This is the first book by photographer Masafumi Sanai, who brought about a decisive shift in Japanese photography in the 1990s.
First edition, published in 1997.
Sanai, who learned photography on his own, emerged as an artist who symbolized the new sensibilities of the 1990s, and gained attention after winning the Photo New Century Award.
This book contains ordinary, everyday scenes, with no special incidents. In the subtle balance of light and shadow, distance and time, fleeting moments rise up as irreplaceable fragments of "life."
The book design by Satoru Machiguchi is highly regarded as a book that symbolizes the photographic culture of the 1990s.
Although it was not noticed when it was first published, it was reevaluated later and reprinted up to the 4th edition in 2007. The 5th edition is scheduled to be published in 2025.
The unique perspective and sense of color established in "Living" developed into the subsequent photobook "MAP" (2000), for which Sanai won the 2001 (26th) Kimura Ihei Photo Award.
This book is the origin of his creative work and a masterpiece that greatly changed the course of Japanese photography thereafter.
[Title] Alive
[Publisher] Seigensha
[Publication Date] April 25, 1997 (First Edition)
[Page Count] No page count
[Size] Approximately 31.5 x 28.1 x 0.8 cm, 0.70 kg
[Format] Softcover
[Title Reading] Ikiteiru
[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Masafumi Sanai / Author, MATCH / Art Direction
[Printing] Taisei Printing / Printing, Large-scale Bookbinding Printing / Bookbinding
[ISBN] 4-916094-16-6
[Condition] Used 【 4 】Fair to Poor (Slight yellowing on spine, slight yellowing on three edges, slight staining on endpapers, corner of cover creased)
[Included Items] Separate printed text "And the End" (Masashi Sanoi x Kotaro Iizawa)
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Masafumi Sanai (born 1968)
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1968.
She started taking photographs at the age of 24 and made her debut in 1997 with the photo collection "Living" (Seigensha).
In 2002, he won the 28th Kimura Ihei Photo Award for "MAP".
He also engaged in a wide range of activities, including advertising, video, and music, and was in charge of the in-film photography for the movie "Jose and the Tiger and the Fish" (2003). He also created the title sequence for the NHK television novel "Tsubasa" (2009).
In 2008, he established his own record label, "Taisho," and released a photo album titled "Galaxy" (2018).
In recent years, he has also been engaging in expressions that go beyond the boundaries of photography, such as video direction and poetry.
His major awards include the 12th Canon Photo New Century Excellence Award (1995), the 12th Photography Society Award (2000), and the 28th Kimura Ihei Photo Award (2002).
His major works include "Wakaranai" (I Don't Understand), "Ore no Kuruma" (My Car), "HUG," "Tekka," "Romantic," "Message," and "Ginga" (Galaxy).
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