"Message" is a collection of works by photographer Masashi Sa-uchi.
This work consists of color photographs taken with the author's beloved medium-format camera, the Pentax 67, capturing everyday streetscapes where nostalgia and the present intersect.
Reflections of light, the texture of the road, the color of the walls, the humidity of the air—capturing the layers of time and the subtle presence of memories that certainly exist within seemingly ordinary landscapes.
Sano's photographs evoke a quiet narrative in the viewer's heart, while omitting descriptions or drama about the subject.
The vibrant yet melancholic colors elevate fragments of everyday life into poetic images.
This collection of photographs, which conveys a "message" through the photographs themselves rather than words, symbolizes Sanoi's consistent perspective and questions the essence of "seeing" that emerges in the space between the city and the individual, memory and the present.
[Title] Message
[Publisher] Heibonsha
[Publication Date] April 10, 2001 (First Edition, First Printing)
[Number of pages] 164 pages
[Size] Approximately 23.3 x 30.4 x 2.1 cm, 1.31 kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] MESSAGE
[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Masashi Sanoi / Author, Akihiro Hatanaka / Editor, Takuya Yamada / Book Design
[Printing] Yoshida Printing Co./Printing, Ishizu Bookbinding Co./Bookbinding
[ISBN] 4-582-27746-2
[Condition] Used 【 4 】 Fair to Poor (Cover and three edges have yellowing and stains)
[Accessories] None
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Masafumi Sanai (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 Photography Award for "MAP".
He also engaged in a wide range of activities, including advertising, video, and music, and was in charge of the still photography for the movie "Jose and the Tiger and the Fish" (2003). He created the title sequence for the NHK television novel "Tsubasa" (2009).
In 2008, he established his own label, "Taisho," and released a photo collection 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).
