photographic Printing Engineering at Chiba University's Faculty of Engineering, graduating in 1963. After graduation, he joined Dentsu and worked as a promotional photographer. In 1964, he won the first Taiyo Award for \"Satchin,\" demonstrating his presence as a photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e In 1971, he published a privately published photo book, Sentimental Journey, documenting his honeymoon with his colleague Aoki Yoko, establishing his style of \"personal photography.\" In 1972, he left Dentsu to become a freelancer, photographing a wide variety of subjects, including nudes, cityscapes, flowers, his beloved cat Chiro, everyday life with his wife Yoko, and street snapshots. His style, which brings to the forefront fragments of everyday life and personal emotions, created a new trend in the world of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"556\"\u003e Since the 1980s, he has been taking densely-spaced photographs of everyday life using medium-format cameras such as the Pentax 67, Plaubel Makina 67, and Leica. With an intimate gaze on his subjects and a sense of humour, he pursues expressions that blur the boundaries between private and public space. He has published over 500 photobooks, earning him high praise both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"649\"\u003e His major photo books include \"Sentimental Journey\" (1971), \"Tokyo Weather\" (1977), \"Photo-Mad Old Man A\" (1990), \"Photography Personalism\" (2000), and \"The Complete Works of Nobuyoshi Araki\" (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"740\"\u003e His awards include the Taiyo Prize, the Austrian Order of Science and Arts, the 6th Ango Prize, and the 54th Mainichi Art Award Special Prize. He continues to actively photograph today and is known worldwide as one of Japan's leading contemporary photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Nobuyoshi Araki,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あらきのぶよし｜荒木経惟 \/ ARAKI Nobuyoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43833461440554,"sku":null,"price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-7729289.jpg?v=1774421663"},{"product_id":"ahagonshoko_the-island-where-people-live","title":"Shoko Ahagon: Photographic Record, An Island Where People Live: Records of the Land Struggle on Iejima, Okinawa","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eShoko Ahagon (1901–2002) continued his nonviolent land struggle against the U.S. military on Ie Island, Okinawa.\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of this struggle, he took a twin-lens reflex camera and recorded the daily events in his photo book, The Island Where People Live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"395\"\u003eIn the early hours of March 11, 1955, the residents were forcibly stripped of their homes and farmland to make way for the US military to expand its base, a violent seizure known as \"bayonets and bulldozers.\" Ahagon and his colleagues used their cameras to visualize destroyed homes, living in tents, violence by US soldiers, damage caused by military exercises, and even the pilgrimages known as \"beggars' marches,\" conveying to the outside world the reality of a remote island that was otherwise invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"511\"\u003eThis book captures the essence of the Iejima land struggle. It is notable for its continuous records that capture the humidity of daily life and the weight of time, rather than harsh news photographs. It is also of great historical value as the only photo collection left by Ahagon, who would later be called the \"Gandhi of Okinawa.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Photographic Record: An Island Where People Live: Records of the Land Struggle on Iejima, Okinawa\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Private edition\u003cbr\u003e[Date of publication] December 25, 1982 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 25.8 x 25 x 2.1 cm, 0.93 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title reading] Photo Record: Island of Humanity: Okinawa and Tochitoso's Record\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Shoko Ahagon\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Print] 491\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Above average (box slightly damaged, slight stains, overall slight discoloration of the book)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Box, Asahi Shimbun clipping introducing Mr. Ahagon (dated June 13, 1984)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Art, Shadai Gallery, Masahiro Ahagon Photography Exhibition \"Islands Inhabited by Humans\" November 5, 2024 – January 31, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAhagon Shoko (1901–2002)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1901 in Kamimotobu Village, Okinawa Prefecture (now Motobu Town).\u003cbr\u003eAt a young age, he emigrated to Cuba and Peru as an agricultural immigrant, returning to Japan in 1934.\u003cbr\u003eWhile running a general store, he aspired to establish a farmer's school, but his plans were thwarted by the war and the subsequent land seizure by the US military.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1955, he began a non-violent land struggle with the local residents of Iejima, laying the foundation for the \"island-wide land struggle\" that would later spread to the entire prefecture. In 1984, he founded \"Wabiai no Sato,\" which includes the \"Nuchidu Takara House Anti-War Peace Museum\" and the \"Yasuragi House,\" and made it a base for peace activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis books include \"The US Military and the Farmers\" (Iwanami Shinsho, 1973), \"The Island Where Humans Live\" (1983, privately published), a photo collection of his own photographs, and \"Life is the Treasure: The Spirit of Okinawa's Anti-War Movement\" (Iwanami Shinsho, 1992). In 1994, he received the Okinawa Prefecture Merit Award. In 2024, he received the Sagamihara Photography Award for the exhibition \"Photography, Resistance, and the Island People\" (Maruki Gallery of Atomic Bomb Art).\u003cbr\u003eMarch 21, 2002, due to pneumonia \u003cspan\u003eHe passed away in Tomigusuku Village, Okinawa Prefecture (now Tomigusuku City) at the age of 101.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShoko Ahagon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あはごんしょうこう｜阿波根昌鴻 \/ AHAGON Shoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43847273381930,"sku":null,"price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6024975.jpg?v=1774421663"},{"product_id":"haytakeyamanaoya_terrils","title":"(French) Naoya Hatakeyama TERRILS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"TERRILS\" is a series of photographs of the terrils, the coal mine slag heaps scattered across the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. Hatakeyama gazes from a tranquil distance at these gigantic man-made mountains that once flourished as coal mining areas but have now outlived their usefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"234\"\u003e Slopes of black sediment, terrain beginning to be covered with vegetation, and the distinctive shapes of industrial relics. This collection of works captures landscapes where nature and man-made, past and present intersect, from both a cool-headed record and a poetic sensibility.\u003cbr\u003e This book is an extension of the themes that Hatakeyama has long been involved in: \"Industry and Landscape\" and \"Topography created by human activities,\" and quietly brings to light the depth of time engraved into the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] TERRILS\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eLIGHT MOTIV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2011\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 98 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 30.1 x 25.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.88 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Terrible\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Naoya Hatakeyama\/Author,\u003cbr\u003e [Print] Faenza Industrie Grafiche, Italie\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9782953790818\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [7] Above average to average\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Naoya Hatakeyama (1958-) \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_4b22b99d4fbcc393\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture in 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He studied under Kiyoji Otsuji at the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating he has been based in Tokyo, where he continues to produce works that explore the relationship between nature, the city, and photography.\u003cbr\u003e He is particularly known for his works that take as their subject the man-made sights inherent in the Japanese landscape, such as the limestone mines near his hometown, urban underground waterways, dams, and factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In 2001, he was selected to represent Japan at the Venice Biennale, and in 2011 he photographed his hometown of Rikuzentakata, which was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and has since tackled social themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2015.\u003cbr\u003e He is currently a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School, and is committed to nurturing the next generation of photographers not only as a photographer but also as an educator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his photo book \"LIME WORKS.\"\u003cbr\u003e In 2001, he won the 42nd Mainichi Art Award for \"Underground.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title='Search: 3 results for \"Naoya Hatakeyama\" – Bunpuku' aria-label=\"検索: 「畠山直哉」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E7%95%A0%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E5%93%89\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eNaoya Hatakeyama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はたけやまなおや｜畠山直哉 \/ HATAKEYAMA Naoya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43851541774378,"sku":null,"price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/terrils-4663515.jpg?v=1774421542"},{"product_id":"shibatatoshio_juxtapose","title":"Toshio Shibata: juxtapose (with original print and autograph)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eToshio Shibata has captured the interplay of nature and man-made objects with a calm, drama-free gaze. This book was produced in conjunction with his photo exhibition \"juxtapose\" (held at Kamakura Gallery in 2005), which could be called one of the pinnacles of his work.\u003cbr data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"143\"\u003e This book includes an original print, making it a special edition that allows you to experience the world of the work directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"420\"\u003e The concept of this book is linked to Shibata's characteristically detailed depictions using a large-format camera, as well as the diverse printing techniques he experimented with at the exhibitions of the time -- monochrome gelatin silver prints, color Type C prints, digital output, platinum prints, and more.\u003cbr data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e Concrete structures confronting the scale of nature, man-made forms suddenly appearing in the landscape. Shibata captures the subtle sense of incongruity and tranquil beauty that this juxtaposition brings about with a thorough structural perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not only is this a highly polished photobook, but the inclusion of original prints makes it a highly valuable item for collections. It offers the deepest insight into Shibata's quiet yet powerful photographic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] juxtapose (with original print and signature)\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eKamakura Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2008\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 18.9 x 14.5 cm, 0.18 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Jaxtapose\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Toshio Shibata\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e ] Good to above average\u003cbr\u003e [accessories] \u003cspan\u003eOriginal print, signed, limited to 500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Toshio Shibata\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1949.\u003cbr\u003e After graduating from the Graduate School of Oil Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, he studied at the Photography Department of the Royal Academy of Ghent as a Belgian government scholarship student, and began to focus on photographic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He is known for his style of meticulously capturing with a large camera the interplay of natural and man-made structures, such as dams, retaining walls, and road structures found throughout Japan, and his tranquil and tense landscapes have been highly praised internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1992, he won the 17th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his photo exhibition \"Typical Japan.\" In the same year, his work was selected for MoMA's \"New Photography 8,\" solidifying his international reputation.\u003cbr\u003e In 1997, his solo exhibition \"Toshio Shibata\" was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e Since the 2000s, he has expanded his range of expression by working on color works, and in 2008 he held a large-scale solo exhibition, \"Landscape - Toshio Shibata,\" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.\u003cbr\u003e The following year, in 2009, he received the Photographic Society of Japan Artist Award and the Higashikawa Award Domestic Artist Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e His works are held in the collections of many major art museums both in Japan and abroad, including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pompidou Centre, and the National Museum of Art, Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In recent years, he has also received high praise for his exhibition \"Jam Session: Ishibashi Foundation Collection x Toshio Shibata x Risaku Suzuki: Photography and Painting - From Cézanne\" (April 29 - July 10, 2022) held at the Artizon Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He continues to focus on the structures and rhythms hidden in the boundary between nature and the artificial, and is a photographer who is at the forefront of landscape expression in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しばたとしお｜柴田敏雄 \/ SHIBATA Toshio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891689029674,"sku":null,"price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/juxtapose-4634038.jpg?v=1774421428"},{"product_id":"kitaikazuo-70-s-nippon","title":"Kazuo Kitai: 1970s NIPPON (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\"Japan in the 1970s\" is a collection of works by Kitai Kazuo, one of Japan's leading postwar photographers.\u003cbr data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eThis book brings together Kitai's photographic expressions, which have always been at the forefront of the times and the lives of people, including ``Resistance,'' which documents the struggles of the 1960s, and his masterpiece ``To the Village,'' which he photographed while traveling to rural areas that were becoming increasingly depopulated in the shadow of rapid economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"415\"\u003eThis book is the definitive edition of \"To the Village,\" a photo collection that the artist himself has reselected and re-edited from 2,545 negatives taken between 1973 and 1981.\u003cbr data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eIn addition to the images included in the original \"To the Village,\" which was published as a special edition of \"Asahi Camera\" in 1976 and as the Tankosha edition in 1980, the book has been reconstructed to include previously unpublished works, and has been presented with a new title: \"Japan in the 1970s.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"629\"\u003eIn the 1970s, Japan's rural society underwent major transformation due to rapid urbanization and labor outflow. Kitai records with a dispassionate, unexaggerated perspective the process by which agricultural-based communities and human relationships crumbled, and landscapes and lifestyles that were once \"natural\" were lost.\u003cbr data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"537\"\u003eWhat is depicted is not a special event, but the \"ordinary lives of ordinary people\" who lived there at the time, but many of these people have already disappeared, and now the only scenes left are in photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"770\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis book replaces the Asahi Camera special edition and Tankosha edition of \"To the Village,\" which are now difficult to obtain, and is an important photo collection that allows both past and new readers to learn about the full picture of \"To the Village.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eThis is one of Kitai Kazuo's achievements, quietly conveying the end of the 1970s and the disappearance of Japan's original landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"770\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] 1970s Nippon\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Touseisha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication date] July 10, 2001 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 228 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 24.5 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title reading] 1970 Year in Japan\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Kazuo Kitai\/Author, Akira Tokuda\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Tokyo Inshokan\/Printing, Takayanagi Noboru\/Printing Director\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4-924725-78-1 C0072\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [5] Average (Cover slightly wrinkled)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKazuo Kitai (1944-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eBorn in Anshan, China in 1944.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1965, he dropped out of the Department of Photography at Nihon University College of Art, and in the same year self-published his early masterpiece, Resistance (Miraisha).\u003cbr data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eIn 1969, he interviewed farmers in Sanrizuka who were opposed to the construction of Narita Airport, and the resulting photo collection, Sanrizuka (Norasha, 1972), won him the Newcomer Award from the Photographic Society of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eHe won the first Kimura Ihei Photography Award in 1976 for his series \"To the Village,\" which ran serially in Asahi Camera from 1974 to 1975. Since then, he has been highly acclaimed both at home and abroad, and continues to have a major presence as one of Japan's leading postwar photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eHis major exhibitions include \"Time Tunnel Series Vol. 20: Kitai Kazuo - The Form of Photography and the Times\" (Guardian Garden, 2004) and \"Landscapes I Once Saw\" (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2012).\u003cbr data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eHis major photo books include To the Village (Tankosha, 1980), New World Stories (Choseisha, 1981), Funabashi Story (Rokuko Publishing, 1989), Landscapes I Once Saw (Sokkyosha, 1990), Nippon in the 1970s (Toseisha, 2001), A Journey of Drifting Clouds (Wise Publishing, 2016), and The Age of Radicals (Heibonsha, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKazuo Kitai\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"きたいかずお｜北井一夫 \/ KITAI Kazuo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43901716234282,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/kitai-kazuo-1970-nen-nippon-sain-iri-shashinshuu-909.jpg?v=1772189723"},{"product_id":"juergen-teller-woo","title":"(English) Juergen Teller Juergen TELLER Woo!","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"253\" data-start=\"81\"\u003eJuergen Teller's collection of works, \"Woo!\", is a photo book that was produced based on the exhibition of the same name held at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in London in 2013.\u003cbr data-end=\"174\" data-start=\"171\"\u003e The concept for this book was directly linked to the experience of creating an installation in the ICA Fox Reading Room, a restricted space separated from the main gallery of the venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"471\" data-start=\"255\"\u003e Teller initially planned to cover the walls with proofs and clippings related to his commercial photography, but as the project progressed, the concept expanded. A vast collection of images spanning nearly 20 years, including family photographs, magazine publications, recent advertising campaigns, landscapes, and personal endeavors, filled the space, creating unexpected relationships that traverse timelines and genres. This book, \"Woo!\", solidifies this vivid visual impact beyond the framework of an exhibition catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"679\" data-start=\"473\"\u003e Teller emerged on the London photography scene through his work on record jackets, and in the late '80s, he attracted attention with his portrait of Kate Moss at the age of 15. Since then, he has established a unique reputation for his style, which could be described as the antithesis of conventional fashion photography. This book features portraits of Lily Cole, Kurt Cobain, Vivienne Westwood, and other fashion and commercial photographs arranged in a collage-like sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"800\" data-start=\"681\"\u003e The tension and dialogue created by the juxtaposition of images goes beyond a simple retrospective or compilation of works; it brings to light once again the immediacy and radicality of Teller's photographs.\u003cbr data-end=\"760\" data-start=\"757\"\u003e This book captures the \"raw impact\" of the exhibition and presents new visual relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] Woo!\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Steidl\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2013\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 33 x 26 x 3.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Uh\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Jurgen Teller\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 3869306521\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] 2013 Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n Juergen Teller ( Juergen Teller) 1964-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"133\"\u003e Born January 28, 1964 in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e He studied photography at the Bavarian State School of Photography in Munich and has been based in London since 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"269\"\u003e He has established a unique style in the field of fashion photography, combining humor and a sense of reality that effortlessly betrays social norms and aesthetic sensibilities. While continuing to be at the forefront of commercial fields such as advertising and fashion magazines, he has also crossed the boundary between art and commerce through his radical, personal works, including self-portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"465\"\u003e He has worked on brand campaigns for brands such as CELINE, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Vivienne Westwood, and has also appeared in major fashion magazines such as Arena Homme Plus, Purple, Pop, System, and W.\u003cbr data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"400\"\u003e He has also established an international reputation by exhibiting his works at museums and contemporary art institutions around the world, including the Venice Biennale and Tate Modern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"599\"\u003e His major solo exhibitions include the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris, 2006), Le Consortium (Dijon, 2010), ICA London (2013), Kunsthalle Bonn (2016), Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, 2018), and Grand Palais Ephémère (Paris, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"676\"\u003e He won the Citibank Prize for Photography in 2003 and the ICP Infinity Award (Special Presentation) in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Wolfgang Tillman, Colin Dayas, Ryan McGinley, Terry Richardson, Martin Parr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juergen TELLER \/ ユルゲン・テラー","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43906714927146,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/juergen-teller-woo-3272390.jpg?v=1774421363"},{"product_id":"miyamotoryuji-kobe-1995-after-the-earthquake","title":"Ryuji Miyamoto: KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:90c661e6-4022-40f6-90dc-d48377866592-42\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"02cc95d7-0c2d-4e9f-aca0-c0adc6d3441f\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"230\"\u003e Miyamoto Ryuji's photo collection \"KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake\" is an important work that documents Kobe immediately after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995.\u003cbr data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\"\u003e Collapsed buildings, torn roads, exposed structures - this book takes an extremely calm and thorough look at the city, with the traces of the disaster still etched in its wake, before any reconstruction or narrative had taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"473\"\u003e Miyamoto produced the series \"KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake\" in 1995, focusing on photographing buildings damaged by the earthquake. This series was highly praised and was selected for the Japan Pavilion exhibition at the 6th Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition in 1996. It also won the Golden Lion at the same exhibition.\u003cbr data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"389\"\u003e It is unusual for a Japanese photographer to receive this award at the Venice Biennale, the world's premier stage for art and architecture, and this work was a decisive opportunity to make Miyamoto Ryuji's name known internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"631\"\u003e For Miyamoto, who has continued to photograph ruins and structures, capturing the traces that time and history leave on architecture, post-earthquake Kobe was not an incidental subject, but a site that exposed to the utmost the fragility of cities, people, and modern architecture. By excluding human figures and emotional drama and simply capturing the damage to the architecture itself, he presents the disaster not as an \"event\" but as a \"material reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"739\"\u003e The piles of rubble and the exposed cross-sections of the buildings are a sign of destruction, but at the same time they also visualize the distortions and limitations that have been inherent in postwar Japanese cities. There is no sentimentality here, and only the overwhelming weight of time and material masses rises in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"861\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \"KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake\" is not only a record of the earthquake disaster, but also a book that fundamentally questions the relationship between cities, architecture, and photographic expression, making it an indispensable photo book for Japanese photography since the 1990s, and even for the history of architectural expression. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Telescope \/ Workshop for Architecture and Urbanism\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] \u003cspan\u003e1995\/12\/1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 25.6 x 18.5 x 1.2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Kobe Nineteen Ninety-Five After the Earthquake\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Takashi Miyamoto\/Author, Akira Suzuki\/Text\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-906544-80-0\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average (slight discoloration on the spine of the cover, slight scuffs, slight stains on the top)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] The Photobook: A History Volume 2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMartin Parr, Gerry Badger (p.276)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Ryuji Miyamoto\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"135\" data-start=\"24\"\u003e Born in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo in 1947.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Graphic Design Department of Tama Art University in 1973.\u003cbr\u003e After working as an editorial staff member for an architecture magazine, he became independent as a photographer.\u003cbr data-end=\"88\" data-start=\"85\"\u003e He has continued to question the relationship between architecture and photography, focusing on themes such as demolished buildings, the transformation of cities, and the processes of collapse and regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"341\" data-start=\"137\"\u003e In 1986, he released the series \"Architectural Apocalypse,\" which featured photographs of building demolition sites. In 1988, he published \"Kowloon Walled City,\" a record of the high-rise slums of Hong Kong, for which he won the 14th Kimura Ihei Photography Award in 1989.\u003cbr data-end=\"226\" data-start=\"223\"\u003e His 1995 series \"KOBE 1995 After the Earthquake,\" which captured Kobe immediately after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, was selected for exhibition at the Japan Pavilion at the 6th Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition in 1996, where it won the Golden Lion, establishing his international reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"507\" data-start=\"343\"\u003e His major solo exhibitions include the Setagaya Art Museum (2004), Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin, 1999), and the Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt (1999).\u003cbr data-end=\"423\" data-start=\"420\"\u003e In 2005, he received the 55th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize, and in 2012 he received the Purple Ribbon Medal.\u003cbr data-end=\"462\" data-start=\"459\"\u003e His works are housed in the collections of museums both in Japan and abroad, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Naoya Hatakeyama, Toshio Shibata, Yuji Saika\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"みやもとりゅうじ｜宮本隆司 \/ MIYAMOTO Ryuji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43906715418666,"sku":null,"price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/kobe-1995-after-the-earthquake-4153628.jpg?v=1774421427"},{"product_id":"kikaihirooportraitsofkings","title":"Hiroo Kikai, Portraits of Kings, Sensoji Temple Grounds, Ecce Homo, Tokyo Asakusa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is photographer Kikai Hiroo's first book, and it was the starting point for the \"Asakusa Portrait\" series that has continued for over 20 years.\u003cbr data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e With the vermilion-lacquered walls of Sensoji Temple as his backdrop, Kikai stands in the same place from morning to night, quietly waiting to encounter someone with a strong presence. He tackles anonymous people who tend to be on the margins of society head-on, such as those with tattoos, those with physical disabilities, and those living on the streets, and portrays the pride and kindness hidden beneath their modesty, as well as the true essence of humanity.\u003cbr data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e The 41 monochrome portraits included in this collection each contain a profound story like a film, quietly asking the viewer about the weight of \"being alive.\" The book is written by Kyoko Yamagishi, and the afterword includes \"On the word ecce homo\" by Sadayoshi Fukuda.\u003cbr data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e Filled with respect and empathy for the people who could be called the \"kings of each country,\" this important work marks the starting point of Kikai Hiroo's photographic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ● Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer Award winning work Ina Nobuo Award winning work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] Portraits of Kings Ecce Homo Tokyo Asakusa\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Yatate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] September 11, 1987 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 60 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 263*346*12mm, 813g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Showing the way of the head\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Hiroo Kikai\/Author, Kyoko Yamagishi\/Composition, Yoshiyuki Yoshida\/Design, Kahoru Shima\/Bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Haneda Photoengraving\/Printing, Koizumi Bookbinding\/Bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [4] Below average (stains on cover, crease on front fold, stains on three sides of text)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"134\"\u003e Hiroo Kikai (1945-2020)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e Born in 1945 in Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture.\u003cbr data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"156\"\u003e He studied philosophy at Hosei University's Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, and studied under Sadayoshi Fukuda. After graduating, he worked in various jobs, including as a truck driver and crew member on a deep-sea tuna fishing boat, before discovering photography. In 1969, he was deeply influenced by the work of Diane Arbus and began taking up photography in earnest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"426\"\u003e Since 1973, he has been photographing ordinary people within the grounds of Sensoji Temple. His portraits, set against the backdrop of vermilion-lacquered walls, later came to fruition as the \"Asakusa Portrait\" and \"PERSONA\" series, and became a life's work that continued for over 40 years. He also produced works that focused on the city of Tokyo, such as \"Tokyo Labyrinth\" and \"Tokyo Dream Story,\" as well as snapshots from his travels around India and Turkey (Anatolia).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"571\"\u003e His major photo books include \"Portraits of Kings: Sensoji Temple Grounds,\" \"PERSONA,\" \"INDIA,\" and \"Tokyo Labyrinth.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"476\"\u003e In 1988, he won the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer Award and the Ina Nobuo Award for \"Portraits of Kings: Sensoji Temple Grounds.\" In 1993, he won the \"Photography Society\" Award for \"INDIA,\" and in 2004, he won the Domon Ken Award and the Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award for \"PERSONA.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"618\"\u003e A photographer who has consistently pursued getting to the root of human existence through photography.\u003cbr\u003e Passed away on October 19, 2020. He passed away at the age of 75.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"きかいひろお｜鬼海弘雄 \/ KIKAI Hiroo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44012277694506,"sku":null,"price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/ecce-homo-tokyo-asakusa-8256260.jpg?v=1774421493"},{"product_id":"suzukirisaku_between-the-sea-and-the-mountain-kumano","title":"Risaku Suzuki: Between the Sea and the Mountain – Kumano","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"215\" data-start=\"41\"\u003eThe theme of this book is to capture the landscape before myth was born, that is, the world before humans gave it meaning.The book begins at the sea and follows the Kumano Kodo, a path that has been carved into the mountains by nature and human activity over a long period of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"368\" data-start=\"217\"\u003eSuzuki sets up a tripod, assembles a large-format camera (Deardorff 8x10), and begins to photograph. It takes a considerable amount of time before he presses the shutter, and during that time he remains present, surrendering himself to the changes in the environment, such as light, wind, sound, and humidity. This creative approach, the polar opposite of immediacy, demonstrates a deep awareness of the medium of photography itself in an age where digital images are rampant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"535\" data-start=\"370\"\u003eThe Kumano landscapes, photographed repeatedly at the same locations, always emerge as new experiences. These are not photographs taken to record a place, but images resulting from contact with the world. Through the two acts of shooting and editing, the fragmented images come together, evoking new times and memories.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a condensed version of Suzuki Risaku's thoughts and feelings, giving the reader the feeling of witnessing the moment a myth is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Between the Sea and the Mountain – Kumano\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Amanasalto\u003cbr\u003e[Publication date] February 10, 2015 (first edition) Limited to 400 copies\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 56 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 454*318*13mm, 1299g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title reading] Yama to umi no Aida\u003cbr\u003e[Authors\/Editors] Risaku Suzuki (Author), Bonnie Pong-Wai Ma (Editor \u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e , Shin Akiyama (Designer)\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Amana\/Printing, Live Art Books\/Daishinsha\/Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed in silver pen on front endpaper [5], average condition (fading on front and back covers, slight fading on top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2016 \"Between the Sea and the Mountains,\" Taka Ishii Gallery Photography, Paris (Paris)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eRisaku Suzuki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eBorn in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture in 1963.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from the Graduate School of Tokyo College of Photography in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe began working with photography in the late 1980s.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998, he published his first photo book, \"KUMANO,\" which focused on his hometown, Kumano.\u003cbr\u003eHis next work, PILES OF TIME (1999), was highly praised as an ambitious work that depicts the journey to a sacred site as a series of photographs reminiscent of a road movie, and won the 25th Kimura Ihei Photography Award in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"469\"\u003eSince then, while continuing to make Kumano his life's work, he has continued to create works centered around fundamental questions about the act of \"seeing\" itself, with themes such as Mont Sainte-Victoire in the south of France, Cézanne's studio, cherry blossoms, snow, and the surface of water. In 2006, he received the Higashikawa Domestic Artist Award, the Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award in 2008, and the Sagamihara Photography Award in 2015. In 2010, he formed the \"Photographic Secession\" group with photographers and critics of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eHis major photo books include \"KUMANO\" (Korinsha Publishing), \"PILES OF TIME\" (Korinsha Publishing), \"Kumano Snow Cherry Blossoms\" (Tankosha), \"Between the Sea and the Mountains\" (amanasalto), \"SAKURA\" and \"White\" (edition nord), \"Atelier of Cézanne\" (Nazraeli Press), \"Water Mirror\" (Case Publishing), and \"Étude\" (Super Lab). His works are held in the collections of museums both in Japan and abroad, including the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and ICP. He is a professor at the Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E7%90%86%E7%AD%96\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"検索: 「鈴木理策」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" aria-label=\"検索: 「鈴木理策」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E7%90%86%E7%AD%96\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eRisaku Suzuki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"検索: 「大判カメラ」の検索結果9件 – 文福\" aria-label=\"検索: 「大判カメラ」の検索結果9件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eLarge format camera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"すずきりさく｜鈴木理策 \/ SUZUKI Risaku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44012530597930,"sku":null,"price":17500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/suzuki-risaku-umi-to-yama-no-aida-between-the-sea-and-mountain-kumano-sain-iri-shashinshu-129.jpg?v=1772968917"},{"product_id":"ishigurokenji-hiroshima","title":"Kenji Ishiguro: HIROSHIMA 1965","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eIn 1965, Hiroshima marked 20 years since the atomic bombing.\u003cbr data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"103\"\u003e Rather than using motifs that directly depict the disaster, Ishiguro Kenji has turned his camera to the indescribable sense of unease that permeates a city that has recovered and \"returned to everyday life\" - a feeling he himself calls \"burnt air.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"313\"\u003e There are no melted remains or symbols that exaggerate the tragedy. What is shown is the Atomic Bomb Dome, which has become a tourist attraction, a landscape that has blended into everyday life, and the invisible shadow of the atomic bomb.\u003cbr data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"257\"\u003e This work, which captures the city from a personal perspective rather than a social record, has been reevaluated as an important work that anticipated later compact photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"361\"\u003e Arles Book Award 2019 Shortlisted\u003cbr data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"343\"\u003e Limited to 900 copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"361\"\u003e [Title] HIROSHIMA 1965\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eAkio Nagasawa Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] August 15, 2018 Limited to 900 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 217*210*18mm, 699g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Hiroshima 1965\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Kenji Ishiguro\/Author,\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Tokyo Inshokan\/Printing (Noboru Takayanagi\/Printing Director)\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [5] Above average to average (box slightly damaged, slight stains on top\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Slip case\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e Kenji Ishiguro (1935-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1935. Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School in 1959. In the same year, he received the Photographic Association's Newcomer Encouragement Award.\u003cbr data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"131\"\u003e He began his career as a photographer in the 1960s, and has produced works that capture the discomfort and unrest lurking within everyday life through his own unique perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"335\"\u003e His major photo exhibitions include \"Unfortunate Young People,\" \"Natural,\" \"Theater,\" \"Portrait of a Couple,\" and \"Excerpts from the Tale of the Ryukyu Arc.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e His photo books include \"Ken-san,\" \"Hiroshima HIROSHIMA NOW,\" and \"Natural,\" as well as the Ishiguro Kenji Works Collection (Volume 3), \"Wonderland\" (2015), and \"Youth 1968\" (Sairyusha, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"425\"\u003e He has expanded his field of activities beyond photography, serving as cinematographer for Shohei Imamura's film \"A Man Vanishes,\" and as director for the film \"The Powerless King\" (Toei Central), developing his expression across photography, film, and publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"いしぐろけんじ｜石黒健治 \/ ISHIGURO Kenji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44017811750954,"sku":null,"price":6200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/ishiguro-kenji-hiroshima-1965-shashinshu-964.jpg?v=1773317862"},{"product_id":"li-zhengde_he-new-chinese","title":"Lee Zhengde The New Chinese","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"271\" data-start=\"49\"\u003e The New Chinese, a photo collection by Chinese photographer Li Zhengde, is a documentary work capturing Chinese society in the midst of rapid urbanization and economic growth through photographs taken over a ten-year period. Li moved to Shenzhen in 2005, and from 2006 to 2016, he continued to point his camera at the city's frequent \"celebratory\" events, including opening ceremonies for luxury apartment buildings, parties at five-star hotels, fashion brand presentations, cultural expos, tourist spots, and birthday parties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"273\"\u003eIn Chinese cities, where living spaces tend to be divided by social status and income, these events are rare occasions where people of different social classes can temporarily share the same space and time. Li brings to light the ever-changing image of \"Chinese people\" through the expressions and behavior of the people who appear in these spaces. Their lively expressions change depending on the situation, and there is a dense intersection between individual desires and the atmosphere of the times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"595\" data-start=\"447\"\u003e The period of filming coincided with the start of China's real estate bubble, and the scenes are reminiscent of Japan's bubble period in the late 1980s. This book is a calm and sharp record of people living in the midst of rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] The New Chinese\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] STAIRS PRESS\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] May 2019 (first edition) Limited to 600 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 136 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 285*215*16mm, 975g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover \u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English, Chinese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Shinkokujin The New Chinese\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Written by Lee Jeong-deok, Edited by En, Designed by Ino Koichi\u003cbr\u003e Print\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9784908851056\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [3] Below average (some damage to corners, repaired)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Li Zhengde (1970-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in the 1970s in Anhua, Hunan Province, China.\u003cbr\u003e Founder of the art space \"Shokoen,\" his work focuses on photography, but also encompasses conceptual art, performance art, and painting.\u003cbr\u003e His works have been exhibited at Minsheng Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai, China), Guangdong Museum of Art (Guangzhou, China), Shenzhen Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Guan Shanyue Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), Folkwang Museum (Essen, Germany), Brandts \u003cbr\u003eHis work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art and Visual Culture (Odense, Denmark), the Soléric Cultural Center (Palma, Mallorca, Spain), PhotoL.A (Los Angeles, USA), and Saddleback College (Los Angeles, USA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 2013 China Dengke Documentary Photography Award\u003cbr\u003e 2016 Lianzhou International Photography Festival \"Punctum\" Award (nominated)\u003cbr\u003e 2017 Dali International Photography Conference: DIPE International Photographic Union President's Award\u003cbr\u003e 2020: Work \"Layer\" selected as one of the Top 10 Chinese Photography of the Year\u003cbr\u003e 2021 Shenzhen Aohu Art Village Artist of the Year Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"りせいとく｜李政德 \/ LI Zhengde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44021432549418,"sku":null,"price":2300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/li-zhengde-xin-guo-ren-the-new-chinese-xie-zhen-ji-660.jpg?v=1773737019"},{"product_id":"identites-de-disderi-au-photomaton","title":"(French) Identities IDENTITES, DE DISDERI AT PHOTOMATON","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book by French historian and photography critic Michel Frisot provides a historical interpretation of the relationship between photography and identity.\u003cbr\u003e Through numerous illustrations ranging from daguerreotype portraits to visiting card photographs, anthropometric photographs, passport photographs, and modern speed cameras, the exhibition asks, \"How has photography come to define the individual?\" \u003cbr\u003eThis book, part of the PHOTO COPIES series, was published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the French National Center for Photography at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 1985-86. It sheds light on the history of photography as a tool for self-recognition, recognition of others, and even control. In particular, Alphonse Bertillon's anthropometric photographs of criminals and the typological portraits associated with colonialism fundamentally question the neutrality of photography. This thought-provoking book can be read from the perspectives of both the history of photography and the history of thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] IDENTITES, DE DISDERI AU PHOTOMATON (From Disdéri to Photomaton - Identities)\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eÉditions Photo Copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] 1985\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 141 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e280*260mm, 855g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] French \u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Idantite do disdeli o fotomaton\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors]\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9782851084347\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [5] Average (slight scratches on corners, slight stains on top)\u003cbr\u003e [accessories]\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"みしぇるふりぞ｜ミシェル・フリゾ \/ FRIZOT Michel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44042003644458,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/identites-de-disderi-au-photomaton-1466998.jpg?v=1774421358"},{"product_id":"sekigutimasamichi_kyokuhokunokazoku","title":"Shinji Sekiguchi, Japan's \"Northernmost Family\": Rebun Island, Winter Memories (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e Rebun Island is Japan's northernmost island. As the sun sets in winter, a snowstorm covers the island, ushering in the season of the far north, where legend has it that \"Yamase (east wind) and monsters make noise at dusk.\" This book is a collection of photographs by photographer Sekiguchi Shinji, quietly capturing the lives and memories of families living on Rebun Island. Each photograph captures the daily routines of living alongside the harsh nature, the family's gaze, and the accumulation of time rooted in the land. This portrait record of the far north conveys the warmth that lies within the harshness and the certainty of people living as human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Japan's \"Northernmost Family\": Memories of Winter on Rebun Island - A Photo Collection by Shinji Sekiguchi\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] IPC \u003cbr\u003e[Date of publication] February 1, 1992\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 22*31cm. 800g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Japan's Foreign Friends: Rebunto Fuyunoki\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Makoto Sekiguchi\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4871987914\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed dedication on the colophon page, [5] average (slight tear on obi, slight creases on top cover, slight stains)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-446\" data-turn-id=\"request-692fb44b-6744-8321-b4db-d362e0c68518-6\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" data-message-id=\"fea49f06-1c88-409e-a5d2-15656066cc85\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"21\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"21\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eMasamichi Sekiguchi (Sekiguchi Masamichi) Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"240\" data-start=\"23\"\u003e Born in Obihiro, Hokkaido in 1959.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from Nihon University's College of Commerce in 1983.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography in 1984. While still a student, he studied under Enari Tsuneo.\u003cbr\u003e From 1984 to 1986, he studied at the Department of Photographic Engineering at the Fachhochschule Köln (Technical University of Cologne) in Cologne, Germany, where he learned both photographic expression and technique. \u003cbr data-end=\"165\" data-start=\"162\"\u003eIn 1987, he held the photo exhibition \"German Paintings\" at Minolta Photo Space Shinjuku and other locations throughout Japan. He is a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Association (JPA). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt; \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"せきぐちまさみち｜関口真路 \/ SEKIGUCHI Masamichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44042004660266,"sku":null,"price":1700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-4452864.jpg?v=1774421364"},{"product_id":"arakinobuyoshi_gekko","title":"Nobuyoshi Araki Moonlight Photography Limited Edition with Polaroid","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e This limited edition photo book, \"Moonlight Photography,\" by photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, includes Polaroids. A total of 26 scrapbooks, in which Araki took personal sketches and created layouts himself between 1964 and 1971 in sketchbooks from the stationery store \"Gekkoso,\" were discovered in a warehouse and compiled into this book. The period spans from 1964, when he won the first Taiyo Prize for \"Sachin,\" to 1972, when he left Dentsu to become a freelancer, a period before \"Sentimental Journey.\" This is the first public record of Araki's so-called \"blue period,\" which he himself says \"hasn't changed since then.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"358\"\u003eThe book is mainly composed of unpublished works, and motifs that would later lead to his representative works are already evident throughout. It also includes the handwritten titles on the covers of each scrapbook. The book is a generous 510 pages in A4 format, and includes an interview booklet with Araki explaining his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"450\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e The limited edition includes a Polaroid taken by Nobuyoshi Araki himself. A one-of-a-kind Polaroid of Araki in the present is included in the specially designed box. Together with the photo book, it is a composition where the past and present intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Moonlight Photo Limited Edition with Polaroid\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Switch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] November 27, 2019\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 510 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 217*274*44mm, 1765g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Gelato Photo Polaroid Tsuki Gendaiban\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Nobuyoshi Araki\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing] \u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-88418-473-5\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [8] Excellent condition (box tape peeling marks)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Polaroid photo (signed), box\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eNobuyoshi Araki (1940-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e Born on May 25, 1940 in Minowa, Taito Ward, Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e In 1959, he entered the Department of Photographic Printing Engineering at Chiba University's Faculty of Engineering, graduating in 1963. After graduation, he joined Dentsu and worked as a promotional photographer. In 1964, he won the first Taiyo Award for \"Satchin,\" demonstrating his presence as a photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eIn 1971, he published a privately published photo book, Sentimental Journey, documenting his honeymoon with his colleague Aoki Yoko, establishing his style of \"personal photography.\" In 1972, he left Dentsu to become a freelancer, photographing a wide variety of subjects, including nudes, cityscapes, flowers, his beloved cat Chiro, everyday life with his wife Yoko, and street snapshots. His style, which brings to the forefront fragments of everyday life and personal emotions, created a new trend in the world of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"556\"\u003e Since the 1980s, he has been taking densely-spaced photographs of everyday life using medium-format cameras such as the Pentax 67, Plaubel Makina 67, and Leica. With an intimate gaze on his subjects and a sense of humour, he pursues expressions that blur the boundaries between private and public space. He has published over 500 photobooks, earning him high praise both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eHis major photo books include \"Sentimental Journey\" (1971), \"Tokyo Weather\" (1977), \"Photo-Mad Old Man A\" (1990), \"Photography Personalism\" (2000), and \"The Complete Works of Nobuyoshi Araki\" (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"740\"\u003e His awards include the Taiyo Prize, the Austrian Order of Science and Arts, the 6th Ango Prize, and the 54th Mainichi Art Award Special Prize. He continues to actively photograph today and is known worldwide as one of Japan's leading contemporary photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Nobuyoshi Araki,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あらきのぶよし｜荒木経惟 \/ ARAKI Nobuyoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44074144235562,"sku":null,"price":77000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/araki-nobuyoshi-gekkou-shashin-poraroido-tsuki-genteiban-shashinshu-462.jpg?v=1773582988"},{"product_id":"hamayahiroshi-children-in-japan","title":"Photo Collection: Children's Folklore","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eHamaya, who has painstakingly documented the climate and folklore of postwar Japan, has compiled this book on the themes of \"four seasons\" and \"children\" from various parts of Japan. Born and raised in Tokyo, Hamaya experienced the modernization of the city firsthand. Since the 1940s, he has traveled to farming and fishing villages along the Sea of ​​Japan coast, photographing the lives of people living in harsh natural environments. This book is an extension of that line, capturing children playing, working, and standing in the landscapes of each region, such as beaches, festivals, fields, and alleys in snowy regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"425\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e The book is mainly composed of black and white photographs, with some color plates included. The climate and the body, the memories of the land and the time of growth quietly intersect.\u003cbr\u003e This collection of works was published in the same vein as Snow Country (1956), The Backside of Japan (1957), The China I've Seen, and The Homeland of Poetry (1958), and is also included in The Japanese Photobook 1912–1990 ( \u003cspan\u003eSteidl, 2017)\u003c\/span\u003e , a document that provides an overview of the history of photography in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Children in Japan\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eChuokoron-Shinsha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] 1959\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] 273*256*26mm, 1083g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Kodomofuki\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Hiroshi Hamaya\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average (box faded)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Box, separate English translation included\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] The Japanese Photobook 1912–1990 ( \u003cspan\u003eSteidl, 2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"197\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e Hiroshi Hamaya (1915-1999)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"197\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e Born on March 28, 1915 in Shitaya Ward, Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e He became interested in photography while studying at Kanto Commercial School, and after graduating he worked in aerial photography. He joined Oriental Photography in 1933 and went freelance in 1937. Before the war he captured urban Tokyo with a modern sensibility, but a visit to Niigata in 1939 led him to turn to folklore studies. From then on, he visited farming and fishing villages along the Sea of ​​Japan coast, documenting the climate and the lives of the people over a long period of time.\u003cbr\u003e After the war, he continued to create works based in Takada, Niigata, and published Snow Country in 1956 and Backside of Japan in 1957. He won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award for Backside of Japan. In 1960, he became the first Asian to become a member of Magnum Photos, and he covered the US-Japan Security Treaty protests and photographed nature around the world. In 1986, he received the ICP Master of Photography Award, and in 1987, he became the first Japanese photographer to receive the Hasselblad International Photography Award. He developed work that crossed the boundaries of reporting and documentary, with a focus on Japanese climate and folklore.\u003cbr\u003e Died on March 6, 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はまやひろし｜濱谷浩 \/ HAMAYA Hiroshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44074145841194,"sku":null,"price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/fukaya-hiroshi-kodomo-fudoki-children-in-japan-shashinshuu-772.jpg?v=1773317933"},{"product_id":"shibatatoshio_nihontenkei","title":"Toshio Shibata Typical Japanese","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-506\" data-turn-id=\"ba1e8993-9cc8-4d10-b73b-c1428f65c0d7\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"6a6686b8-1e15-45e1-9b7c-31606624bca1\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"164\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e This is a masterpiece by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eToshio Shibata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , one of Japan's leading photographers. This series was shot with a large 8x10 format camera, capturing civil engineering structures from all over Japan, including vast reclaimed land, gigantic dams, retaining walls and erosion control facilities built in mountainous areas. The precise depiction and distortion-free images that only a large format camera can provide vividly capture the texture of concrete and the feel of slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"353\" data-start=\"166\"\u003eThe monochrome screens are constructed with a strong emphasis on horizontal and vertical lines, clearly presenting the relationship between the volume of man-made objects and the surrounding nature. Since the period of rapid economic growth, the infrastructure that has been spread across Japan's mountains and rivers has possessed well-balanced geometric forms, yet appears to be in a state of tension with nature. Shibata neither criticizes nor praises these structures, but instead quietly presents them with a keen sensitivity to the forms themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"563\" data-start=\"355\"\u003eThe original title of this book was supposed to be \"Scenery of Japan,\" but due to a typing error at the printing company, it was published as \"Typical Japan.\" As a result, this title goes beyond individual fragments of landscapes and resonates as a term indicating the structural characteristics engraved into the Japanese land, that is, the \"typical\" landscape of modern Japan. In 1992, it won the 17th Kimura Ihei Photography Award. Edited by Yamagishi Kyoko, it is composed of illustrations taken in various locations from the 1980s to the early 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Typical Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Asahi Shimbun\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] October 1992 First edition\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 29 x 30 x 1.4 cm, 1080 g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Nippon Tenkei\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Toshio Shibata\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-02-256508-X\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [4] Average to below average (slight tears and missing parts on the obi, slight stains on three sides, slight discoloration)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi \u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eToshio Shibata (1949-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1949. Graduated from the Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in oil painting, and completed his graduate studies at the same university.\u003cbr\u003e In 1975, he received a scholarship from the Belgian Ministry of Education and enrolled in the photography department of the Royal Academy of Ghent in Ghent, where he began to take photographs in earnest. He returned to Japan in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He gained attention for his work capturing man-made structures in nature, such as dams, erosion control dams, and concrete retaining walls, all over Japan, using a large-format camera. Through meticulous monochrome prints and rigorous composition, he presented the structures and forms inherent in the landscape of modern Japan. In 1992, he won the 17th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his photo book \"Typical Japan.\" In the same year, his work was selected for \"New Photography 8\" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHe has exhibited both domestically and internationally, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in 1997. Since the 2000s, he has expanded his range of expression by working with color works. In 2008, he held a large-scale solo exhibition, \"Landscape,\" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. In 2009, he received the Photographic Society of Japan Artist Award and the Higashikawa Domestic Artist Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e His works are housed in major museums both in Japan and abroad, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Centre Pompidou, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しばたとしお｜柴田敏雄 \/ SHIBATA Toshio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44081510023210,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/kirita-satoshi-nihon-tenkei-shashinshu-144.jpg?v=1773571276"},{"product_id":"kobayashinorio-cluster-of-dreams","title":"Norio Kobayashi: Cluster of Dreams","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThis is his first full-scale collection of works since \"FIRST FLIGHT\" published in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e This book is part of a series that has been produced since 2012, focusing on snow. From powdery snow at the beginning of its fall, to artificial snow, to crystal clear snow that freezes and melts repeatedly - the various forms of snow have been painstakingly photographed all over Japan. For Kobayashi, who is originally from Odate, Akita, snow was not something he considered special, but after turning 60, he became attracted to the \"purity of it disappearing without a trace\" and began to point his lens at it. In addition to Akita, the photographs were taken in Nagano, Yamanashi, Gunma, Iwate and other places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Kobayashi is a photographer who has deeply engaged with landscapes, as seen in his representative work, which documents the land readjustment of the Tama Hills, which retains traces of rural life, through fixed-point observation. His neat framing, conscious of the horizontal and vertical, is consistent throughout this work, quietly depicting the signs of \"demolition\" and \"regeneration\" hidden beneath the surface of the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e At the end of the book, there is an essay by Kasama Yuki titled \"Remaining Snow and Blank Space.\" His thoughts on \"white\" in photography further deepen the understanding of this work. Design by Nakashin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis book is the latest work that follows the landscape of blue tarps. It has a structure that forms a counterpart to ``Japanese Blue'' (2025).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Cluster of Dreams ( A collection of dreams)\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Musashino Art University Press\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] February 1, 2023 (first edition) Limited to 750 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 309*266*17mm, 1130g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Cluster of Dreams\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Author: Norio Kobayashi, Design: Nakashin\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Tokyo Inshokan (Noboru Takayanagi\/Printing Director)\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9784864631549\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [6] Above average to average (slight scratches on top and bottom of cover, slight dirt on bottom)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Norio Kobayashi (1952-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Odate City, Akita Prefecture in 1952.\u003cbr\u003e He dropped out of the Faculty of Dentistry at Nippon Dental University and graduated from the Graduate School of Tokyo College of Photography.\u003cbr\u003e He began taking photographs at the age of 9. Since 1975, he has held numerous solo and special exhibitions both in Japan and overseas, and continues to create works that focus on urban peripheries and landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e In 1987, he won the Newcomer Award from the Photographic Society of Japan for his photo book \"LANDSCAPES,\" and in 1993 he won the Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his photo book \"FIRST LIGHT.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"331\"\u003e He has served as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo College of Photography, Nippon Photography Institute, Tokyo Zokei University, Tohoku University of Art and Design, etc. He was a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Musashino Art University from 2008 to 2023. He is currently a professor emeritus at Musashino Art University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"367\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e His works are housed in the collections of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and other art museums both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"こばやしのりお｜小林のりお \/ KOBAYASHI Norio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44106285940778,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/kobayashi-norio-cluster-of-dreams-shashinshu-793.jpg?v=1772707197"},{"product_id":"richard-misrach-cargo","title":"Richard Misrach: Cargo","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book is part of a series that visualizes the often-invisible flows of global trade and commerce through a serene and solemn gaze. In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought international trade networks to a near halt, Misrach took thousands of photographs of cargo ships passing through the Port of Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe monumental cargo ship stands out against the vast and rich colors of the sea, sky, and atmosphere, a tiny yet resolute presence that seems frozen in time: a scene that is eerily sparse yet undeniably beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The works abstractly trace multiple histories, including the collapse and slow recovery of maritime trade routes, the conflict between humans and the natural environment in an age of climate change, and the genealogy of maritime art. Known for his \"Desert Cantos,\" Misrach captures a cargo ship drifting in San Francisco Bay as a fixed-point observation, quietly questioning the impact of globalized commerce on society and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] CARGO by Richard Misrach\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Aperture\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date]\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 156 pages \/ 64 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e387*298 mm, 1050g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] English \u003cbr\u003e[Title reading] Cargo\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Richard Misrach\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [Print] -\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e9781597115865\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [5] Average (minor scratches on top and bottom, scratches on cover)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] January-March 2025, Pace Gallery (New York, US)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Richard Misrach (1949-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Los Angeles, USA in 1949.\u003cbr\u003e He studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and began making photographs in the early 1970s. His early work, Telegraph 3 AM (1974), documented Berkeley's homeless. He then traveled to the deserts of the Southwest, where he embarked on his signature project, Desert Cantos, which explored the clash between man and nature. He has continued to question environmental and political issues, capturing nuclear testing sites, floods, wildfires, border walls, and more in large-format color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHis most recent work, \"Border Cantos,\" documents the nearly 2,000-mile US-Mexico border. His other works include \"Golden Gate,\" \"On the Beach,\" and \"Destroy This Memory.\" His major publications include \"Desert Cantos,\" \"Bravo 20,\" \"On the Beach,\" and \"Border Cantos.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He received the International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity Award in 1988 and the PEN Center West Award in 1991 for \"Bravo 20.\" He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. His works are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. He is currently based in Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard MISRACH \/ リチャード・ミズラック","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44106754588714,"sku":null,"price":9600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/richard-misrach-cargo-2553265.jpg?v=1774421299"},{"product_id":"mizushimatakahiro_long-hug-town","title":"Takahiro Mizushima Long Hug Town","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"308\" data-start=\"173\"\u003e\"Long Hug Town\" is a photo collection that directly captures the warmth and raw energy of people Takahiro Mizushima encounters on the streets of Ota Ward, Tokyo, where he was born and raised. His childhood experiences of running away from home and memories of wandering the city intertwine with his work, creating a series of intense snapshots where the photographer's own life and the atmosphere of the city intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"460\" data-start=\"310\"\u003eMizushima is a photographer who values the \"sense of connection\" that arises in the moment when he calls out to people and builds relationships. He encounters people of all ages and genders. Night street corners, fleeting exchanges with passersby, memories of \"Long Hugs\" shared on the street... All of these are woven into a fictional utopia: one city, \"Long Hug Town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"620\" data-start=\"462\"\u003eThis work compiles the winning pieces from the 2017 Young Art Taipei Photo Eye Grand Prix. It traces the trajectory of a series spanning about 10 years, with photographs taken in Taiwan, where he recently relocated, resonating and mingling within the collection. In contrast to the landscapes of cities undergoing redevelopment and becoming more efficient, here, the scent of humanity, humidity, and warmth vividly breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"622\"\u003ePhotographing as if embracing the city, as if embracing people—\u003cbr data-end=\"650\" data-start=\"647\"\u003e\"Long Hug Town\" is a record of the \"place\" Mizushima built within his photographs, and a quiet, heartfelt love letter to the people living in the corners of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Long Hug Town\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] STAIRS PRESS\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] April 2018\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 12.8 x 18.2 x 1.8 cm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] LONG HUG TOWN\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Takahiro Mizushima \/ Author, Chao-Fan Wan \/ Editor, Ling-Ning Lo \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] \u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-908851-03-2 C0072\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] New\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] \u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTakahiro Mizushima (1988-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eAfter graduating from Tokyo Visual Arts in 2009, he has been creating photographic works with the city and its inhabitants as his main theme. In 2014, he was selected as a finalist for the 10th \"Photo 1_WALL.\" In 2017, he won the Grand Prix at \"Young Art Taipei Photo Eye\" (Photo One), a portfolio review held in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eIn 2018, he participated in 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT's \"Photo City Exhibition - William Klein and Photographers Living in the 22nd Century -\". Since then, he has continuously participated in exhibitions both in Japan and abroad, including the Lianzhou Foto Festival (2019, Lianzhou, China) and THE TEXTURE OF PROMISES (2022, San Sebastián, Spain).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eHe was nominated for the 50th Ihei Kimura Photography Award for his photo exhibition \"Memoirs of Huandao\" from July 15 to July 28, 2025 (Nikon Salon).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eHe is currently based in Tokyo and Taipei. He belongs to the independent gallery TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY (Tokyo), and through his activities there, he is also expanding his opportunities for independent presentations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"518\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Takahiro mizushima | 水島貴大\" href=\"https:\/\/mizushima-takahiro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"sに関するウェブページを見る\"\u003emizushima-takahiro.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"みずしまたかひろ｜水島貴大 \/ MIZUSHIMA Takahiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44106896408618,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/long-hug-town-6781147.jpg?v=1776661328"},{"product_id":"shinoyamakisshin-nude","title":"Kishin Shinoyama NUDE","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis tabloid-sized photobook brings together nude works by Kishin Shinoyama, one of Japan's leading photographers. Comprised of multiple series, each with a different setting and direction, it presents images of the body from multiple angles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecomposition\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages 1–24: Death Valley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePages 25–34: Twin Sisters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePages 35–45: Brown Lily\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePages 46–49: Maki and Sinatra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePages 50–59: Phantom perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePages 60–64: Tokyo Fairies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNude bodies placed in desolate landscapes, the tension between opposing bodies, references to exotic motifs, fantastical beings emerging in urban spaces. By changing the light and composition for each series, he highlights the volume, texture and intensity of the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe editor is Yamagishi Shoji, and the book design and composition are by Hosoya Iwao.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Kishin Shinoyama Photo Collection NUDE\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] The Mainichi Shimbun\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] February 28, 1970 (2nd printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 66 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 257*362*7mm, 582g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Shinoyama Kishinshashinshu Nude \u003cbr\u003e[Authors\/Editors] Kishin Shinoyama\/Author, Camera Mainichi\/Mainichi Graph co-editor, \u003cspan\u003eShoji Yamagishi\/Editor, Iwao Hosoya\/Book design and composition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Dai Nippon Printing\/Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [3] Below average (spine slightly damaged\/stained, corners folded\/damaged, discoloration, some tears and missing parts on the pasted colophon, price tag remains on the endpaper)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Kishin Shinoyama (1940-2024)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born on December 3, 1940 in Kashiwagi, Yodobashi Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture (now Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo).\u003cbr\u003e His real name is Kishin Shinoyama (Michinobu).\u003cbr\u003e He died of old age in Tokyo on January 4, 2024 (aged 83).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHe distinguished himself while studying photography at Nihon University College of Art, and won the Japan Advertising Photographers Association (APA) Award in 1961. In 1968, he left the advertising production company Light Publicity to become independent as a freelancer. In 1966, he was the youngest artist selected for the \"Ten Contemporary Photographers\" exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and in 1976 he was selected to represent Japan at the Venice Biennale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Since the 1970s, he has made a name for himself with his \"Gekisha\" series. He has photographed Momoe Yamaguchi, Akina Nakamori, and others, and has produced many portraits that symbolize the era. In 1991, he published Kanako Higuchi's \"Water Fruit\" and Rie Miyazawa's \"Santa Fe,\" sparking a boom that became a social phenomenon. He is also known for photographing the cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album \"Double Fantasy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"House\" (1975), \"Sunny Day\" (1975), \"TOKYO NUDE\" (1990), \"Santa Fe\" (1991), and many others. His large-scale solo exhibition \"The Power of Photography,\" which began in 2012, toured the country and attracted more than one million visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e His major awards include the Japan Photo Critics Association Newcomer Award (1966), the Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award (1970), the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (1972), the Mainichi Art Award (1979), the International Photography Festival Gold Award (1998), and the Kikuchi Kan Award (2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He has worked across a wide range of genres, from nudes and idols to kabuki, architecture and urban landscapes, and is regarded as one of the most influential photographers in the history of Japanese photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しのやまきしん｜篠山紀信 \/ SHINOYAMA Kishin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112265740330,"sku":null,"price":3410.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/nude-6308403.jpg?v=1774421478"},{"product_id":"imbekawori_time-to-go-back-to-the-moon","title":"Inbe Kaori★ I'm going back to the moon after all. (Signed) ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-544\" data-turn-id=\"request-692fb44b-6744-8321-b4db-d362e0c68518-22\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"9e9d433f-4711-403f-9b52-c8d9f8c4b413\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"99\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e Inbe Kaori★ has been taking portraits of women for 10 years. After careful dialogue with the women who applied to be her subjects, she creates images based on their life stories, and through the setting, brings them to fruition on the screen as imaginary landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"194\" data-start=\"101\"\u003eWhat emerges is an unspoken anger towards a society that demands \"normalcy,\" as well as anger and sadness directed towards oneself. The humor and irony that seep out from deep within these emotions bring tension and elegance to the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"301\" data-start=\"196\"\u003e By daring to expose what is often seen as \"flaws\" or \"weakness,\" the women begin to take on a unique beauty and sexiness. Their figures, which stand in opposition to the cityscape and posters, are portraits of individuals, as well as a sharply illuminated portrait of \"Japan.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"413\" data-start=\"303\"\u003e The title, an allusion to \"The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,\" expresses the artist's determination to distance himself from the tides of society and return to his roots. His gaze, which captures anger as a vital force and the energy of the soul that transcends the face and body, quietly yet violently provokes the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e There are two types of covers.\u003cbr\u003e ●2013 Kimura Ihei Photography Award nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"413\" data-start=\"303\"\u003e[Title] Time to go back... to the moon.\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Akaaka Art Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2013\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 210*266mm\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] I'm finally going to come back.\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Inbe Kaori\/Author, Yamamoto Chikako\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4865410074\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used Signed [7] Above average (\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Inbe Kaori★ (Inbe Kaori) 1980–\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1989. Japanese photographer and writer. Also known as Kaori Ibe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e After graduating from junior college, she worked at an editorial production company before self-taught herself in photography. Since around 2000, she has continued to create portraits of ordinary women, listening to their stories and exploring their lives. Since 2006, she has been working as a freelancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHer major photo collections include \"I'm Going Back to the Moon After All\" (AKAAKA Art Publishing, 2013) and \"Not the Ideal Cat\" (AKAAKA Art Publishing, 2018). Her books include \"Family Maladjustment Murder: The True Story of Ichiro Kojima, the Shinkansen Indiscriminate Killer\" (KADOKAWA, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Her major solo exhibitions include “Ethics Society” (Shinjuku Nikon Salon, 2007), “Suburbia, Kigurumi, Hikikomori” (Mo.Om Art Gallery, Milan, 2012–2013), “I’m Going Back to the Moon After All” (Nikon Salon Shinjuku, Osaka, and others, 2013–2014), “Not the Ideal Cat” (Nikon Plaza THE GALLERY Shinjuku, Osaka, and others, 2018–2019), and “Because It Was Probably Raining” (GALLERY KTO, Tokyo, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In 2008, she received the Miki Jun Award for Encouragement. In 2013, she was nominated for the 39th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for \"I'm Going Back to the Moon After All.\" In 2018, she received the 43rd Ina Nobuo Award. In 2019, she received the Newcomer's Award from the Photographic Society of Japan. In 2022, she was nominated for the 53rd Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Award for \"Murder of a Maladjusted Family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHe has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Japan and overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"いんべかをり｜インベカヲリ★ \/ INBE Kawori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112267640874,"sku":null,"price":5320.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-9067741.jpg?v=1774421312"},{"product_id":"田村彰英-tamura-photographs-サイン入り-コピー","title":"Akihide Tamura TAMURA Photographs","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e This is a collection of Akihide Tamura's early works. It is centered around two series: \"Houses,\" which he began photographing in 1967, and \"Roads,\" which he began working on in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"House\" captures the process of houses emerging on reclaimed land through fixed-point observation over a period of approximately two years. \"Road\" is a five-year documentary that follows the clearing of suburban hills until the completion of the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road. The act of standing in the same place goes beyond simply recording change; it has become the prototype of photography, which visualizes time itself. By incorporating random elements such as violent lightning strikes and falling snow into the frame, the landscape takes on new appearances amidst the repetition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In 1984, he won the Newcomer Award from the Photographic Society of Japan for this work. His work has also been included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and has received international acclaim. Included in \"The Japanese Photobook 1912–1990.\" The design was created by Tadashi Machiguchi, father of Satoru Machiguchi of Match \u0026amp; Company. Limited to 500 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] TAMURA Photographs\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eLe Mars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] 1983 \u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] Unpaginated, 24 plates\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 266*311mm, 800g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Tamura Photographs\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/editor, etc.] Akihide Tamura\/Author, Tadashi Machiguchi\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed [5] Average (fading on three sides, stains)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Separate chronology booklet (1 sheet)\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] The Japanese Photobook 1912–1990\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n \u003cstrong\u003eAkihide Tamura\u003c\/strong\u003e (1947–)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1947. His real name is Shigeru Tamura.\u003cbr\u003e He graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1967 and from the Graduate School in 1969. While still a student, his talent was highly praised by the school's principal and photography critic, Shigemori Koen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1969, he held his first solo exhibition, \"Light of Dreams,\" at the Ginza Nikon Salon (originally under the name Shigeru Tamura). He attracted attention with his \"BASE\" series, which featured photographs of U.S. military bases from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. In 1974, he exhibited his work in the \"New Japanese Photography\" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his fixed-point observation of \"House\" was recommended by photography director John Szarkowski and added to the museum's collection. Since then, many of his works have been collected by art museums both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHe published the photo book \"TAMURA Photographs\" in 1983 and won the Newcomer's Award from the Photographic Society of Japan the following year in 1984. In the 1980s and 1990s, he energetically produced works that focused on the transformation of urban landscapes, and led the way in contemporary Japanese photography. He also took stills on set for film director Akira Kurosawa's \"Kagemusha,\" \"Ran,\" \"Dreams,\" and \"Rhapsody in August.\" As an educator, he taught for many years at Tokyo College of Photography, Tokyo Zokei University, and other institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e His major publications include \"TAMURA Photographs\" (1983), \"Base\" (1992), and \"Kurosawa Akira\" (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"たむらあきひで｜田村彰英 \/ TAMURA Akihide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44123799126058,"sku":null,"price":14500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/tamura-photographs-5818651.jpg?v=1774421413"},{"product_id":"seung-woo-yang-you-re-there-and-i-m-here","title":"Yang Seung-woo You're Over There, I'm Over Here (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"150\" data-start=\"46\"\u003eAn early work by Japan-based photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eYang Seung-woo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Published by Shinpūsha in 2006, this book won the Grand Prize at the 9th Shinpūsha HASHIMA Photography Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"309\" data-start=\"152\"\u003eAfter coming to Japan in 1996, Yang turned his camera to the fringes of the city, focusing mainly on Shinjuku and Kabukicho. This book is a documentary that follows the homeless people he met at that time. \"I'm on this side, you're on that side,\" they said. As if to jump across that boundary, the author stood on the same ground and took photographs while living and sleeping with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"451\" data-start=\"311\"\u003eWhat is captured is the dramatic yet harsh reality of people living in what is called the \"dark side\" of society. Yet, humor, pride, and a glimmer of hope are also certainly alive there. Delving into the widening gap in society under the Koizumi administration, he brought the outlines of often anonymized existences to life with a tangible warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"526\" data-start=\"453\"\u003eWhat divides \"that side\" and \"this side\"? That question is by no means irrelevant. This work can be called Yang Seung-woo's origin, capturing the reality right next to the city head-on.\u003cbr\u003e●Winner of the Grand Prize at the 9th Shinpūsha HASHIMA Photography Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] You Are on That Side, I Am on This Side\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Shinpūsha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2006\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 120 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 212*149*12mm, 329g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KIMI HA ACCHI GAWA BOKU HA KOCCHI GAWA\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Yang Seung-woo \/ Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, autographed [\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e] Very good to good\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eYang Seung-woo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1966-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eA photographer born in Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, in 1966. He came to Japan in 1996, studied at the Japan Institute of Photography and the Department of Photography, Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University, and completed his graduate studies in the Graduate School of Arts at the same university. Since then, he has been based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eHe is known for his work capturing people living in Shinjuku, Kabukicho, and the urban fringes through intense monochrome snapshots. His photo book \"Shinjuku Maigo,\" published in 2016, received high acclaim and won the 36th Domon Ken Award. The following year, he released the photo book \"Hito\" and held a solo exhibition at a gallery in Paris in the same year, expanding his activities internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"414\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHis representative works include the \"Kimi wa Acchi Gawa, Boku wa Kocchi Gawa\" series, \"Seishun Kichijitsu,\" \"The Last Cabaret,\" \"TEKIYA,\" \"Nimotsu,\" and \"Shin Chosen.\" With a sharp, street-rooted gaze and close proximity to his subjects, he powerfully depicts the reality of people living in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"やんすんうー｜梁丞佑 \/ YANG Seung-Woo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44125598023722,"sku":null,"price":3850.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-5625943.jpg?v=1774421309"},{"product_id":"choi-yongjoon-the-elements","title":"(English\/Korean) Choi Yongjoon: The Elements","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eThis is the second photo book by Seoul, South Korea-based photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eChoi Yongjoon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e Published in 2022, three years after his previous work, \"Location,\" this book attempts to interpret cities from a new perspective, using map applications and satellite images as clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"371\"\u003e The series \"Element\" is made up of small fragments of images cut out under a common framework. By focusing on the details that shape the city - the interiors and exteriors of buildings, roads, land developments, building surfaces - it becomes clear that the layering of plans by anonymous engineers and architects creates unexpected geometric patterns and grids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"453\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \"Unidentified order\" formed by chance during the process of urban development. By discovering, extracting, and re-presenting these as photographs, this book visualizes the quiet beauty hidden within the woven structure of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] The Elements\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] The Phrase\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2022\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 129 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 255*310mm \/ 1,017g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] English, Korean\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] The Elements\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Choi Young-jun\u003cbr\u003e Print\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e979119712616\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [7] Above average (slight scratches)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Choi Yongjoon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A photographer based in Seoul, South Korea. Interested in topography, landmarks, and urban landscapes, he explores new perspectives on contemporary East Asian cities through photography. In recent years, he has used digital tools such as Google Earth and 3D Map to identify shooting locations, creating works that move back and forth between virtual and real spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He focuses on the structures and patterns formed during the process of urban development, and produces works that extract geometric order and accidental beauty. In addition to participating in exhibitions such as \"The Scrap\" and \"Poster Only,\" he also collaborates with various magazines and designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Her major publications include Location (2019, Aprilsnow Press) and The Elements (2022, The Phrase).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHOI Yongjoon \/ チェ・ヨンジュン　","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44127688523818,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/choi-yongjoon-the-elements-4715149.jpg?v=1774421318"},{"product_id":"tuchidahiromi_japan","title":"Hiromi Tsuchida's Japan - the times and people seen in urbanization, the bubble economy, the new century, festivals, and Hiroshima.","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"260\" data-start=\"86\"\u003eThis is the official catalogue for the exhibitions held at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ethe Tokyo Photographic Art Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ethe Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from 2007 to 2008. This book covers the major series that Tsuchida Hiromi has been photographing since the late 1960s, providing an overview of the changing Japanese society and the people who live there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"393\" data-start=\"262\"\u003e Through works such as \"Zokushin,\" \"Counting Sand,\" \"Party,\" \"New Counting Sand,\" \"Zokushin Sequel,\" \"Hiroshima Trilogy,\" and \"Aging,\" the exhibition spans themes such as urbanization, rapid economic growth, the bubble economy, the new century, festivals, and Hiroshima. It sharply visualizes the relationship between the individual and society—crowds, the enthusiasm of festivals, traces of memory, and aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"494\" data-start=\"395\"\u003eThis book is a definitive compilation of Tsuchida Hiromi's representative works, interpreting the modern history of postwar Japan through photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e ●27th \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDomon Ken Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e winning work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Hiromi Tsuchida's Japan - The times and people seen in urbanization, the bubble economy, the new century, festivals, and Hiroshima.\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Sankei Shimbun\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2007\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 164 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 252*250*14mm \/ 825g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Japan in the land of Tsuchida Hiromi - Toshika, Bubbles, Renaissance, Festivals, Hiroshima and the people who lived there.\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Tokyo Photographic Art Museum\/Planning and editing, Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art\/Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Nozaki Printing and Paper Co., Ltd.\/Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average (slight discoloration on the back of the obi)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi \u003cbr\u003e[Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] 2007-2008 \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTokyo Photographic Art Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFukui Prefectural Museum of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Hiromi Tsuchida (1939–)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in 1939 in Minami-Echizen Town (formerly Imajo Town), Fukui Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Fukui University, he worked for Pola Cosmetics Honpo while studying at Tokyo College of Photography. In 1971, he left the company and became a freelancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1976, he produced his masterpiece, \"Zokushin,\" which reexamined the Japanese national identity. Since then, he has consistently produced works on the theme of \"Considerations on Japan,\" through works such as \"Counting Sands,\" which captures urbanizing crowds, \"Party,\" which depicts the festive space of the bubble era, \"Zokushin 2,\" which symbolizes Japanese festivals, and the \"Hiroshima Trilogy,\" which brings the memory of the atomic bomb to the present. Since 1986, he has continued his self-portrait series, \"Aging.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He received the Ina Nobuo Award in 1978, the Photographic Society of Japan Award in 1984, the Domon Ken Award in 2008 \u003cstrong\u003e, and\u003c\/strong\u003e the Photographic Society of Japan Achievement Award in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e His works are housed in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Tate Modern, and other major museums both in Japan and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e Currently living in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"つちだひろみ｜土田ヒロミ \/ TSUCHIDA Hiromi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44133035114538,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6939222.jpg?v=1774421303"},{"product_id":"武田花-猫","title":"Hana Takeda Cat","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eA monochrome cat photo book by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTakeda Hana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , a photographer and essayist who has always maintained her own unique perspective.\u003cbr data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e He quietly photographs stray and pet cats living in the corners of the city, from Tokyo's old towns and back alleys, to cemeteries, on home balconies, and in front of snack bars, while maintaining a certain distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"349\"\u003e What is shown in the photo is not cuteness, but rather toughness and vigilance.\u003cbr data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"266\"\u003e The cats, with their sharp gazes, seem somewhat suspicious of the photographer on the other side of the lens. This sense of tension creates a unique atmosphere on the screen, giving the book a different appearance from the so-called \"soothing\" cat photo books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"439\"\u003e As you walk, you'll encounter cats, be approached by strange people, and find yourself in mysterious places.\u003cbr data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"387\"\u003e \"I'm happy to be living like this.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e As those words suddenly emerge, the cat, the city, and memories all come together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"561\"\u003e The book includes 12 essays at the end.\u003cbr data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"459\"\u003e The author's writing, which is casual yet warm, about stories of cats and dogs, his own memories, and fragments of everyday life, resonates with the photographs and leaves a lingering impression on the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Cat TOKYO WILD CATS Photographs BY HANA TAKEDA\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Chuokoron-Shinsha\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] April 7, 1996 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 212*265*18mm, 874g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Cat\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Hana Takeda\/Author, Yoshitomo Otani\/Creative Direction, Takamasa Uotomo\/Design, Ryoko Shiga (MODA)\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Dai Nippon Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4120025594\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [7] Above average (transparent cover shrinkage)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Transparent cover, obi\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHana Takeda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (October 31, 1951 – April 30, 2024)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"198\" data-start=\"13\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born October 31, 1951 in Tokyo. Japanese photographer and essayist. His real name is the same.\u003cbr\u003e His father is the writer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTakeda Taijun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , and his mother is the essayist \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTakeda Yuriko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"392\" data-start=\"254\"\u003e She attended Rikkyo Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, where she lived in a boarding school. After graduating from high school, her father bought her a Pentax SV, which prompted her to go on to photography school, but she soon dropped out. She then went on to Toyo University. During her student days and after graduation, she worked in a variety of jobs, including a publishing company, a bento shop, a hospital, an eel restaurant, a coffee shop, and the entertainment industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"696\" data-start=\"394\"\u003e After graduating from university, he continued to work part-time jobs while photographing stray cats, and published his first photo book, \"Cat Town Alley: Graffiti of Bad Cats and Miscellaneous Cats,\" in 1980. He held his first solo exhibition, \"Where Cats Were,\" in 1986, and gained wider recognition with the publication of \"Cats: A Place in the Sun\" the following year in 1987. In 1990, he won the 15th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for his photo book, \"Sleepy Town.\" Since then, he has written numerous photo essays in parallel with the publication of photo books, establishing a unique style that alternates between photography and words. His representative photo books include \"Cats: Tokyo Wild Cats,\" \"Seaside Bound,\" and \"Cats: Main Street,\" while his essay collections include \"Chimneys and Chickens,\" \"Crows and Cats,\" \"Cat Rays,\" and \"Cat Ghosts Are Not Scary.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"804\" data-start=\"698\"\u003e He inherited Takeda Sanso, a villa at the foot of Mount Fuji, which was the setting for his mother Yuriko's book \"Fuji Diary.\" He used part of the villa as a darkroom, but it was demolished in 2006 due to deterioration. In 2005, he donated materials belonging to his father, Taijun, to the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"842\" data-start=\"806\"\u003e He died of thyroid disease at a hospital in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, at the age of 72.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"252\" data-start=\"200\"\u003e His main subjects are cats and townscapes that seem left behind by the times. He is known for his monochrome style that creates a sense of tranquility and tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"392\" data-start=\"254\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"たけだはな｜武田花 \/ TAKEDA Hana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44135774715946,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/takeda-hana-neko-shashinshu-233.jpg?v=1773985778"},{"product_id":"marco-brambilla-transit","title":"Marco Brambilla Transit","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"191\" data-start=\"89\"\u003e This book is made up of color photographs taken at international and domestic airports. Brambilla, who is also known as a film director, turns his lens on the \"coded system\" of signs, pictograms, and guide signs that permeate airports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"193\"\u003e The inorganic corridors leading to the runway, the repetitive gate numbers, the architectural rhythms that encourage stopping and moving... What is present here is not a sense of travel, but a visual language for managing movement. This book extracts the graphic design and infrastructural details that accompany air travel, visualizing the aesthetics of transit spaces that are often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"332\"\u003eBrambilla is known as an artist who critically addresses pop culture and visual spectacle, but in this work he takes a more serene approach, carefully exploring the tensions between order, repetition, and color that lie hidden within spaces that prioritize function, quietly bringing to light the time that exists \"in between\" movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Transit\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Booth-Clibborn Editions\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] March 15, 2000\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 60 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 330*216*16mm\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] English\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Transit\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Marco Brambilla \/ Author\u003cbr\u003e Print\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 1861541244\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [4] Average to below average (minor scratches on the edges)\u003cbr\u003e [accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMarco Brambilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1960-) \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-620\" data-turn-id=\"request-692fb44b-6744-8321-b4db-d362e0c68518-33\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"b08236d5-329a-4fe7-bfe9-a56b6945f865\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"214\" data-start=\"45\"\u003eBorn September 25, 1960 in Milan, Italy. Italian-born Canadian contemporary artist and film director.\u003cbr\u003e After working in Hollywood, he gained international acclaim for his video installations, which reconstruct pop culture images and existing footage. Incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as 3D video and VR, he develops works that critically interpret popular culture from the perspective of Guy Debord's concept of \"spectacle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"400\" data-start=\"216\"\u003e As a feature film director, he has directed \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDemolition Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1993) and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDinotopia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (2002), among others. His representative art projects include the Megaplex series, which includes Civilization, Evolution, and Heaven's Gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"678\" data-start=\"402\"\u003eHis works are included in the collections \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eof the Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBorusan Contemporary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMuseum of the Moving Image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFundació Metronom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCorcoran Gallery of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"790\" data-start=\"680\"\u003eHe received the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (Film and Video) in 2002. Working across film and technology, he continues to question the structure of contemporary image consumption and immersive experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marco BRAMBILLA\/ マルコ・ブランビヤ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44139621318698,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/marco-brambilla-transit-6897093.jpg?v=1774421240"},{"product_id":"marubasimanabu_zoku-aruseishun","title":"Maruhashi Manabu: A Record of a Part-time Girls' High School Graduate","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"203\" data-start=\"56\"\u003eThis photo book is a record of the time spent with his female students at a part-time high school in Gunma Prefecture (later Isesaki Girls' Part-time High School) by Manabu Maruhashi, who taught there. It is a privately published collection of photographs compiled as a \"sequel\" to his previous work, \"A Certain Youth,\" published in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"391\" data-start=\"205\"\u003e Part-time students arrive at school in the evening and head home at night. In an attempt to close the gap between them in their limited time, Maruhashi began to turn his camera, a hobby of his, on them as he spent time with them. This film not only documents their time at school, but also visits them after they have graduated as \"senior visitors,\" capturing their lives afterward. Watching them talk about how their four years at part-time school have been a source of support for them, also led him to question his own role as a teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"393\"\u003eAt the end of the book, there are heartfelt comments from students who received copies of the book. The photographs and words overlap, conveying the preciousness of the time spent in the field of education, sharing their feelings about the impending closure of the school, memories of the wooden school building, and melodies sung at events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"570\" data-start=\"492\"\u003e I'm glad to be a teacher, and glad to continue taking photographs. This feeling permeates every page. This is a sincere documentary that records the intersecting youthful years at school and the path that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Continued: A Record of a Part-time Girls' High School Graduate\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Private edition\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] January 20, 1980\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] External dimensions: approx. \u003cspan\u003e218*282*20mm \/ 975g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Record of the 1960s and 1970s high school student\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Manabu Maruhashi\/Author, Takashi Iwasaki\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Mitsuno Printing\/Printing, Maruyama Binding\/Binding \u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average (small stains on box, price tag marks, original paraffin torn and missing, stains on 2 pages from the front cover, small stains on three sides, otherwise good condition)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Box, wax paper cover\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Manabu Marubashi (1924- ?)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture in 1924.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Faculty of Education at Gunma University in 1956. In the same year, he began working at the Gunma Prefectural Isesaki High School part-time course.\u003cbr\u003e From 1958, she worked at the part-time course of Gunma Prefectural Isesaki Girls' High School, where she photographed the daily lives of the female students while teaching.\u003cbr\u003e In 1974, she held a solo exhibition titled \"Part-time High School Girls\" at Nikon Salon (Ginza).\u003cbr\u003e In 1977, she published the photo book \"A Youthful Life: A Record of Part-Time High School Girls.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e He photographed students for many years while working closely with part-time education, documenting the time spent by these dedicated young people through both education and photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E4%B8%B8%E6%A9%8B%E5%AD%A6\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Search: 1 result found for ‘Manabu Maruhashi’ – Bunpuku\" aria-label=\"Search: 1 result found for ’丸橋学’ – 文福\" data-original=\"\/en\/search?q=%E4%B8%B8%E6%A9%8B%E5%AD%A6\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eManabu Maruhashi\u003c\/a\u003e , \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E6%A9%8B%E5%8F%A3%E8%AD%B2%E4%BA%8C\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Search: 2 results found for 'Joji Hashiguchi' – Bunpuku\" aria-label=\"Search: 2 results found for ’橋口譲二’ – 文福\" data-original=\"\/en\/search?q=%E6%A9%8B%E5%8F%A3%E8%AD%B2%E4%BA%8C\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eJoji Hashiguchi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"まるばしまなぶ｜丸橋学 \/ MARUBASHI Manabu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44140836782122,"sku":null,"price":15400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6352616.jpg?v=1774421301"},{"product_id":"christian-rodriguez-motobaik","title":"(English) Christian Rodriguez: Motobaik","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"592\" data-start=\"465\"\u003eThe title \"Motobaik\" comes from the Vietnamese pronunciation of the word for scooter. Vietnam is a rapidly growing emerging country in Southeast Asia. With a population of approximately 90 million, there are approximately 37 million motorbikes operating in the country, with millions traveling back and forth in the capital, Hanoi, every day. More than half of those drivers are women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"746\" data-start=\"594\"\u003e They almost completely cover their faces and hands with long-sleeved jackets, masks, and gloves, partly to protect against air pollution and partly to avoid sunburn. In Vietnam, fair skin is a symbol of high social status and economic stability, and tanned skin is associated with rural labor and outdoor work. These values ​​have led to widespread use of skin-whitening creams and protective gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"874\" data-start=\"748\"\u003e This series, which was shot in 2011 of female bikers riding through the streets of Hanoi, quietly reflects the invisible social pressures and the reality of women being expected to conform to beauty standards. The large-format portraits are also portraits of a city that emerges between anonymity and individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Motobaik\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Christian Rodriguez + \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eVibrant Editora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] April 2016 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 48 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 235*315*5mm, 340g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] English\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading]\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Martina Brant\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Maistype\/Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [7] Above average (slight scratches on cover, slight stains)\u003cbr\u003e [accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Christian Rodriguez\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"154\" data-start=\"47\"\u003e Born in the 1980s in Montevideo, Uruguay.\u003cbr\u003e Currently based in Stockholm, Sweden, she is a photographer who works with communities around the world to create long-term documentaries on the themes of gender and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"266\" data-start=\"156\"\u003e Her major long-term projects include Teen Mom, which explores teen pregnancy in Latin America, and a personal project that visually explores the Latin American literary movement Magic Realism (Realismo Mágico).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"574\" data-start=\"268\"\u003e His work has been shown at international festivals such as GetxoPhoto, PhotoEspaña, Paraty Em Foco, Photo Phnom Penh Festival, Photobook Bristol, Photoville, and Mexico's Centro de la Imagen's Bienal de Fotografía, and has been published in major media outlets such as National Geographic, Scientific American, The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and El Mundo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"794\" data-start=\"576\"\u003e Founder and director of the Uruguay International Photography Festival. Recipient of the EFTI (Spain) Roberto Villagras Scholarship, Nuevo Talento Fnac, Ojo de Pez Human Rights First Prize, and Getty Instagram Grant 2016. He gives workshops and lectures throughout Latin America and Europe. He is a member of Prime Collective and a National Geographic contributing photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt; \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"461\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian RODRIGUEZ \/ クリスチャン・ロドリゲス","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44144343777322,"sku":null,"price":2420.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/christian-rodriguez-motobaik-6784429.jpg?v=1774421241"},{"product_id":"shigalieko-lilly","title":"Lieko Shiga: Lilly","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eLilly is a photobook by Japanese photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLieko Shiga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e . It is a collection of her early works, created in London between 2003 and 2005, and is one of her representative works, which won \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ethe Kimura Ihei Photography Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (33rd time, 2007) along with her photobook Canary from the same period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"411\" data-start=\"185\"\u003e This book includes three series: \"Lilly \/ Damien Court,\" which features residents of the Damien Court housing estate in East London; \"Jacques saw me tomorrow morning,\" in which residents of the Calvert housing estate in South London were invited to the artist's room; and \"Piano,\" an early work featuring his younger brother. Living in a foreign country, despite its precarious circumstances, the artist treats the distance and relationship with his subjects as the very subject of his photographs, creating images with a sense of tension that simultaneously reveals feelings of intimacy and alienation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"521\" data-start=\"413\"\u003e This is a collection of works that uses re-photography and staged techniques to intertwine documentary and fiction, presenting the act of photography as an attempt to communicate with others. It is an important early photo book that demonstrates Shiga's methodology and concerns, which would lead to his later large-scale projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"803\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e ●33rd (2007) Kimura Ihei Photography Award winning work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [title] Lilly\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Art Beat Publishers\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] September 15, 2008 (2nd printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 21 x 30 x 1.5cm, 0.95kg\u003cbr\u003e [format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Lily\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Shiga Rieko\/Photography, Goto Shigeo\/Editing, Nakajima Hideki\/Art direction and design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Kashimura Printing\/Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 978-4-902080-13-1\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [5] Average (slight scratches on cover, slight damage to binding)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi, booklet\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eRieko Shiga (1980-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e Born in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture in 1980. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003e A graduate of Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, he has been based in London since the early 2000s and won the 33rd \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKimura Ihei Photography Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in 2008 for his photo books \"Lilly\" and \"CANARY.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"407\"\u003e In the same year, he moved to the Kitakama district of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, where he has been creating works based on the memories of the local people and land. After experiencing \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ethe Great East Japan Earthquake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in 2011, he has been exploring themes such as death and loss, the relationship between nature and human society, and the inheritance of memory. His major exhibitions include \"Spiral Coast\" (2012-13, Sendai Mediatheque), \"Blind Date\" (2017, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art), and \"Human Spring\" (2019, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"655\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e His major collections include \"Lilly\" (2008), \"CANARY\" (2008), \"Spiral Coast notebook \/ album\" (2013), \"Blind Date\" (2017), and \"Human Spring\" (2019). He has received \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ethe Higashikawa Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for New Artists (2012), the Domestic Artist Award (2019), and the Takashimaya Art Award (2014). In 2026, he will receive the 1st \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUmehara Takeshi Humanity Philosophy Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"しがりえこ｜志賀理江子 \/ SHIGA Lieko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44152573034538,"sku":null,"price":35500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/lilly-9154270.jpg?v=1774421235"}],"url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/collections\/photobooks-available.oembed","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}