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Taiyō Matsumoto presents: the long-awaited comprehensive illustration collection TAIYOU, arriving after 19 years

Good Dogs: Canine Companions in Art and Illustration

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Tokyo Jazz Joints: A Fading Cultural Heritage — A Journey Through Jazz Cafés

Hideaki Hamada: Haru and Mina

Eleven Years of Tenderly Observing the Beauty in a Child’s Ordinary Days

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Crescent: A Two-Year Collection of Everyday Beauty, Designed as a Companion to Keep

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The Legendary Britpop Band Oasis: A Career-Spanning Photobook, Now Published for the First Time

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Shomei Tomatsu

東松照明

出生於二次大戰前、成長於戰後日本的東松照明,為日本代表攝影家之一,更有「戰後攝影的巨人」之美譽。在 50 年代後半期至 60 年代末期間,他留下大量具批判性、反映當時社會現況的作品,以嶄新的紀實手法描繪戰後日本人於肉體和精神的苦痛,以及日本在面臨美國文化強勢植入的自身認同問題。 1930 年出生於愛知縣名古屋市、自明治時代起經營「東松油店」的經商家族;十五歲時日本戰敗投降,在隨後的佔領日子裡,他在可以透過鐵絲網看到基地的小鎮上,萌生對於自我身份、國家與時代之疑問。於愛知大學就學期間,東松加入攝影俱樂部,早期攝影充滿達達主義風格,如作品〈諷刺的誕生〉畫面中央為一隻手穿過英文報紙,凹起手背舉起一隻雞蛋,1951 年發表於愛知大學校刊。於此同時,他將鏡頭對準了現實中的戰爭傷痕,如廢墟、基地和受傷的士兵。1954 年畢業後,東松任職於岩波寫真文庫負責攝影工作,期間拍攝了《水災與日本人》(1954 Read more...

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KA ME RA: Modern Japanese Architecture through the Photographers Lens (9780500028100)

KA ME RA: Modern Japanese Architecture through the Photographer's Lens

This book of two halves is at once a gallery of jaw-dropping modern Japanese buildings and an in-depth explanation of how the photographs of them were made. KA ME RA introduces Japanese-architecture enthusiasts to the nine photographers who have been instrumental in shaping the way we view the country’s spectacular postwar buildings. Through richly illustrated pages, readers can "travel" View more...

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