This is the first anniversary issue of the legendary magazine "Shashin Jidai," a symbol of the 1980s subculture scene. This issue is a condensed version of the cutting edge of the underground photography world, and its stimulating, avant-garde photographs made a strong impact on the young people of the time, pursuing freedom of expression that broke through preconceived notions.
This issue features many works by Japan's leading photographers, such as Nobuyoshi Araki and Daido Moriyama, offering a glimpse into their early impulses and experimental endeavors. It also contains many radical nude photographs that challenged the taboos of the time, and many documentary photographs that expose the dark side of society, sparking controversy. The "anti-establishment" spirit advocated by editor-in-chief Akira Suei is strongly reflected in the issue, and it is like a mirror that reflects the social climate and youth culture of the time. It is an extremely rare resource that is indispensable when talking about contemporary art and subculture. A valuable archive that conveys the enthusiasm of that time to the present.
〈Works included〉 ・Nobuyoshi Araki “Scenery” ・Nobuyoshi Araki "Girl Friend" ・"Nobuyoshi Araki's Photographic Life" ・Ichiro Tsutsumi "Erotic Photo: Naomi Hayase" ・Tamiya Shiro "Actress Katou Kurumi" ・Keizo Kitajima "NEW YORK DIARY" ・Issei Suda "Landscape with a Chimney" ・Katsuhiko Otsuji "Anti-Nuclear Special: Elegant Mushroom Cloud" ・Kazuo Nagahashi "Biographies of Saints" ・Katsuo Kenmochi "Drug Investigation Raid" ・Junichi Yatsuji "Is this a photo of an alien?!" ・Seiji Kurata "PHOTO CABARET GOKURAKU" ・Genpei Akasegawa "Excavated Photo: 1,000 Yen Note from Kasumigaseki" ・Shinbo Minami "Shocking Photo!! Bank Robbery" ・Kagari Kazumitsu "Infrared Photography: Summer Standing" ・Hamada Hachiro "Bad Scenery" ... etc.
[Title] Photography Age: First Anniversary Issue (September 1982) [Publisher] Byakuya Shobo [Publication date] September 1982 [Number of pages] 146 pages [Size] Approx. 28.3 x 21.2 x 0.9 cm / 0.40 kg [Format] Softcover [Title reading] Car era collection 1st anniversary [Authors/Editors] Edited by Akira Suei [ISBN] None [Condition] Used, above average (minor scratches on edges) [accessories] none [Books featured] none [Related Exhibitions] none
