Rebun 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.
[Title] Japan's "Northernmost Families": Memories of Winter on Rebun Island – A Photo Collection by Masamichi Sekiguchi [Publisher] IPC [Publication Date] February 1, 1992 [Page Count] Unpaginated [Size] Approx. 22*31cm. 800g [Format] Hardcover [Language] Japanese [Title Reading] NIPPON KYOKUHOKU NO KAZOKUTACHI REBUNTO FUYU NO KIUKU [Author/Editor] Masamichi Sekiguchi/Author [Printing] [ISBN] 4871987914 [Condition] Used. Inscribed with a dedication on the colophon page. [5] Average (obi with minor tears, dust jacket top slightly creased, minor foxing) [Accessories] Obi [Featured In] None [Related Exhibitions]
Masamichi Sekiguchi (1959-)
Born in Obihiro, Hokkaido, in 1959. Graduated from Nihon University's Faculty of Commerce in 1983. Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography in 1984. Studied under Tsuneo Enari while enrolled. From 1984 to 1986, he studied abroad at the Fachhochschule Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences) in Germany, studying both photographic expression and technique. In 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).
