{"title":"Rare book \/ Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Books \/ Signed Books\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eikimori-intimacy","title":"Eiki Mori intimacy (signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"149\" data-start=\"21\"\u003e\"Intimacy\" is a photobook by photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEiki Mori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e . Following his 2011 publication \"Tokyo Boy Alone,\" which captured the lives of young people living in Tokyo and garnered attention, this is Mori's second photobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"269\" data-start=\"151\"\u003e This book is primarily composed of photographs documenting everyday life spent with lovers and friends over approximately one year, from the summer of 2011 to the summer of 2012. The atmosphere created by the close relationship between Mori and his subjects, and the sparkle of light-filled objects, delicately capture the ordinary scenes of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"404\" data-start=\"271\"\u003e While his previous work, \"tokyo boy alone,\" was a portrait collection themed around \"boys in Tokyo,\" this work shifts its focus to more personal and intimate relationships. The subtle tension that sometimes even feels unsettling permeates the peaceful scenes of everyday life is surely a testament to Mori's keen and delicate sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"642\" data-start=\"406\"\u003e The book's design is by designer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDaishiro Mori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e . The blurb on the dust jacket is by fashion designer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTsukasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Yamamoto, and the book includes an essay by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIkuo Shinjo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Professor at Ryukyu University) titled \"For Mori Eiki's 'Intimacy'—The Dazzling Rhythm of 'Boredom' in the Shadows\" at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ● Winner of the Ihei Kimura Photography Award (2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] intimacy\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eNanaroku-sha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] December 2013 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] No page numbers\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 25 x 22 x 1.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title pronunciation] Intimacy\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Eiki Mori\/Author, Daishiro Mori\/Design, Michiko Sakashita\/Editor\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Sun M Color\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 978-4-904292-39-6\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed, [8] Excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi (paper band)\u003cbr\u003e [Featured Books] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] \" \u003cspan\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/span\u003e \" chef d'oeuvre (Osaka) 2013 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"shopify-section section\" id=\"shopify-section-template--17228649332778__main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"product product--large product--left product--stacked product--mobile-hide grid grid--1-col grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper grid__item scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\"\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"product__info-container product__column-sticky\" id=\"ProductInfo-template--17228649332778__main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"71\" data-start=\"42\"\u003eEiki Mori\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"73\"\u003e Born in 1976 in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003efrom Parsons The New School for Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , Photography Department, in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"278\" data-start=\"185\"\u003e He is known for his portrait works that capture people from an intimate distance, often focusing on relationships with lovers and friends. In 2011, he co-founded \"OSSU,\" a photozine themed on male sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"387\" data-start=\"280\"\u003e His photobook \"intimacy\" (Nanaroku-sha, 2013), which documented his daily life with his lover and friends over a year, won the 2013 (39th) \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKimura Ihei Award for Photography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"389\"\u003e She explores diverse forms of expression, including photography, video, and performance, focusing on themes such as gender, sexuality, and family structures. Her recent work, \"Family Regained\" (2017), re-examines the concept of \"family\" as not being limited to blood relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"611\" data-start=\"502\"\u003e His major works include \"Crows and Pearls\" (2009), \"tokyo boy alone\" (2011), \"intimacy\" (2013), and \"Family Regained\" (2017). 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It is a classic that has led the current photo book publishing boom and has been reprinted by \"MACK\" in 2017 after being reprinted many times.\u003cbr\u003e His works \"NIAGARA\", published in 2006 and reprinted by \"MACK\" in 2018, and its successor \"BROKEN MANUAL\" (2010), along with the publishing company \"Little Brown Mushroom\" which he founded in 2008, have left a strong impression on people's memories, establishing him as a leading figure in the photography publishing industry.\u003cbr\u003e His 2015 publication of \"SONGBOOK\" returned him to the origins of the photobook, skillfully incorporating a lyrical and meticulous approach into his expression, once again firmly establishing his presence as a master of the photobook genre.\u003cbr\u003e Additionally,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003epostcards of the main images included in the photo book are included.\u003cbr\u003e The title, \"Gathered Leaves,\" takes its inspiration from poet Walt Whitman's \"Song of Myself,\" and plays on the idea that the photobook represents Soth's reflections and concepts, with her own stories collected in the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 29 large postcards with photos from the Postcards exhibition printed on one side.\u003cbr\u003e The back features an essay by Aaron Schuman, plus a card with a foreword by exhibition curator and London Media Space director Kate Bush.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Gathered Leaves\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] MACK\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] \u003cspan\u003eOctober 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] External dimensions: approx. 23 x 23 x 3 cm, 1.11 kg\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSleeping by the Mississippi [113 mm x 108 mm], Niagara [109 mm x 128 mm], Broken Manual [86 mm x 112 mm], Songbook [113 mm x 108 mm]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Box, soft cover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Gazered Leaves\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Alec Soth\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9781910164365\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, in good condition\u003cbr\u003e [accessories] Set of 29 postcards\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] \u003cspan\u003e\"Gathered Leaves: Photographs by Alec Soth\" 2015 (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlec Soth (1969-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_e751be309509d19f\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most representative contemporary American photographers.\u003cbr\u003e He captures the vast landscape of the American Midwest and the daily lives of the people who live there from a poetic and unique perspective. While inheriting the tradition of documentary photography, he skillfully expresses the sense of distance from the subject and the subtleties of their emotions, evoking deep empathy in the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of his works are shot using a large format 8x10 inch camera.\u003cbr\u003e Shooting with this large-format camera is a time-consuming process, but it also results in detailed depictions and a unique atmosphere in the photographs. The relaxed time he spends with his subjects also contributes to his intimate portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Sleeping by the Mississippi,\" which he shot while traveling along the Mississippi River, and \"Broken Manual,\" which focuses on airports in small towns in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alec SOTH \/ アレック・ソス","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957345718314,"sku":null,"price":27000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/eibun-alec-soth-gathered-leaves-sain-iri-shashin-shuu-407.jpg?v=1772977532"},{"product_id":"nakamuraikuo_kaichuuganmenhakurankai","title":"Yukio Nakamura's Underwater Facial Exhibition (signed and illustrated)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the unknown world of \"underwater,\" there are so many things that make you wonder, \"Why?\" Their colors, faces, shapes... The more you look at them, the closer you get, the more you realize they are all masterpieces in terms of color and design. It seems that not many people know that their unique paradise lies in such shallow waters, only a few dozen centimeters to 1-2 meters deep. I photographed these underwater actors, who are usually out of sight or who people tend to overlook, while taking care to make the most of their environment. _____From the afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ● \u003cb\u003e13th Kimura Ihei Photography Award Winning Works (1987)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] Underwater Facial Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Information Center Publishing Bureau\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] September 26, 1987 (first edition, 1st printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 21.7 x 26.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.74 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Kaichuganmen Hakurankai\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Yukio Nakamura\/Author, Masatsugu Kamekai\/Art Direction\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Toppan Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-7958-0173-8 C0072\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed and illustrated \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[4] Average to 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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. 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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":"hoshinomichio-alaska","title":"Alaska: Map of Life in the Far North (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large-format photo book capturing the nature and life of the far north that photographer Michio Hoshino encountered in Alaska, the \"last frontier.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Against the backdrop of majestic landscapes such as tundra, fjords, and glaciers, the film captures wild animals such as grizzly bears, caribou, moose, and humpback whales surviving in harsh environments, while also weaving in the stories of people who coexist with the harsh natural environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The photographs, which quietly focus not only on animals but also on the relationship between humans and nature, raise deep questions about the cycle of life and the meaning of life. The end of the book includes an essay, explanations of the photographs, and shooting data.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ●15th Kimura Ihei Photography Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Alaska: Alaska Arctic and Life Map\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Asahi Shimbun\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] August 25, 1990 (2nd printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 92 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 370*264*15mm, 1233g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Alaska Kyokuho Seimeinochizu\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/editor, etc.] Michio Hoshino\/Author, Jun Mimura\/Composition\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Toppan Printing\/Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4022561289\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Average to above average (cover scratches, slight damage on top and bottom)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Sticker attached to the cover (Kimura Ihei Photography Award winner)\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\"\u003e Michio Hoshino (1952-1996)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"307\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e Born in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture in 1952.\u003cbr\u003e He was strongly attracted to the northern nature from his childhood, and when he was 19 years old, he saw a photograph of an Eskimo village, which deepened his interest in Alaska.\u003cbr\u003e He first visited Alaska at the age of 20, and after graduating from Keio University, he worked as an assistant to animal photographer Mitsutsune Tanaka, before studying abroad at the University of Alaska's School of Wildlife Management in 1978.\u003cbr data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e He continued to record the Arctic wilderness, wildlife, and the lives and myths of indigenous peoples through both photographs and words.\u003cbr\u003e In 1986 he won the Anima Award (Heibonsha Taiyo), and in 1990 he won the 15th Kimura Ihei Photography Award (Asahi Shimbun).\u003cbr\u003e He died suddenly in an accident with a brown bear while reporting on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on August 8, 1996. Even after his death, his works continue to be widely read and quietly question the relationship between nature and humans.\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":"ほしのみちお｜星野道夫 \/ HOSHINO Michio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44011405344810,"sku":null,"price":25000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/hoshino-michio-alaska-arasuka-kyokuhoku-seimei-no-chizu-sain-iri-shashinshuu-948.jpg?v=1771655737"},{"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.pro\/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.pro\/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":"suzukirisaku_water-mirror","title":"Water Mirror (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"222\" data-start=\"47\"\u003eSuzuki Risaku's \"Water Mirror\" is a collection of works that condenses the thoughts and sensibilities of an artist who has continually questioned the very act of \"seeing.\" Suzuki sees the camera as \"a device for capturing part of the subject,\" and photography as \"pure perception through the camera.\" How can we return our vision, which has become more efficient through experience, to its primordial state? This question is brought to sharp focus by the motif of the surface of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"372\" data-start=\"224\"\u003e Water mirrors—images reflected on the surface of the water blur the boundary between real and virtual, temporarily suspending the viewer's experience and knowledge. The trees by the lake and their shadows swaying on the water's surface both exist equally in the photograph, and there is no way to determine which is \"real.\" What emerges is a state of pure perception, similar to the moment a child encounters the world when they look into a mirror for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"374\"\u003e This book includes a total of 46 works, including the \"Water Mirror\" series. The images, which combine precise depictions captured with a large-format camera with fluctuations and blurs, invite the viewer into the space between the concrete and the abstract. At the end of the book, art critic Yuri Mitsuda writes a text in both Japanese and English. This book will allow you to rediscover the possibilities of the medium of photography and the depth of the act of \"seeing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Water Mirror\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Case Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Production] \u003cspan\u003eJapan Fine Art Photography Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] September 2017 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated (112 pages)\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 331*263*16mm, 1217g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese and English\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Water Mirror\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Suzuki Risaku\/Author, Mitsuda Yuri\/Writer, Tanaka Yoshihisa\/Design, Nakajima Yusuke\/Editor, Okamoto Natsuyoshi\/Editor, Taka Ishii Gallery\/Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Hakko Art\/Printing, Printing Design\/Bookbinding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 9784908526138\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed (silver pen on the cover) [7] Above average (slight stain on the top)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] \u003cspan\u003eCASE TOKYO\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"82\"\u003e Risaku Suzuki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"82\"\u003e Born in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture in 1963.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Graduate School of Tokyo College of Photography in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He began working with photography in the late 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e In 1998, he published his first photo book, \"KUMANO,\" which focused on his hometown, Kumano.\u003cbr\u003e His 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-end=\"469\" data-start=\"296\"\u003e Since 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-end=\"755\" data-start=\"471\"\u003e His 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-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\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='Search: 3 results for \"Suzuki Risaku\" – Bunpuku' aria-label=\"検索: 「鈴木理策」の検索結果3件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/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='Search: 9 results for \"large format camera\" – Bunpuku' aria-label=\"検索: 「大判カメラ」の検索結果9件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"すずきりさく｜鈴木理策 \/ SUZUKI Risaku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44015241363498,"sku":null,"price":14300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/water-mirror-7522228.jpg?v=1774421293"},{"product_id":"harayoshiichi_tokoyo-no-mushi","title":"Yoshiichi Hara: TOKOYO NO MUSHI (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eThe title \"Insects of the Eternal World\" comes from a phrase that appears in Volume 24 of the \"Nihon Shoki,\" and the exhibition includes a series of works created based on the images of immortality and eternity described there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book uses insects, extremely small yet resilient living organisms, as its main motif, and quietly delves into universal themes such as human existence, life and death, and the cycle of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"430\"\u003e Rather than meticulously recording his subjects, Hara Yoshiichi is a photographer who has continued to question his own inner self and the state of existence through the act of photography itself. In this work, too, the monochrome photographs and illustrations bring to light layers of sensation and thought that exist before words, as if superimposing the instinctive life activities of insects with his own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Insects of the Everworld\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Sokyusha\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] March 25, 2013 (first edition) Limited to 400 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 84 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 265*217*12mm, 527g \u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Tokoyonomushi\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Hara Yoshiichi\/Author,\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] San-M Color\/Printing, Michitaka Ota\/Editor and Publisher, Katsuya Kato\/Design\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed on the front page, [5] average (slight stains on top and back covers)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Yoshiichi Hara (1948-2020)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1948.\u003cbr\u003e Dropped out of Chiyoda Photography College.\u003cbr\u003e He began producing photographs in the 1970s and held his first solo exhibition, \"Tohoku Afterimages,\" in 1973. In 1978, he self-published the photo book \"Wind-Pouring Flowers\" through his own publishing company, Derusha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"176\" data-start=\"173\"\u003e He attracted attention with his works that focused on strip club dancers and women working in the sex industry, and won the 17th Juntaiyo Award for My Gypsy Rose (1980), a work that combined photographs and text. \u003cbr data-end=\"258\" data-start=\"255\"\u003eHe published a collection of portraits taken with a 4x5 large format camera, \"Ladies' Record\" (1984), and a comprehensive work, \"Mandala Encyclopedia\" (1988).\u003cbr\u003e Since the 2000s, he has changed his style, producing intense snapshots that float on the border between dream and reality, such as \"Darkness of the Present,\" \"While There is Light,\" and \"Insects of the Everlasting World,\" which have been highly praised.\u003cbr data-end=\"386\" data-start=\"383\"\u003e In 2012, he received the 24th Photography Society Award, and in 2015, he received the Photographic Society of Japan Artist Award.\u003cbr\u003e Passed away in 2020 at the age of 72.\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":"はらよしいち｜原芳市 \/ HARA Yoshiichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44021201961002,"sku":null,"price":5700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/tokoyo-no-mushi-8122883.jpg?v=1774421301"},{"product_id":"usuikazuyoshi-showa-88","title":"Kazuyoshi Usui: Showa 88 (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"137\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eUsui Kazuyoshi's \"SHOUWA 88\" is a photo book conceived on a hypothetical timeline of \"what if the Showa era hadn't ended and continued to the present day?\" Setting 2013 as \"Showa 88,\" he uses a cyberpunk imagination to bring back to the present the vulgarity, excess, danger, and festivity inherent in the Showa era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"277\" data-start=\"139\"\u003e Set in Osaka, Kyoto, Chiba, and disaster-stricken areas, the film unfolds in a world where fictional red-light districts are reminiscent of red-light districts, and where traveling performers, shamans, dancers, geisha, and other characters intersect, blurring the boundaries between documentary and staged, reality and fiction. The intense pink color scheme and dense atmosphere evoke a Showa-era sensibility in which the profane and the sacred, life and death, coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"378\" data-start=\"279\"\u003e This work, through nostalgia for a past that never existed, is a book that contains a critique of modern Japan's homogenization and controlled society. Book design by Satoru Machiguchi. Limited to 1,000 copies. \u003cbr\u003e●2012 Kassel Photo Book Award nominee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Showa 88\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Zen Photo Gallery\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] 2012\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 78 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e257*182 mm, 600g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] English\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Showa 88\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Kazuyoshi Usui\/Author, Satoru Machiguchi\/Book Design\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Book printing\/printing and binding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, signed on the front page [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ], above average to average (tape marks on the box, slight discoloration on three sides)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Cylindrical box\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e Kazuyoshi Usui (1975-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Department of Photography at Tokyo Polytechnic University in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He is known for his unique worldview that combines photography and direction, based on the desires, religious beliefs, and physical sensations of postwar Japan. His representative work is the \"Showa\" series, which depicts a virtual world where the Showa era has not yet ended.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe has published photo books such as \"Showa88,\" \"Showa92,\" \"Showa96,\" and \"Showa99.\" In 2012, \"Showa88\" was nominated for the Kassel Photo Book Award in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the APA Award Grand Prize and Jury Prize, he has exhibited extensively both in Japan and overseas.\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":"うすいかずよし｜薄井一議 \/ USUI Kazuyoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44035373203498,"sku":null,"price":9300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/showa-88-2543998.jpg?v=1774421554"},{"product_id":"sekigutimasamichi_kyokuhokunokazoku","title":"Japan's \"Northernmost Family\": Memories of Winter on Rebun Island (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRebun Island, Japan's northernmost island. In winter, as dusk falls, blizzards envelop the island, bringing the polar season where, as the saying goes, \"the Yamase (east wind) and monsters stir at dusk.\" This book is a photo collection by photographer Masamichi Sekiguchi, who faced the families living on Rebun Island and quietly captured their lives and memories. The daily routines of living with harsh nature, the gazes of families, and the accumulated time rooted in the land are etched into each photograph. It is a portrait record of the far north, conveying the warmth within hardship and the certainty of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Japan's \"Northernmost Families\": Memories of Winter on Rebun Island – A Photo Collection by Masamichi Sekiguchi\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] IPC\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 1, 1992\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 22*31cm. 800g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] NIPPON KYOKUHOKU NO KAZOKUTACHI REBUNTO FUYU NO KIUKU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Masamichi Sekiguchi\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] \u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4871987914\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used. Inscribed with a dedication on the colophon page. [5] Average (obi with minor tears, dust jacket top slightly creased, minor foxing)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] None\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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 (1959-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"240\" data-start=\"23\"\u003eBorn in Obihiro, Hokkaido, in 1959.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from Nihon University's Faculty of Commerce in 1983.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from Tokyo College of Photography in 1984. Studied under Tsuneo Enari while enrolled.\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1984 to 1986, he studied abroad at the Fachhochschule Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences) in Germany, studying both photographic expression and technique.\u003cbr data-end=\"165\" data-start=\"162\"\u003eIn 1987, he held the photo exhibition \"German Impressions\" at Minolta Photo Space Shinjuku and various locations nationwide. Member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS).\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\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":"imbekawori_time-to-go-back-to-the-moon","title":"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":"You're on that side, I'm on this side (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":"feng-li_white-night","title":"White Night (signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"217\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"White Night\" is the first collection of works by Chinese photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFeng Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It compiles color street snaps taken as his life's work from 2005 to 2015 and was published by Jiazazhi Press in 2017. The first edition, limited to 1000 copies, is considered an important work that brought the artist international recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"370\" data-start=\"219\"\u003eFeng Li, who continued to take photos while working as a civil servant, is also known by the name \"Free Pig.\" He has established a unique style of capturing inexplicable and humorous moments encountered in the city with intense flash. The images in this book, while fragments of everyday life, possess an unusual sensation that somehow deviates from reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"535\" data-start=\"372\"\u003eThe title \"White Night\" is derived from a passage in the Bible, suggesting a worldview where day and night, visible and invisible, are inverted. His gaze, which brings to light the discomfort and absurdity hidden in the city during broad daylight as if it were the darkness of night, is thrown at the viewer as a \"question\" that resists explanation. As Feng Li himself states, this work does not offer clear answers but is also a device that constantly evokes questions in the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"652\" data-start=\"537\"\u003eA silent moment in the city ripped apart by flash, and the strange bodies and relationships that appear within it—this series of images transcends the urban landscape of modern China and shakes our very perception of reality. It is highly regarded as a book that has opened up new horizons in color street photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] 白夜 : White Night\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJiazazhi Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2017 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 228*321*11mm \/ 839g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] BYAKUYA\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Feng Li\/Author,\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] \u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [5] Good (Cover's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003erelease paper slightly peeled, corners slightly bent)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeng Li (born 1971)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"154\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBorn in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, in 1971. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eAfter studying Chinese medicine, he began self-taught photography around 1996. While working for the Sichuan Provincial Communication Bureau as a civil servant, engaged in photography related to technology development and urban infrastructure, he continued his personal creative work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"312\" data-start=\"156\"\u003eAround 2005, he officially launched \"White Night,\" a series of color street snaps set in the urban space of Chengdu. He established a unique style of using strong flash to capture accidental, uncomfortable, humorous, and inexplicable moments hidden in everyday life. His perspective is characterized by seeing people and events that appear on the street as a \"stage\" where reality and fiction intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"567\" data-start=\"314\"\u003eIn 2017, his first photo collection compiling this series, \"White Night,\" was published and gained international attention. Since then, he has received numerous awards, including the Discovery Award at the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJimei x Arles International Photo Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (2017), the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJinan International Photo Biennale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Best Photographer Prize (2012), and the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLianzhou Photo Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Grand Jury Prize (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"692\" data-start=\"569\"\u003eHe has also participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLes Rencontres d'Arles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (2018) and museums and galleries in various countries, expanding his activities internationally. His photography presents a new visual language for the urban image of contemporary China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRen Hang\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ふぇんりー｜馮立 \/ FENG Li","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44210713067562,"sku":null,"price":14000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/white-night-5591747.jpg?v=1774884434"},{"product_id":"hoshiharuto_luminanceofstreets","title":"Luminance of Streets (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoshi Haruto's first photo book, \"Luminance of Street.\" This book captures the human presence and impulses drifting through the night city, weaving a vivid narrative in monochrome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven before he picked up a camera, Hoshi was drawn to wandering through the night city. For him, this time was a space where he confronted \"solitude\" but also unleashed his imagination and desires. After leaving Yokohama in his early twenties and experiencing a turbulent life, including working nights in rural areas, he became devoted to photography in his mid-twenties. He studied at the Institute of Contemporary Photography and began working as a freelancer in 2000. This book can be seen as an early culmination of his experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe included works were primarily shot in Shinjuku's Kabukicho, as well as in other \"night cities\" like Yokohama and Kamagasaki. Although he obtained permission from his subjects, the images exude the improvisation and tension of a snapshot. A delicate gaze lurks within the seemingly haphazard compositions, where violence, humor, and humanity intertwine. What emerges is not an external observation, but a sense akin to \"solitude\" and \"solidarity\" that can only be shared by someone who has been in the same place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures emerging from the light and shadow of the night transcend mere documentation, subtly imbued with invisible relationships and inner worlds. The series of images, unfolding without relying on nostalgia and connected to personal memories and desires, carries the faint scent of quiet \"love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] 街の火 Luminance of Streets\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] GALERIA Q\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 14, 2007 (First Edition, 1st Printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 156 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Dimensions] Approx. 210*296*12mm \/ 567g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Pronunciation] MACHI NO HI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Hoshi Haruto\/Author, Ito Shinichi\/Production \u0026amp; Editing, Shimizu Toru\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Taiyo Printing Co., Ltd.\/Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784903141039\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【9】Excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Luminance of Street\" Place M (Tokyo)\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\"\u003eHoshi Haruto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1970-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"68\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970, Hoshi Haruto is a photographer.\u003cbr\u003eHe began photography in the late 1990s and continues to produce street photography centered on the alleys of entertainment districts and urban nightscapes. With Shinjuku's Kabukicho and Osaka's Nishinari (Kamagasaki) as his main stages, he presents works that capture the presence and relationships of the people living there, straddling improvisation and direction. He apprenticed under Takeshi Sato in 1997, enrolled in the Institute of Contemporary Photography in 1998, and has been working as a freelancer since graduating in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"440\" data-start=\"249\"\u003eIn 2007, he published his first collection of works, \"Luminance of Street\" (galeriaQ). Since then, he has released \"Whistle\" (2017, Little Big Man) and \"Shinjuku 1999–2008\" (2024, Zen Foto Gallery). \"Whistle\" earned him the Photographers' Society of Japan Award in 2018. In 2023, he was selected for the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum's \"Japanese Emerging Artists Vol. 20: Leap Before You Look,\" where he showcased a comprehensive exhibition of his past series, including new works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"590\" data-start=\"442\"\u003eHis major solo exhibitions include \"Luminance of Street\" (2007, Place M \/ Shinjuku), \"Luminance of Streets\" (2008, gallery onetwentyeight \/ New York), and \"Kabukicho\" (2008, nagune \/ Shinjuku). His works are held in the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoshi Haruto, Watanabe Katsumi, Yang Seung-Woo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ほしはると｜星玄人 \/ HOSHI Haruto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44217960267818,"sku":null,"price":7700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/luminance-of-streets-3333502.jpg?v=1774999030"},{"product_id":"shibatatoshio_landscapesigned","title":"Landscape - Shibata Toshio (signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"259\" data-start=\"45\"\u003e“Landscape” is a photo book by Japanese photographer \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. This catalog was published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the \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 from 2008 to 2009. It is a book that re-examines landscapes where artificial structures and nature intersect, presenting the fascinating forms found at the boundary between civil engineering and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"261\"\u003eUnlike landscape photography that captures the beauty of nature, Shibata has consistently focused on topographies and structures modified by human hands. He meticulously photographs civil engineering structures such as dams, embankments, roads, and rockfall prevention nets with a large format camera, bringing out rhythms created by straight and curved lines, repeating patterns, and symmetry within the frame. While these works reflect the meticulousness and craft-like sensibility of Japanese civil engineering, they also convey the dynamic relationship between artificial objects and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"642\" data-start=\"451\"\u003eThese landscapes are more than just records. The serene images first display a beauty of form, then quietly prompt reflection on how nature has been altered by human activity. A distinctive feature is the composition, which excludes clues like place names, making specific locations appear as if they could be other landscapes. In addition to various locations across Japan, since the late 1990s, Shibata has also photographed dams in the United States, allowing the regional differences to subtly emerge from the details of his images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"762\" data-start=\"644\"\u003eThe works are categorized into three types: \"Color,\" \"Night View,\" and \"Monochrome,\" offering a comprehensive overview of his work from the 1980s to his recent pieces. This book compiles the work of an artist who has revealed new charms in landscape photography through detailed depictions using a large-format camera and a structural perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Landscape - Toshio Shibata\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Ryokou Yomiuri Shuppansha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] July 30, 2012 (3rd printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 64 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 258*364*8mm \/ 710g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese・English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] LANDSCAPE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Toshio Shibata\/Author, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum\/Planning \u0026amp; Supervision, Satomi Fujimura\/Planning\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Toppan Printing\/Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784897522852\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used; gold pen signature on the inside front cover 【8】Excellent to Good (slight dirt on colophon)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2008 \"Landscape: Toshio Shibata Exhibition\" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshio Shibata (1949-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1949. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Oil Painting, and completed his postgraduate studies there.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1975, he received a scholarship from the Belgian Ministry of Education and enrolled in the photography department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he began to seriously pursue photography. He returned to Japan in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShibata gained recognition for his works capturing artificial structures within nature, such as dams, sediment control dams, and concrete retaining walls across Japan, using a large format camera. Through meticulous monochrome prints and precise compositions, he presented the inherent structures and forms in modern Japanese landscapes. In 1992, he received the 17th Ihei Kimura Award for his photobook \"Nihon Tenkei\" (Type of Japan). In the same year, he was selected for \"New Photography 8\" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continued to exhibit extensively both in Japan and internationally, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 1997. Since the 2000s, he has also worked with color photography, broadening his range of expression. 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's Artist Award and the Higashikawa Award for Domestic Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis works are held in major art museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou, 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\u003eEiji Ina, Taishi Hirokawa, Masaki Nakano\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しばたとしお｜柴田敏雄 \/ SHIBATA Toshio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44221903274026,"sku":null,"price":6400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-2225247.jpg?v=1775107333"},{"product_id":"nishimuratamiko-my-journey-signed","title":"Traveler (signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"151\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"Tabibito \/ My Journey\" is a photo book by Japanese photographer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTamiko Nishimura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It comprises 60 black-and-white works selected from approximately 1,500 photographs taken from the late 1960s to around 1980, quietly capturing landscapes and people encountered while traveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"287\" data-start=\"153\"\u003eViews from a train window, fishing boats at a port, people on a street corner, the presence of those close to her. Her consistent approach is to turn her camera not to special events, but to scenes that are an extension of everyday life. For Nishimura, \"travel\" does not refer to the act of going to a specific place, but to the very act of continuing to take snapshots wherever she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"444\" data-start=\"289\"\u003eWhat appears on the screen is a series of quiet images that do not strongly assert themselves. Yet, beneath them, there is a sense of time and memory slowly seeping through. Rather than capturing events, the time and space she has experienced emerge as a subtle presence. The book includes previously unreleased works, allowing for a re-examination of her perspective from her early days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"559\" data-start=\"446\"\u003eThe artist's consistent approach, maintaining the same process from shooting to developing and printing for many years, also underlies this book. The trajectory of her continuous engagement with photography, entrusting herself to the time when images emerge, quietly runs through it. The French binding is also striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Tabibito My Journey\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Zen Foto Gallery\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 10, 2018 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] Unpaginated (120 pages)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 253*222*14mm \/ 620g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] TABIBITO\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Tamiko Nishimura \/ Author, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmanda Lo\u003c\/span\u003e \/ Editor, Art Director\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Tokyo Inshokan \/ Printing and Binding (Noboru Takayanagi \/ Printing Director)\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784905453666\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed on flyleaf 【7】Good to Fair (Slight rubbing on spine corner)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTamiko Nishimura (Born 1948)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1948. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePhotographer.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from Tokyo College of Photography (now Tokyo Visual Arts) in 1969. While still a student, she frequented \"Jokyo Gekijo,\" an underground theater troupe led by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJuro Kara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, photographing performances and people. After graduation, she met \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDaido Moriyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKoji Taki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTakuma Nakahira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and was influenced by them while assisting with darkroom work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"467\"\u003eFrom the 1970s, she continued photographing while traveling throughout Japan, publishing her first photo book, \"Shikishima,\" in 1973. She continued to create works with travel as her theme, and from the 1990s onward, she expanded her activities overseas to Europe, Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. She has traveled to various places, funding her trips through part-time jobs and magazine work, continuing a practice that inseparably links her life and creative work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eFrom around 1968 to the present, she has consistently used film and adhered to the practice of producing prints in her own darkroom. She is known for her works that capture the atmosphere of landscapes and people from a poetic, spiritual, and deeply personal perspective. She describes her activities as a \"continuous journey,\" and has continued to take photographs with a nomadic sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"772\"\u003eHer major photo books include \"Shikishima\" (1973), \"Atsui Kaze\" (Hot Wind) (2005), \"Bokei\" (Longing) (2012), a trilogy including \"Tabibito (My Journey)\" (2018), and \"Tsuiso\" (Reminiscence) (2024). Her works are housed in institutions such as M+ in Hong Kong, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Herbert F. 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For him, this time was a place where he confronted \"loneliness,\" but also where his imagination and desires were unleashed. After leaving Yokohama in his early twenties and experiencing an unstable life, including working nights in a rural area, he became devoted to photography in his mid-twenties. He studied at the Modern Photography Institute and began working as a freelancer after 2000. This book can be considered an early culmination of his experiences, an extension of that journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe included works were primarily shot in Shinjuku's Kabukicho, as well as in \"night streets\" like Yokohama and Kamagasaki. Although he obtained permission from his subjects, the images exude the spontaneity and tension of snapshots. A delicate gaze is hidden within seemingly haphazard compositions, where violence, humor, and humanity intertwine. What emerges is not an observation from an outsider, but a feeling closer to \"loneliness\" and \"solidarity\" that can only be shared by someone who has been in the same place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures emerging from the light and shadow of the night transcend mere documentation, subtly revealing unseen relationships and inner worlds. The continuous stream of images, developed not by leaning on nostalgia but by connecting with personal memories and desires, carries a quiet hint of \"love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Luminance of Street\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] GALERIA Q\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 14, 2007 (First edition, first printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 156 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 210*296*12mm \/ 567g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] MACHI NO HI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Haruto Hoshi\/Author, Shinichi Ito\/Production and Editing, Toru Shimizu\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Taiyo Printing Industrial\/Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784903141039\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [8] Excellent (minor corner crease)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Luminance of Street\" Place M (Tokyo)\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\"\u003eHaruto Hoshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (born 1970)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"68\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970, Haruto Hoshi is a photographer.\u003cbr\u003eHe began photography in the late 1990s and continues to produce street photography primarily on the theme of alleys in entertainment districts and nocturnal urban spaces. Focusing on Shinjuku's Kabukicho and Osaka's Nishinari (Kamagasaki), he captures the presence and relationships of the people living there, presenting works that navigate between spontaneity and direction. He studied under Takeshi Sato in 1997, entered the Modern Photography Institute in 1998, and has been working as a freelancer since graduating in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"440\" data-start=\"249\"\u003eIn 2007, he released his first photobook, \"Luminance of Street\" (galeriaQ). Since then, he has published \"Whistle\" (2017, Little Big Man) and \"Shinjuku 1999–2008\" (2024, Zen Foto Gallery). \"Whistle\" earned him the Photographic Society of Japan Award in 2018. 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His works are housed in the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaruto Hoshi, Katsumi Watanabe, Seung-woo Yang\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ほしはると｜星玄人 \/ HOSHI Haruto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44243637927978,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/luminance-of-streets-3251574.jpg?v=1775869688"},{"product_id":"takanoryudai_inmyroom66","title":"Ryudai Takano - in my room 6x6, 2000-2006 (Signed)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-24\" data-turn-id=\"request-69d1a7a6-a4b4-83a7-b98d-d007624cfb09-5\" 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)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--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\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-turn-start-message=\"true\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"1188d18d-d317-4a86-a8d4-8b8019a666c2\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRyuudai Takano's \"in my room 6×6 2000-2006\" is a collection of photographs from a series that was shot in parallel with his representative work \"In My Room\" but remained unpublished, serving as a supplementary perspective that reveals another aspect of the latter work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs in this book were taken with a highly mobile 6×6 camera, in contrast to the static and structural images of \"In My Room\" captured with a 4×5 camera. While sharing time with the subjects invited into his room, a series of more impromptu and fragmented images connect, capturing a sense of fluctuating physicality and distance. At the time, the artist sought to avoid an excessive appearance of subjectivity and emotion on the screen, and this series was positioned as an experimental attempt not intended for public release. As such, the composition and choice of moments retain a certain wavering quality, possessing a different dynamism from a completed series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLater, these photographs came to be re-recognized not only as records of the subjects but also as traces of the shared time itself. This book visualizes the sensations and fluctuations in relationships that arise at the periphery of \"In My Room\"'s aim of expressing the unknowability of others, and it is a volume that illuminates the generative process of the series from within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"343\"\u003eIn 2026, YAMADA Book Publishing, the publishing division of Yamada Shashin Seihan, will publish a revised edition with additional 6x6 works.\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\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] in my room 6×6 2000-2006\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@GALLERY TAGBOAT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] December 12, 2006 (Limited to 100 copies)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] Unpaginated, 24 plates\u003cbr\u003e[Dimensions] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e205*\u003c\/span\u003e232*2mm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] In My Room 6×6\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Ryuudai Takano\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, with signature and edition number [7] Good\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] - \u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRyuudai Takano (1963–)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Fukui Prefecture in 1963, Ryuudai Takano is a photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 1987, he began to actively showcase his work in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis photographic expressions are characterized by their intellectual structure, centering on themes such as sexuality, the body, and everyday life. He received the 31st Kimura Ihee Award in 2006 for his series \"In My Room,\" which features male nudes photographed in his own home. He continues to explore the relationship between photography and perception through various approaches, including his \"Daily Photo\" series, which continuously records daily snapshots, \"Me and Them,\" a portrait series featuring himself alongside his subjects, and a series capturing shadows in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2010, he co-founded \"Photo-Secession\" with Risaku Suzuki, Taiji Matsue, Shinno Kuraishi, and Minoru Shimizu, engaging in critical practices concerning photographic expression. In 2025, he will hold \"Ryuudai Takano Casbah – To Survive This Daily Life –\" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Alongside his ongoing creative work, he continues to hold exhibitions and publish books, establishing himself as one of the most important artists in contemporary Japanese photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRyuudai Takano \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"たかのりゅうだい｜鷹野隆大 \/ TAKANO Ryudai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44249132204074,"sku":null,"price":14000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/in-my-room-66-2000-2006-6398221.jpg?v=1775957773"},{"product_id":"tatsukimasaru_owari","title":"Masaru Tatsuki: The End. ~April 1, 2014 (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasaru Tatsuki's \"Owari.\" is a photobook documenting the end of deer hunting in Tohoku, a practice that had continued for over half a century, and quietly captures the changes in the land and people's lives after the earthquake and tsunami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe backdrop to the book is the decision of a long-time deer hunter to give up hunting after radioactive substances were detected in venison, making it inedible. The act of entering the mountains, pursuing animals, and taking their lives was not merely a livelihood but a way of life deeply rooted in the land itself. With its large format and concise page layout, fragments of people, forests, tools, and atmospheres are presented with quiet intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title \"Owari.\" (The End.) signifies not only the retirement of a single hunter but also the disruption of a cultural way of life passed down through generations in the region. This book does not directly photograph the earthquake and tsunami itself but rather gazes at the practices lost in its aftermath, thus capturing the reality of Tohoku from a deeper perspective. Among Tatsuki's continuous work on Tohoku, this book profoundly imprints the irreversibility of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Owari. ~ April 1, 2014\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] SUPER BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] October 10, 2014 \/ Limited to 500 copies\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 24 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 300*300*3mm \/ 218g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] OWARI.\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Masaru Tatsuki \/ Author, Yoshiki Ochiai (Garage) \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Sankei Sogo Printing \/ Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, Edition 321\/500, Signed [8] Excellent to Good\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] March-April 2012 SLANT (Kanazawa)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasaru Tatsuki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Toyama Prefecture in 1974. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eBegan working as a freelance photographer in 1998. In the same year, he encountered art trucks (dekotora) and spent nine years traveling across Japan, photographing trucks and their drivers. In 2007, he published the photobook \"DECOTORA\" (Little More).\u003cbr\u003eFrom 2006, he continuously visited the Tohoku region, deeply engaging with its people, culture, and nature through his photography. In 2011, he released the photobook \"Tohoku\" (Little More).\u003cbr\u003eThis work earned him the 37th Ihei Kimura Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince then, he has continued to create works with themes of the body, labor, and memories of the land. His major photobooks include \"Sono Chi wa Mada Akai no ka\" (SLANT), \"KURAGARI\" and \"Owari.\" (both from SUPER BOOKS), and \"Gyojin\" (T\u0026amp;M Projects).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/search?q=%E7%94%B0%E9%99%84%E5%8B%9D\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Search: 3 results for \u0026quot;Masaru Tatsuki\u0026quot; – Bunbuku\" aria-label=\"Search: 3 results for \u0026quot;Masaru Tatsuki\u0026quot; – Bunbuku\"\u003eMasaru Tatsuki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"たつきまさる｜田附勝 \/ TATSUKI Masaru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44251983020074,"sku":null,"price":4300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/202441-2325277.jpg?v=1776195070"},{"product_id":"uedayoshihiko_a-life-with-camera","title":"A Life with Camera YOSHIHIKO UEDA (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eThe collection of works \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Life with Camera YOSHIHIKO UEDA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eYoshihiko Ueda\u003c\/span\u003e compiles over 30 years of his career since his debut in 1982, spanning across advertising, portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and snapshots. This nearly 600-page book contains works selected, arranged, and composed by the artist himself from his vast print archive, allowing readers to trace the changes and continuities in Yoshihiko Ueda's perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eThe included works begin with black-and-white portraits of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eRobert Mapplethorpe\u003c\/span\u003e taken in the 1980s, followed by color works of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eRay Charles\u003c\/span\u003e, and then portraits of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eYu Aoi\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eKirin Kiki\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eTakuya Kimura\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eTakeshi Kitano\u003c\/span\u003e. The latter half of the book includes representative series such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMateria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, creating a structure where personal and commercial works naturally intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"949\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWhat consistently stands out in Ueda's photographs is his approach of carefully capturing the light, atmosphere, and quiet presence of a place, rather than heavily directing the subject. As the introductory text states, \"Photography is about perspective,\" the works in this book can be read not only as records of subjects but also as traces of the artist's own engagement with the world. This book serves as a valuable entry point for understanding the complete picture of photographer Yoshihiko Ueda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] A Life with Camera YOSHIHIKO UEDA\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Hatori Shoten\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] April 10, 2015 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 586 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 239*311*43mm \/ 2,270g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] A Life with Camera Yoshihiko Ueda\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Yoshihiko Ueda \/ Author・Editor, Masanobu Sugatsuke \/ Editor, Hideki Nakajima \/ Book Design・Editor, Hans Ulrich Obrist \/ Text\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] San-M Color \/ Printing・Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784904702536\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed on flyleaf [5] Good (cover sunned, slight damage to top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi (belly band)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYoshihiko Ueda (born 1957)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hyogo Prefecture in 1957.\u003cbr\u003eOne of Japan's leading photographers. After graduating from Osaka School of Photography (now Osaka Visual Arts Academy) in 1979, he studied under Masanobu Fukuda and Taiji Arita, and went independent in 1982. While making a name for himself in advertising photography, he has also produced works across a wide range of genres, including portraits, landscapes, architecture, and performing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major works include \u003cem\u003eQUINAULT\u003c\/em\u003e, which captured the sacred forests of Native Americans; \u003cem\u003eAMAGATSU\u003c\/em\u003e, which followed dancer Ushio Amagatsu; \u003cem\u003eat Home\u003c\/em\u003e, which quietly depicted the daily life of his family; \u003cem\u003eMateria\u003c\/em\u003e, which focused on the nature of Yakushima; and \u003cem\u003eA Life with Camera\u003c\/em\u003e, which compiles over 30 years of his activities. He is widely known for his photographic expressions that capture not just the surface of the subject, but also layers of light, atmosphere, and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has received numerous awards, including the Tokyo ADC Award, New York ADC Award, and the Photographic Society of Japan's Artist Award. In 2011, he opened Gallery 916 in Tokyo Bay, working to disseminate photographic culture. From 2014 to 2025, he served as a professor at Tama Art University, contributing to the development of future generations. In 2021, he directed, wrote, and photographed the film \"The Garden of Camellias,\" and continues to work across various domains of photographic expression.\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":"うえだよしひこ｜上田義彦 \/ UEDA Yoshihiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44264813985834,"sku":null,"price":37500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/a-life-with-camera-yoshihiko-ueda-4973903.jpg?v=1776618072"},{"product_id":"ishikawanaoki_kami","title":"Hair (autographed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHair\u003c\/em\u003e by Naoki Ishikawa is an unusual collection of works by Ishikawa, who has typically focused on vast geographical subjects such as mountains, polar regions, islands, and cities, but in this book, he concentrates his gaze on the \"hair\" of a single woman. Published in 2014, this book was born from an encounter during the production of \u003cem\u003eKunisaki Peninsula\u003c\/em\u003e and occupies a private and experimental position within Ishikawa's body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images depict a woman standing in landscapes seen from a car window during a journey, on city streets, in hotel rooms, and in outdoor settings. However, her face is always covered by long black hair, and her identity is never revealed. As the pages turn, her clothing and the distance from the camera change, but her hair consistently remains at the center of the image. This repetition subtly shifts existing forms such as portraits, gravure, and travel records, opening them up to the viewer's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIshikawa's photography is underpinned by a sensibility that captures the subtle atmosphere hidden within land and culture, but in this book, that focus is directed towards a detail of the body. By obscuring the face, individual information recedes, and only the intense presence of being emerges. It is evident that Ishikawa, who photographs grand landscapes, found an unknown realm even within a familiar strand of hair. The obi text and contributed essay are by Issei Suda. 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This experience became one of the starting points for his early photo collection \u003cem\u003ePOLE TO POLE: The Wind Connecting the Polar Regions\u003c\/em\u003e and his subsequent activities. Since then, he has focused on polar regions, islands, mountains, and cities, publishing works that observe the memory of the land and human endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major photo books include \u003cem\u003ePOLAR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNEW DIMENSION\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMt.Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eARCHIPELAGO\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCORONA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEVEREST\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarebito\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eK2\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eShishapangma\u003c\/em\u003e. His written works include \u003cem\u003eThe Last Adventurer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCreating Constellations on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Last Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, among many others. He is also known for his unique activities that oscillate between physical practice and photographic expression, having summitted all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks, including Mount Everest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis awards include the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award and Artist's Award, the Kodansha Publication Culture Award, the Domon Ken Award, the Higashikawa Award Special Artist Award, and the Yomiuri Prize for Literature. His major solo exhibitions have been held at Art Tower Mito, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Okinawa Prefectural Museum \u0026 Art Museum, Accademia Carrara (Italy), and Japan House São Paulo, among others. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, and Yokohama Museum of Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"いしかわなおき｜石川直樹 \/ ISHIKAWA Naoki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44269235175466,"sku":null,"price":3700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6672439.jpg?v=1776617835"},{"product_id":"hoshiharuto_whistle","title":"WHISTLE (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"WHISTLE\" is a photobook by Haruto Hoshi, a Yokohama-born artist who captured the hidden atmospheres and people in the depths of the city in color. It has garnered attention as a work that brings the legacy of street photography into the contemporary era. After seriously engaging with photography in his mid-twenties and studying at the Institute of Contemporary Photography, he returned to the streets and continued to photograph the urban night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"155\"\u003eThe book depicts the underside of the city, which would never appear in tourist guides. Yakuza, hostesses, drag queens, young people, intoxicated individuals, and those lingering on the streets. He captures scenes where glamour and decay, violence and solitude, desire and humor intertwine, using strong flash and close-up perspectives. His photographs are unembellished, revealing a raw reality alongside a strange intimacy with his subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"322\"\u003eWhile inheriting the intensity reminiscent of Katsumi Watanabe and Seiji Kurata, Hoshi's photographs are not mere imitations. The way he closes the distance with his subjects, the vividness of the colors, and the sense of capturing even the humidity of the night, all encapsulate the urban atmosphere of the 2000s and beyond. The subtle human tenderness amidst the roughness is also one of its charms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"553\" data-start=\"459\"\u003eThe title \"Whistle\" can be interpreted as a sound to encourage oneself on a dark street, a signal to someone, or a melody to ward off loneliness. This photobook encapsulates the presence of those who wander the streets. Limited to 1000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"553\" data-start=\"459\"\u003e[Title]\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWHISTLE\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Little Big Man\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2017\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 110 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] approx. 322*237*13mm \/ \u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover, ring bound\u003cbr\u003e[Language] English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KUCHIBUE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Haruto Hoshi\/Author, Little Big Man\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Grafiche Milani, Italy\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【9】Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2017 Third District Gallery (Shinjuku, Tokyo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHaruto Hoshi (born 1970)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69d1a7a6-a4b4-83a7-b98d-d007624cfb09-1\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-92\" data-turn-id=\"request-69d1a7a6-a4b4-83a7-b98d-d007624cfb09-1\" 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)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-turn-start-message=\"true\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"a361ca1a-ef65-4a1a-85ee-e5fd6f8e012c\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"158\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1997, he apprenticed under Mr. Takeshi Sato. He enrolled in the Institute of Contemporary Photography in 1998, and after graduating in 2000, began working as a freelancer. Focusing primarily on the fringes of cities such as Shinjuku's Kabukicho, Yokohama, and Osaka's Nishinari Ward, he has continuously visited these areas, capturing people and nightscapes that can only be encountered through persistent presence, with a gaze that combines intense tension and intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"334\" data-start=\"160\"\u003eHe held his first solo exhibition, \"Mercury Lamp,\" in 2002. Since then, he has continuously presented his work, primarily in Tokyo, and also held a solo exhibition at gallery onetwentyeight in New York in 2008. From 2009 to 2020, he was involved in the operation of Third District Gallery, where he planned 34 consecutive exhibitions titled \"St. photo exhibition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"562\" data-start=\"336\"\u003eHis representative works include the photobook \"Machi no Hi (City Lights)\" (2007), which captures the nights of Shinjuku's Kabukicho in monochrome; the color photo collection \"WHISTLE\" (2017), published by Little Big Man in the USA; and \"Shinjuku 1999–2008\" (2024), a recent compilation. He is known for his style that candidly and intensely portrays the urban squalor, loneliness, and the presence of the people who live within it, and he received the 30th Photo Society of Japan Award. In 2023, he participated in \"Jump Before You Look: New Japanese Artists Vol. 20\" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"ほしはると｜星玄人 \/ HOSHI Haruto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44277450539050,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/whistle-9576147.jpg?v=1776843494"},{"product_id":"kitajimakeizo_isolated-places","title":"Isolated Places (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeizo Kitajima's photobook \"Isolated Places\" was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at RAT HOLE GALLERY in 2012. It features landscapes photographed across Japan, centered on the ongoing \"PLACES\" series that began in 1992. Traversing diverse geographies from cities to mountain villages and remote islands, the book consistently questions the anonymity of landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe depicted landscapes do not strongly assert a specific sense of place. Rather, they are fragments of vision, stripped of their unique contexts and homogenized. While earlier works focused on repetitive urban landscapes, the shooting locations gradually shifted to the peripheries of various regions in Japan. This change, however, is not a thematic shift but rather a deepening of perspective. The grainy texture and hard gradation detach the landscapes from explanation, leaving only traces of human presence. The distinction between urban and non-urban is invalidated, and both are juxtaposed at the same distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, landscapes are not objects that evoke memories or nostalgia, but are presented as being in a state of having \"lost their face and name.\" Keizo Kitajima's practice functions not as a visual means to identify places, but as a device to suspend them. It is a record that quietly reveals the contours of contemporary sensibility through the form of landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] ISOLATED PLACES\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] \u003cspan\u003eRAT HOLE GALLERY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] April 6, 2012\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 258*220*12mm \/ 660g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] ISOREITEDDO PUREISHISU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Keizo Kitajima\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [6] Good to Very Good (Cover: slight dent, Body: slight age-related tanning on edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] April 6 - May 23, 2012 RAT HOLE GALLERY (Tokyo)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"232\" data-start=\"35\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"54\" data-start=\"35\"\u003eKeizo Kitajima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"232\" data-start=\"35\"\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"57\" data-start=\"54\"\u003eBorn in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture in 1954. Photographer.\u003cbr data-end=\"80\" data-start=\"77\"\u003eHe began his photography career in earnest after joining \"WORKSHOP Photography School\" and co-founded the independently operated gallery \"Image Shop CAMP\" with Daido Moriyama and others in the late 1970s. In 1979, he received the Photographic Society of Japan's Newcomer's Award for \"Photo Express Tokyo.\" He received the 8th Ihei Kimura Photography Award for his photobook \"New York\" (Byakuya Shobo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"406\" data-start=\"234\"\u003eSubsequently, he photographed East and West Berlin, Eastern European and Asian cities, and the former Soviet Union, documenting the tension of cities and societies under the Cold War structure. Since the 1990s, he has continued to create, updating his themes and methods, including \"PORTRAITS,\" which captures ordinary people, and \"UNTITLED RECORDS,\" which photographs landscapes across Japan from fixed points. At the same time, he has continuously re-examined and reconfigured his past works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"520\" data-start=\"408\"\u003eA retrospective exhibition, \"Borrowed Places, Borrowed Time\" (November 29, 2025 - January 18, 2026), surveying his work from its early days to the present, is being held at the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"きたじまけいぞう｜北島敬三 \/ KITAJIMA Keizo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44307325517866,"sku":null,"price":7800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/isolated-places-2235244.jpg?v=1777737133"},{"product_id":"shimohiratatsuya_matsuri","title":"MATSURI (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Matsuri” is a photobook by Japanese photographer Tatsuya Shimohira. In 2005, after witnessing a lion dance at a shrine in Hachinohe, his new home, Shimohira began documenting festivals across Japan. What captivated him was not an ethnological interest, but rather the extraordinary fervor that emerges only on the \"hare no hi\" (festive days) of a matsuri, and the \"unknown sensation\" disconnected from everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book portrays people donning masks and costumes, transforming into different beings within the celebratory atmosphere. Rather than exaggerating the mystical nature of the rituals, Shimohira vividly captures the prevailing atmosphere and physical sensations, bringing to light the fundamental energy hidden within the festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by ZEN FOTO GALLERY in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] 祭り　MATSURI\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Zen Foto Gallery\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2010\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 36 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 182*258*4mm \/ 150g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English, Chinese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Matsuri\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Tatsuya Shimohira \/ Author, Amanda Lo \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Gateway Visual Creative Co. (Taiwan)\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [8] Very good to good-plus\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] October 2010, Zen Foto Gallery (Roppongi)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTatsuya Shimohira (1980-)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1980. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePhotographer.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from Tokyo Visual Arts in 2003. Participated in Gallery Niepce from 2003 to 2004. In 2008, he co-founded TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY with Shinya Arimoto and served as an operating member until 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"273\"\u003eSince the mid-2000s, he has created works exploring the climate and festivals of various regions in Japan, and the memories embedded in the land. His series \"Matsuri \/ MATSURI,\" which he began shooting after witnessing a lion dance in Hachinohe, sharply captures the physicality and communal fervor that emerge in celebratory spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"488\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHis major photobooks include \"Family\" (2009), \"Matsuri \/ MATSURI\" (2010), \"ELEMENT\" (2012), \"Fudo vol.1\" (2013), and \"Seiso Renkan\" (2015). He has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Japan and internationally, including at ZEN FOTO GALLERY and TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY. In 2011, he also participated in \"Niigata 発・日本の発見 映像と記憶のアルケオロジー 1865-2011\" (Japan House, Cité internationale universitaire de Paris).\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":"しもひらたつや｜下平竜矢 \/ SHIMOHIRA Tatsuya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44325253316650,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/matsuri-4856430.jpg?v=1778194454"},{"product_id":"asuka-wakida-happening","title":"HAPPENING (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHAPPENING\u003c\/em\u003e is an art book by graphic designer and art director Asuka Wakida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a collection of works based on Wakida's graduation project from Tokyo University of the Arts, compiling her personal diaries, photographs, and other actual records, with illustrations of people and events she encountered each day presented on a two-page spread. New works from 2018 were added, and the book was published by STAIRS PRESS in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the title \"HAPPENING\" suggests, this book depicts not extraordinary events but rather the small occurrences of everyday life. Conversations with friends, landscapes seen while traveling, people met in the city, sudden emotional fluctuations—these fragments are quietly portrayed through soft lines and colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Our daily lives are full of happenings.\u003cbr\u003eEvery tiny day is wonderful and fated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs these words suggest, the book is underpinned by an outlook that emphasizes carefully observing and living through each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile an illustration collection, it also possesses the feel of a diary, drawing book, design book, and even a personal novel, with Asuka Wakida's sense of everyday life itself crystallized into a single volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book design is by Hana Yazaki. The soft binding of the codex is also a charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwarded the Taito Ward Mayor's Encouragement Prize in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] HAPPENING\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] STAIRS PRESS\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] October 2019\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 216 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 120×160×21mm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Case-bound Codice binding, 4C\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese \/ English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] HAPPENING\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Asuka Wakida\/Author, Hana Yazaki\/Book design and editing, Wan Chaofan\/Editing, Maki Sato\/Translation\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Inyunic\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784908851070\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] New, signed\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Bookmark\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] 2020 \"HAPPENING\" (MIDORI.so2 Gallery OMOTESANDO)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAsuka Wakida (Wakida, Asuka) 1993-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Aichi Prefecture in 1993. Graphic designer, art director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts, then completed her master's degree at the same university. Became independent after working at Cozfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile engaged in design across a wide range of fields including books, exhibitions, advertising, and fashion brands, she also continues to produce her own works such as art books and scarves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has handled numerous art direction and graphic design projects, including for PARCO, LUMINE, HARUTA, ZUCCa, and the Doraemon 50th Anniversary Project. Her designs are characterized by their delicate capture of emotions and atmosphere in everyday life, and her unique sense of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShin Sobue, Kazunari Hattori, Kon Ito, pink pepper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"わきだあすか｜脇田あすか \/ WAKIDA Asuka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44360047591466,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/happening-3760444.png?v=1774421773"},{"product_id":"goze-hashimoto-shoko","title":"Goze (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Goze\" is a collection of works by photographer Shoko Hashimoto, who documented the lives of blind itinerant performers called \"goze\" while living and traveling with them in the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoze were blind female entertainers who traveled from village to village, performing with shamisen and storytelling. 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It's impressive that the photographs are not just ethnographic records, but also capture the remnants of community in post-war rural Japan and the warmth of people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Ihei Kimura once described his work as \"photographs that reek,\" Hashimoto's photographs possess a power that allows one to sense not only what is seen, but also the smell of damp earth and snow, the hearth, sake, and sweat of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original edition was published by Nora-sha in 1974 and received the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. This book is a re-edited version published by Aron Shobo in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Goze\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Aron Shobo\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] October 10, 1988\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 184\u003cem\u003e245\u003c\/em\u003e15mm \/ 626g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] GOZE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Shoko Hashimoto\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Creative House\/Printer\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4795275610\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, with presentation inscription [6] Good to Fair (Spine faded)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] 2013 \"Goze\" (Zen Foto Gallery), 2014 \"Goze\" Vintage Photo Exhibition (Zeit-Foto Salon), 2022 \"Goze\" (Ikeda Memorial Art Museum)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShoko Hashimoto (born 1939)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from the Department of Photography, Nihon University College of Art in 1963. From the early 1970s, he extensively photographed the itinerant lives of \"Goze,\" blind traveling performers. In 1974, his photo collection \"Goze\" received the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. In the same year, he participated in the \"15 Photographers Exhibition\" (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) alongside Nobuyoshi Araki, Takuma Nakahira, Daido Moriyama, and others, and his works were acquired by the museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continues to create works on the subject of marginalized lands and people remaining in various parts of Japan, such as indigenous landscapes, folklore, traveling performers, hot spring resorts, and disaster-stricken areas. 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His works are housed in The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIhei Kimura, Kazuo Kitai\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はしもとしょうこう｜橋本照嵩 \/ HASHIMOTO Shoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44400588554282,"sku":null,"price":7900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/2E04A566-ACEE-4D1F-ACF3-B7BC66650DFA.jpg?v=1779844890"},{"product_id":"hashimoto-shoko_nishiyama-onsen","title":"Nishiyama Hot Spring (Autographed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Shoko Hashimoto, featuring photographs taken in 1974 at \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" a hot spring cure resort nestled deep in the mountains of Hayakawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoaking in the hot springs, singing, eating, sleeping—a long stay. This book densely records Japan's hot spring cure culture and the atmosphere of its communities, which still existed even during the era of rapid economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-story wooden inn, a bathhouse enveloped in steam, banquets filled with singing, bodies floating in the hot water, and people relaxing. Hashimoto spent several days with them, not merely observing from the outside, but immersing himself in the scene, laughing with them as he continued to photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs mentioned in his own text, the women singing \"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun\" and \"Onna no Michi,\" people sunbathing in the hot spring, and the space where naked people conversed and laughed all reveal a dense, unique time specific to hot spring cure resorts, which is rarely seen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is striking is how Hashimoto's nuanced gaze captures not just a mere documentary record, but also people's physical sensations and even the scent of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the hidden works of Shoko Hashimoto, who has continuously photographed post-war Japanese folklore, communities, travel, and cultures remaining in the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Nishiyama Onsen\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Zen Foto Gallery\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2014\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 104 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 283\u003cem\u003e217\u003c\/em\u003e13mm \/ 554g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover, with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Nishiyama Onsen\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Shoko Hashimoto \/ Author, Editor; Ling-Ning Lo \/ Editor, Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Honglang Caiyi Printing \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [10] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] 2014 \"Nishiyama Onsen\" (Zen Foto Gallery)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShoko Hashimoto (Hashimoto Shoko) 1939-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1963, graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography. From the early 1970s, he extensively photographed the touring lives of blind itinerant performers called \"Goze,\" and received the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award for his photobook \"Goze,\" published in 1974. In the same year, he participated in \"15 Photographers\" (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) alongside Nobuyoshi Araki, Takuma Nakahira, and Daido Moriyama, and his works were acquired by the museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continues to create works with themes of indigenous landscapes, folklore, itinerant performers, hot spring resorts, and disaster-stricken areas, focusing on the land and people remaining throughout Japan. As Ihei Kimura once remarked, his works \"reek,\" known for their strong physical sensation that evokes the humidity and scent of the land, and even the presence of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Goze,\" \"Kitakami River,\" \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" \"San'ya 1968.8.1-8.20,\" and \"Ishinomaki.\" Since 2011, he has continuously photographed his hometown of Ishinomaki after the Great East Japan Earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. His works are housed at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%81%8D%E3%82%80%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%88%EF%BD%9C%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%91%E4%BC%8A%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B+%2F+KIMURA+Ihei\"\u003eIhei Kimura\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8A%EF%BD%9C%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%AB+%2F+KITAI+Kazuo\"\u003eKazuo Kitai\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%82%80%E3%82%89%E3%81%8B%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%95%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A%EF%BD%9C%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E4%BB%81%E4%B8%80+%2F+MURAKAMI+Masakazu\"\u003eMasakazu Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e, Yusuke Yamaya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はしもとしょうこう｜橋本照嵩 \/ HASHIMOTO Shoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44404432535594,"sku":null,"price":6050.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/3437D7D3-CED6-4800-B8BF-89A080CC92F2.jpg?v=1779931757"},{"product_id":"lin-hsuan-lang_urakagami","title":"Reverse Mirror (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA self-published photobook by Taiwanese photographer Lin Xuanlang.\u003cbr\u003eA small-circulation collection of works, with only 30 copies produced. It captures scenes, people, and fragments of the city encountered in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title \"Urakagami\" (meaning \"back mirror\" or \"hidden mirror\") evokes the sensation of peering behind the image reflected in a mirror. Fleeting expressions of people passing by on the street, the accidental arrangement of objects, inexplicable feelings of discomfort or attraction—the continuity of these elements creates a visual stroll throughout the entire book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConscious seeing and unconscious perceiving. The collection of photographs, developed to explore the boundaries between these two, does not tell a clear story but rather evokes fragmented memories and sensations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you turn the pages, coincidence and inevitability intersect, making you feel anew the不思議さ (mystery\/wonder) of the photographic medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Urakagami\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Self-published\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2016\u003cbr\u003e[Pages]\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. ***mm \/ ***g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Chinese, Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] URAKAGAMI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Lin Xuanlang \/ Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [10] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLin Xuanlang (Lin Xuanlang) 1987-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Taipei, Taiwan. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from the Department of Information Management at Far East University, he studied photography at Osaka Visual Arts College. He continues to create works focusing on chance and visual experience, with urban spaces and fragments of daily life as his themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, he received the TIVAC Photography Award Jury Prize for \"V.F. Planetary System – Imagination of Space by Vegetable and Fruit.\" In the same year, \"Taipei No Goodbye\" was selected for the Young Portfolio Acquisitions (YP2016) at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, and his work was acquired for permanent collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, he held the solo exhibition \"Taipei No Goodbye.\" In recent years, based in Taiwan, he continues to participate in photography exhibitions and art projects.\u003cspan\u003eMember of \"VACUUM GALLERY\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Osaka).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the TIVAC Photography Award Jury Prize and selection for the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Young Portfolio Acquisitions. In 2025, he received the Photo One Portfolio Review Exhibition Special Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJun Abe, Ryosuke Koshino, Nagisa Goto, Takuya Suzuki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"りんしゅえんらん｜林軒朗 \/ LIN Hsuan-Lang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44408097308714,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/DC3194A6-2094-45DD-A81D-0282FEC4CE35.jpg?v=1780112148"},{"product_id":"tsuchida-hiromi_new-counting-grains-of-sand","title":"New: Counting the Sand (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"111\"\u003eIn 1989, Hiromi Tsuchida, feeling the end of an era with the death of Emperor Showa and Hibari Misora, completed his long-running series \"Counting Sand.\" This book is a collection of works from \"New Counting Sand,\" produced as its sequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eSince the 1970s, Tsuchida had been photographing crowds gathering in cities. In post-bubble Japan, he noticed a significant change in how people gathered and formed groups. Tsuchida observed that instead of crowds moving in a single direction as before, \"people gathered while maintaining distance from each other.\" This book documents Japanese society from the 1990s to the early 2000s through scenes of people gathering at festivals, cherry blossom viewing, New Year's shrine visits, demonstrations, and tourist destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"485\"\u003eThe collection is divided into two parts: \"New Counting Sand 1995-2004\" in color and \"Counting Sand 1975-1989\" in monochrome. Furthermore, this work attempts to re-examine the relationship between photography and reality by digitally compositing his own image into the frame. It is an ambitious work that anticipates a time when digital technology would make photographs less about proving facts, while simultaneously capturing changes in crowds and the media environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eFrom the period of rapid economic growth to the post-bubble era, this is a representative work by Hiromi Tsuchida, who continuously observed changes in Japanese society through the presence of crowds. It is a pioneering work in Japanese photography, with a perspective that seems to foresee today's SNS society and the age of fake images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"931\"\u003e[Title] New Counting Sand\u003cbr data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"617\"\u003e[Publisher] Tosei-sha\u003cbr data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"629\"\u003e[Publication Date] June 20, 2005 (First Edition)\u003cbr data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"654\"\u003e[Page Count] 160 pages\u003cbr data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"668\"\u003e[Size] Approx. 298 x 300 x 20 mm\u003cbr data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"690\"\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"708\"\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"722\"\u003e[Title Reading] SHIN SUNA O KAZOERU\u003cbr data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Hiromi Tsuchida \/ Author, Toshio Shiratani \/ Design\u003cbr data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"774\"\u003e[Printing] Tokyo Inshokan \/ Printing and Binding (Noboru Takayanagi \/ Printing Director)\u003cbr data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"812\"\u003e[ISBN] 4887730314\u003cbr data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"832\"\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Good to Fair (Box: sticker residue, slight dent on corner)\u003cbr data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\"\u003e[Accessories] Box\u003cbr data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"877\"\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"887\"\u003e[Related Exhibition] Hiromi Tsuchida Photo Exhibition New Counting Sand (LADS GALLERY, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"957\"\u003eHiromi Tsuchida (born 1939)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eBorn in Sakai Village, Nanjo District, Fukui Prefecture (now Minami Echizen Town). Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eAfter graduating from Fukui University Faculty of Engineering and working for Pola Cosmetics, he studied at the Tokyo College of Photography Research Department. In 1971, he became independent after winning the 8th Taiyo Award for \"Autistic Space.\" Since then, he has continued to produce works themed on Japanese society and post-war history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eHis representative work from the 1970s, \"Zokujin,\" photographed festivals and folk beliefs across Japan. He then produced \"Counting Sand,\" \"Hiroshima Trilogy,\" \"BERLIN,\" and \"Fukushima,\" continually questioning the relationship between Japanese people and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003eRepresentative works include \"Zokujin,\" \"Counting Sand,\" \"New Counting Sand,\" \"Hiroshima 1945-1979,\" \"Hiroshima Monument,\" \"Hiroshima Collection,\" \"BERLIN,\" \"Fukushima,\" and \"Aging.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003eMajor awards include the Taiyo Award (1971), Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award (1984), Ina Nobuo Award (1987), and Domon Ken Award (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003eMajor collections include the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Yokohama Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Modern Art, New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Tate Modern, and Centre Pompidou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1470\"\u003eShomei Tomatsu, Kazuo Kitai, Shinzo Maei, Eiji Ina, Sohei Nishino\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"つちだひろみ｜土田ヒロミ \/ TSUCHIDA Hiromi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499328696362,"sku":null,"price":6600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/2A9C2401-4496-4CF4-8CCC-4889BE7FE1FD.jpg?v=1782271639"},{"product_id":"yamauchi-michio_hito-e","title":"To: [Recipient's Name] (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Michio Yamauchi. This book was published as part of a series of continuous exhibitions titled \"Tokyo\" and \"To People\" held at Place M from 1987 to 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from Tokyo College of Photography, Yamauchi joined Image Shop CAMP and has been exhibiting photographs taken while walking the streets of Tokyo since the 1980s. People standing in the city, people passing by, people looking at him, people who don't look back. \"To People\" captures the distances between the people he encountered in the city, directly as photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout strong direction or explanation, he encounters and passes by people on the street, pointing his camera at them. The momentary relationships are preserved within the frame. Gaze, body orientation, expression, the cityscape in the background. The photographs do not just capture the subjects, but simultaneously capture the time and place where those people stood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater, Yamauchi expanded his photographic scope beyond Tokyo to other Asian cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kolkata, and Dhaka. This book is an interesting photobook for understanding his work in Tokyo before that expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] To People\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Place M\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 1992\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 104 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 211*298*7mm \/ 506g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] HITO E\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Michio Yamauchi\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [8] Excellent to Good (slight damage to edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] Michio Yamauchi Photo Exhibition \"To People\" (Minolta Photo Space, 1992)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMichio Yamauchi (やまうちみちお) 1950-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Aichi Prefecture. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraduated from Waseda University, Second Faculty of Literature. In 1980, he enrolled in the evening division of Tokyo College of Photography and graduated in 1982. In the same year, he joined Image Shop CAMP and exhibited his works mainly in photography magazines and independent galleries. He studied under photographer Daido Moriyama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continued photographing on the streets of Tokyo from the 1980s, and in 1992, published \"City\" and \"To People.\" Later, he expanded his photographic range to Asian cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Dhaka, Keelung, Bangkok, and London. He consistently produces snapshots that capture people and the atmosphere of the streets while walking through cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major works include \"City,\" \"To People,\" \"Shanghai,\" \"Hong Kong,\" \"TOKYO,\" \"CALCUTTA,\" \"Keelung,\" \"DHAKA,\" and \"DHAKA 2.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major awards include the 22nd Ina Nobuo Award (1997), the 20th Tadahiko Hayashi Award (2011), and the 35th Ken Domon Award (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major collections are held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Shunan City Museum of Art and History, Nikon, and the Ken Domon Museum of Photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaido Moriyama, Masato Seto, Keizo Kitajima, Seiji Kurata\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"やまうちみちお｜山内道雄 \/ YAMAUCHI Michio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44509027237930,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/250CE3F5-0058-4BF1-AA62-3091BC4ADC42.jpg?v=1782717932"},{"product_id":"takiguchi-hiroshi_mado-sou","title":"Window -SOU- (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA privately published photo collection by Hiroshi Takiguchi. This volume compiles several years of events that occurred to his wife and her family, using his own photographs interspersed with old family photos that were left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sudden death of his mother-in-law, his father-in-law's long hospitalization, his wife's childbirth, the death of their cat, a family member, and then the death of his father-in-law. Takiguchi observes the continuous cycle of life and death within the family from a quiet distance. Rather than intensely expressing sorrow or joy, the photographs are arranged to capture the passage of time itself, through the light in hospital rooms, interiors, family figures, and the atmosphere by the window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title \"Mado\" (Window) is conceived as a thin boundary separating the inside and outside of a room, this side and the other side. The reading \"SOU\" layers multiple meanings such as \"aspect\" (相), \"thought\" (想), \"loss\" (喪), \"funeral\" (葬), and \"accompany\" (添う). This work gazes at the fragile boundary between life and death, past and present, those who remain and those who depart, through the image of a window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis privately published edition was released in 2008 in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at Nikon Salon \"Juna 21.\" It is a limited edition of 400 copies, preceding the 2014 publication by Little Big Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] MADO -SOU-\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Private Edition\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] November 25, 2008\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 50 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 257*210mm \/ 263g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] SOU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Hiroshi Takiguchi\/Author, Hiroko Takiguchi\/Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Offset Japan\/Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Good to Fair (Slight corner fold, minor scuffing on cover)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] Hiroshi Takiguchi Photo Exhibition \"MADO-SOU-\" (Nikon Salon bis, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHiroshi Takiguchi (1977-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Shizuoka Prefecture. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2000, participated in the New York University Film Production Summer Session for Beginners. In 2001, graduated from the Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. In the same year, his animation work \"Fū ni Yurarete\" won the Grand Prize at the Group Gendai Film Competition. In 2004, his photographic work \"Hazama\" won the Excellence Award in Nobuyoshi Araki's selection at Canon New Cosmos of Photography 2004, and also received the Semi-Grand Prix in the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraversing photography, video, painting, and other media, he creates works exploring family, memory, life and death, and traces of land and time. In 2008, he presented \"MADO-SOU-\" at Nikon Salon \"Juna 21.\" Since then, he has also presented \"TRACE 2003~2009,\" \"PEEP,\" \"Tsuzureori -I-,\" \"HAMAOKA,\" \"Neko no Tsumetogi,\" and \"Israel_Tōno.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey works include \"MADO -SOU-,\" \"PEEP,\" \"Neko no Tsumetogi Zine,\" and \"Israel_Tōno.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Canon New Cosmos of Photography 2004 Nobuyoshi Araki Selection Excellence Award and Semi-Grand Prix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor Collections -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobuyoshi Araki\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"たきぐちひろし｜滝口浩史 \/ TAKIGUCHI Hiroshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44514275754026,"sku":null,"price":5200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/4CDD4DB5-872B-4D6A-836E-9FA58AA2C072.jpg?v=1782752020"},{"product_id":"mizoguchi-yoshio_hotaru","title":"Firefly \/ Firefly (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Yoshio Mizoguchi. This is his first collection of works, compiling portraits of women taken over 35 years, based on the series \"Firefly\" which received the 27th Taiyo Award Runner-up Prize in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features women Mizoguchi met and photographed across Japan from the 1980s to the 2000s. They are people in their daily lives, people heading somewhere, people looking directly at the camera, and people who, in a fleeting moment, remain within the frame. Rather than elaborate staging, each individual is depicted in a way that captures the atmosphere and time that presented itself on the spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his afterword, Mizoguchi likens women to fireflies, stating, \"I wanted to capture new fireflies with a camera, a firefly catcher.\" This conveys a sense of attempting to preserve in photographs what is unreachable, what quickly vanishes, yet what undeniably glowed before his eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of relying on nudity or overt expressions, a subtle sensuality and the flow of time emerge from the subjects' expressions, body movements, the way light falls, and the surrounding atmosphere. This book is a compilation of fragments photographed over a long period, woven together as a personal record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] ホタル \/ Firefly\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Sohkyusha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2013\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 126 pages (121 works included)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 305*230mm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] HOTARU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Yoshio Mizoguchi \/ Author, Michitaka Ota \/ Editor, Akihiko Tsukamoto \/ Book Design, Nobumi Akagawa \/ Book Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] San-M Color \/ Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [9] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYoshio Mizoguchi -\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hachioji, Tokyo. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBegan photography self-taught in 1970. In 1990, the series \"Firefly\" received the 27th Taiyo Award Runner-up Prize. Also active as a member of the photography collective \"Baku,\" photographing people, towns, and the atmosphere of cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first photobook, \"Firefly,\" was published by Sohkyusha in 2013. Subsequently, \"Kusa Niou Hibi\" was published in 2017, \"Kuruoshii Miyako Tokyo\" in 2022, and \"Obi to Suna Kyoto\/Enoshima\" in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major works include \"Firefly,\" \"Kusa Niou Hibi,\" \"Kuruoshii Miyako Tokyo,\" and \"Obi to Suna Kyoto\/Enoshima.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major awards include the 27th Taiyo Award Runner-up Prize (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor collections -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshikazu Hara, Michio Yamauchi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"みぞぐちよしお｜溝口良夫 \/ MIZOGUCHI Yoshio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44514282340394,"sku":null,"price":6600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/56273C2D-158D-4654-8CEF-90E561C56752.jpg?v=1782755659"},{"product_id":"kondo-tatsuo_nihonkai-no-kisetsu","title":"Tatsuo Kondo Photo Albums: Seasons of the Sea of Japan, Hida Takayama, Sentimentalism of Kohoku, Life in Shima (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKondo Tatsuo's first photo book. This book contains monochrome works photographed along the Sea of Japan coast, Hida Takayama, Kohoku, and Shima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKondo Tatsuo was a photographer born in Nagoya who moved to Gifu after marriage, where he continued his photography while running a photographic supplies store. This book contains four chapters: \"Seasons of the Sea of Japan,\" \"Hida Takayama,\" \"Kohoku Sentiments,\" and \"Life in Shima.\" Coastal towns, mountainous regions, lakeside landscapes, and fishing village life. The lingering signs of life in various places, the expressions of the people, and the atmosphere of cloudy skies are quietly captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning, under \"In Lieu of an Introduction,\" are words by Hiroshi Hamaya, with whom Kondo was close. Hamaya described Kondo as a person with eyes that always seemed to be thinking about photography, and he characterized that gaze as \"sharp and scrutinizing.\" He also noted that Kondo's photographs preferred shadow over light, darkness over brightness, and cloudy or rainy weather over clear skies, expressing a uniquely Japanese sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince photographing Hida Takayama in 1948, Kondo continued his travels to Takayama, Kohoku, Echizen, Hokuriku, Niigata, Tsugaru, and Shimokita. While heading to the northern lands, different from the climate where he was born and lived, he found his desired Japan there. The photographs included in this book were selected from those taken over 22 years, from 1950 to 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commentary includes not only episodes from the time of shooting and feelings for the locations, but also preceding and following cuts. The composition, which allows one to trace the movement of the gaze and the changes in feelings during shooting before a single photograph is chosen, is also interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFestivals, townscapes, coastal labor, the feel of snow and rain. Not grand events, but the time flowing within life rooted in the land is fixed in subdued monochrome tones. This collection captures Japanese rural landscapes and people's lives in quiet shades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Kondo Tatsuo Photo Collection: Seasons of the Sea of Japan, Hida Takayama, Kohoku Sentiments, Life in Shima\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Nippon Camera-sha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] March 15, 1972\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 149 pages (70 monochrome photos)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 213*\u003cem\u003e298*\u003c\/em\u003e14mm \/ 720g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KONDOU TATSUO SHASHINSHUU NIHONKAI NO KISETSU HIDA NO TAKAYAMA KOHOKU JOJOU SHIMA NO KURASHI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Kondo Tatsuo \/ Photos and Text, Hamaya Hiroshi \/ Foreword\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Toppan Printing \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [5] Good (Vinyl cover: adhered to cover due to age-related deterioration, minor damage; Body: minor foxing on edges, age-related yellowing)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Original vinyl cover\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The original vinyl cover has shrunk due to age and is adhered to the main body's cover. As forcibly peeling it off may damage the printed surface of the cover, it will be delivered in its current state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKondo Tatsuo (1916-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Nagoya. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoved to Gifu after marriage, and continued photography while running a photographic supplies store. First picked up a camera in his first year of junior high school, and photographed Hida Takayama in 1948. Thereafter, he traveled throughout Japan, including Takayama, Kohoku, Echizen, Hokuriku, Niigata, Tsugaru, and Shimokita, photographing the climate and people's lives in monochrome. He was also close friends with photographer Hiroshi Hamaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe observed the lingering signs of life in the land, cloudy skies, rain, snow, and the atmosphere that lingered after festivals, capturing a different impression of rural Japan than bright, tourist-oriented landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"Kondo Tatsuo Photo Collection: Seasons of the Sea of Japan, Hida Takayama, Kohoku Sentiments, Life in Shima.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor Awards -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor Collections -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Hamaya, Ichiro Tanaka, Hideo Haga, Sumi Sonobe, Shinzo Ei\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"こんどうたつお｜近藤龍夫 \/ KONDO Tatsuo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44514298069034,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/CD93CEE3-C453-4F9E-9F51-A624E7BE9871.jpg?v=1782790670"},{"product_id":"yabe-mitsunori_mitsuko-note","title":"Photons Notebook (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of picture diary notebooks by picture book author and kamishibai (paper-play) artist Mitsunori Yabe, edited by his son, Taro Yabe, and compiled into a single book. This is the first publication from Taro-sha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970s Tokyo, Mitsunori Yabe continuously depicted the daily life of his daughter, Mitsuko, through drawings and short texts. These were not intended for public viewing or publication, but rather 38 personal notebooks created to preserve the memories of time spent with his child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book primarily features records spanning approximately two years from these notebooks. It covers scenes from kindergarten, playing with friends, visits to the zoo, bathhouses, birthdays, letters, and imaginary events. Small daily moments are recorded with hand-drawn lines and simple words. The child's growth, seemingly unchanged yet subtly evolving, and the depth of that time are expressed through the sheer volume of 992 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitsunori Yabe reflects on himself at that time as being \"at a dead end.\" Struggling with advertising work and yearning to restart his artistic endeavors, he found that continuously depicting his daughter's growth also contributed to his own recovery. Fantasies and emotions that couldn't be captured in photographs, the scent of home, and the daily fluctuations are preserved in the form of a picture diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a newly drawn explanatory manga by Taro Yabe at the beginning. The notebooks that his father continued to draw without intending to show them to anyone have, after nearly half a century, become a book through his son's hands. It is a quiet and significant volume revolving around family, child-rearing, memory, record-keeping, and the act of drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Mitsuko Note\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Taro-sha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] October 17, 2025 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 992 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 130 x 183 x 58 mm \/ 920g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] MITSUKO NOTE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Mitsunori Yabe \/ Author, Taro Yabe \/ Editor \u0026amp; Newly Drawn Explanatory Manga, Naoko Nakui \/ Book Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Hakko Bijutsu \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784991445002\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [10] Pristine: Like new (signed by Taro Yabe on the rear endpaper)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi (belly band)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \"Mitsunori Yabe and Taro Yabe: The Hometown of 'Boku no Otosan' - Kurashiki\" (Kurashiki City Art Museum, 2025), \"Mitsuko Note\" related exhibition (HAKKO Gallery \/ Studio, Hakko Bijutsu, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMitsunori Yabe (1942-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Osaka Prefecture, raised in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Picture book author and kamishibai (paper-play) artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily creates picture books and kamishibai. In the 1970s, he continuously drew \"Mitsuko Memo Notes,\" documenting the daily life of his daughter, Mitsuko, with illustrations and text. These notebooks later became the basis for his son Taro Yabe's manga \"Boku no Otosan\" and were published as \"Mitsuko Note\" in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"Mitsuko Note,\" \"Kaba-san,\" \"Hito wa Nakumono,\" and \"Akairo-kun Tobidasu.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards include the 34th Gozan Prize Encouragement Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTaro Yabe (1977-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo. Comedian and manga artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed the comedy duo \"Karateka\" in 1997. In 2018, his first manga, \"Oya-san to Boku,\" won the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award. After publishing \"Boku no Otosan,\" which depicted his father Mitsunori Yabe, he edited the \"Mitsuko Memo Notes\" that formed its basis and published \"Mitsuko Note\" through Taro-sha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"Oya-san to Boku,\" \"Boku no Otosan,\" and \"Mitsuko Note.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards include the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitsunori Yabe, Taro Yabe, Naoko Nakui\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"やべみつのり｜やべみつのり \/ YABE Mitsunori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44528117678122,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/7BFFA186-BEC0-45BB-B59E-088A5E6DD452.jpg?v=1783049426"},{"product_id":"wan-chaofan_burning-in-the-stone-iv","title":"Burning In The Stone IV (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume in Wan Chaofan's series of works, \"Burning In The Stone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book contains photographs taken by Wan during his travels. He recounts feeling both novelty and familiarity in the landscapes that appeared before him, and that he pressed the shutter button as if moved by them. Time spent among the sea, mountains, forests, and wind. Behind these seemingly tranquil landscapes lie unspoken emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title \"Burning In The Stone\" suggests a state where a flame burns quietly yet fiercely within a seemingly cold and hard stone. Emotions lying beneath silence. Landscapes that, despite being in unfamiliar lands, feel as if they have always existed within him. Wan captures in his photographs the helplessness, frustration, familiarity, and fluctuations evoked by such scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the book, two phrases are quoted: \"一切景語皆情語\" (All landscape language is emotional language) and \"此時无声勝有声\" (Sometimes silence speaks louder than words). To describe a landscape is to describe an emotion, and there are times when silent moments resonate more deeply than spoken words. This collection of works explores emotions burning in silence through the landscapes of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Burning In The Stone IV \/ 在石头内部燃烧 第四卷\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Wan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] June 30, 2026\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] -\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 335 x 150 x 5mm \/ 280g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English, Chinese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Burning in the Stone 4\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Wan Chaofan\/Author, Wan Chaofan\/Editing and Book Design, Tang Yayi\/Editing and Book Design, John Sypal\/English Translation, Satoshi Wada\/Proofreading\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] STAIRS LAB\/Printing\u003cbr\u003e[Printer] EPSON PX-S7090X\u003cbr\u003e[Paper] Takeo Tablo\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] New\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] 1 exhibition DM postcard\u003cbr\u003e[Limited Edition] Limited to 50 copies\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] Wan Chaofan \"Burning In The Stone IV\" (TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, June 30 - July 5, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWan Chaofan (宛超凡) 1991-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Gu'an County, Hebei Province, China. Photographer, co-founder of STAIRS PRESS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, completed a doctoral program in fine arts at Tokyo University of the Arts. While walking through cities, rivers, and marginal landscapes, he photographs places where personal memories and the passage of time in the land overlap. He continuously produces, publishes, and exhibits photobooks, and presents his own works as limited-edition booklets and photobooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"The River Knows Everything — Arakawa,\" \"Huangpu River,\" \"By the Water,\" and the \"Burning In The Stone\" series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the KAWABA NEW-NATURE PHOTO AWARD (Kawaba Village Award) (2016), the Canon Photographers' Session Canon Award (2016), the 44th New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award (2021), the 24th Miki Jun Award (2023), and the Sagamihara Photo New Talent Encouragement Award (2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%81%88%E3%82%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%AF%E3%82%93%EF%BD%9C%E5%AE%9B%E8%B6%85%E5%87%A1+%2F+WAN+Chaofan\"\u003eWan Chaofan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/search?q=%E5%94%90%E9%9B%85%E6%80%A1\"\u003eTang Yayi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/search?q=Wan+Publishing\"\u003eWan Publishing\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/search?q=TOTEM+POLE+PHOTO+GALLERY\"\u003eTOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY\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":44535943430186,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/67C0F19E-FDDD-42DB-8474-C63A80008230.jpg?v=1783354772"},{"product_id":"motoda-keizo_blue-water","title":"Blue Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Keizo Motoda. This collection features monochrome portraits and street snapshots taken primarily in Osaka's Minami district and around Tokyo's Shinjuku between 1996 and 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Motoda began a series for the Osaka Shimbun called \"ON THE STREET,\" which introduced people he met on the street through photographs and text. This book also features young people encountered in the city, passersby, and individuals standing in the night streets. Their gazes, clothing, expressions, and body language captured in a fleeting moment of passing, subtly reveal their individual lives and solitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Osaka's Minami to Tokyo's Shinjuku, Motoda walks the streets, calls out to people, approaches them, and takes their pictures. His photographs convey not just observation but also the impression of a brief dialogue with the subjects. The presence of individuals who suddenly stand out in the crowd, the night lights, the humidity of the streets, and the uncertain expressions of young people. The solitude and lyricism of people wandering through the city are quietly etched in his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first full-fledged photobook by the winner of the 33rd Taiyo Award (runner-up). It is volume 6 in the Wise Publishing Photography Series and contains 61 monochrome illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned presentation copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Blue Water\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Wise Publishing\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] March 1, 2001\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 88 pages (61 illustrations)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 196 x 220mm \/ 460g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Series] Wise Publishing Photography Series 6\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] AOI MIZU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Keizo Motoda\/Author, Michitaka Ota\/Editor \u0026amp; Producer, Toru Ohira\/Editor \u0026amp; Producer\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784898300824\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSigned presentation copy [5] Good (Cover: minor stains, slight wrinkles on spine, Main text: minor stains on all three edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] \"Blue water\" (Visual Arts Gallery Osaka, 2001)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeizo Motoda (born 1971)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Osaka Prefecture. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, he began a series for the Osaka Shimbun called \"ON THE STREET,\" introducing people he met on the street through photographs and text. This series became the origin of his current creative style. He walks the streets, meets people, calls out to them, photographs them, and captures their presence and time in his photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, he won the 33rd Taiyo Award (runner-up). In 2001, his first full-fledged photobook, \"Blue Water,\" was published by Wise Publishing. Since then, he has released \"SNAP OSAKA,\" \"street photographs,\" \"Capella,\" and \"SUNDAY HARAJUKU,\" among others. He continues to photograph the relationship between the city and people, and the distance between people, on the streets of Osaka, Tokyo, Harajuku, and Shinjuku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe often photographs the same people again after a period of time, and a continuous relationship and dialogue with his subjects is evident in his work. He creates photographs where chance encounters on the street intersect with the outlines of individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"Blue Water,\" \"SNAP OSAKA,\" \"street photographs,\" \"Capella,\" \"SUNDAY HARAJUKU,\" and \"Goiken Muyou.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the 33rd Taiyo Award (runner-up) (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor collections include the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeizo Motoda, Michitaka Ota, Shinya Arimoto\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"もとだけいぞう｜元田敬三 \/ MOTODA Keizo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44551016316970,"sku":null,"price":3800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/BD6F5F70-85EB-4D51-82AC-A6136427C976.jpg?v=1783688917"},{"product_id":"endo-ayaka_pneuma","title":"Pneuma (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photo book by Ayaka Endo. This collection features photographs of horses freely roaming the highlands of Tono, Iwate Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title \"Pneuma\" is an ancient Greek word meaning \"breath,\" \"wind,\" or \"spirit.\" In this book, guided by this word, the artist captures the atmospheric presence between earth and sky, this world and the next, and body and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setting for the photographs is \"Queen's Meadow,\" a highland in Tono, Iwate Prefecture. This place reconstructs the culture that once existed in Tono, where people and horses lived under one roof, and there, horses run freely across the grasslands without reins or horseshoes, in their natural state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorses standing in the landscape, bodies moving through a sea of grass, manes catching the light, and time where the boundary between ground and sky seems to dissolve. Endo photographs, relying on pre-verbal sensations, as if extending her own body into the world. The boundaries between humans and horses, nature and body, viewer and viewed, gently waver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Yumi Fujita. This 80-page hardcover book includes 60 color illustrations. Through Endo's unique sense of color and composition, the atmosphere of Tono's landscape and the vitality of the horses are woven together into a single volume. This photo book allows one to feel the invisible \"Pneuma\" through photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Pneuma\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] roshin books\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 2026 (First Edition, 1000 copies)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 80 pages (60 color illustrations)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 215*292*9mm \/ 400g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] PUNEUMA\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Ayaka Endo \/ Author, Yumi Fujita \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Yamada Shashin Seihan \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784909742100\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [10] Excellent: Like new (signed)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] Ayaka Endo Photography Exhibition \"Pneuma\" (NONLECTURE books\/arts, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAyaka Endo (born 1994)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Saitama Prefecture. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Design in 2018. Completed her Master's degree in Design at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts in 2021. Currently based in London, where she creates her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith nature and domestic animals as her main motifs, she explores the connection and intimacy with her subjects through the act of photography. Guided by an animistic view of nature, she creates images where the boundaries between self and other, humans and animals, and reality and unreality gently dissolve. She works across the fields of art, fashion, and commercial photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor solo exhibitions include \"Kamuy Mosir\" (KITTE Marunouchi, Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, 2021), \"The belief in Spiritual Beings\" (Nadiff Gallery, 2022), \"when I see you, you are luminous\" (Tokyo International Gallery, 2023), \"Swaying Flowers\" (Live Art Gallery, 2023), among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor works include \"Pneuma\" and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Design Award (2018), Ataka Award (2019), Design N Award (2021), and an Honorable Mention in New Cosmos of Photography 2021 (selected by Yuki Onodera, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPIRAL DANCE, Taisuke Nakano\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"えんどうあやか｜遠藤文香 \/ ENDO Ayaka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44552712355882,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/19F90394-4205-457F-914A-A11EF9855F1E.jpg?v=1783689477"}],"url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/collections\/%e7%a8%80%e5%b0%91%e6%9c%ac-rare-book.oembed","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}