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SWITCH: COMME des GARÇONS 50th Anniversary Issue

Various Artists

$28.45 $24.18

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The Japanese magazine SWITCH honors the 50th anniversary of Comme des Garcons with a special issue. The magazine celebrates CdG’s vision, achievements, heritage and lasting impact with a deep dive into its archives, including a long interview with founder Rei Kawakubo, features on ...

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Roadside Lights Seasons: Winter (C)

$71.13 $60.46

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All four covers available Eiji Ohashi’s winterly landscapes with vending machines. “Roadside Lights Seasons: Winter” is a follow-up to Eiji Ohashi’s critically acclaimed photographic series of vending machines along roads throughout Japan. The volume focuses exclusively on scenes t...

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Into the Silence

$53.35 $45.35

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Written at the end of the 17th century, Matsuo Basho’s travel journal “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” about the poet’s journey to the north of Japan remains one of the most influential and inspiring pieces of Japanese literature. Following his admiration for Basho and finding h...

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High Fashion

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“HIGH FASHION” is a series of work taken by Pawel Jaszczuk between 2008 and 2010 of drunk salarymen sleeping in the streets of Tokyo. Pawel, residing in Japan at the time, would head out on his bicycle after midnight to photograph different people and places, saying that the best h...

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The Photo, Coming Home

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Where has photography been? In his new book, "The Photo, Coming Home," Masafumi Sanai not only leaves this question unanswered, he does not even ask it. The important thing is that it's back. Sanai, whose pure yet enigmatic style has resulted in numerous fascinating ...

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Eternity in a Moment Vol. 3

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Throughout the three volumes of "Eternity in a Moment," Mika Ninagawa seamlessly blends images of everyday urban life with diverse scenes from nature - flowers, fields, trees, fish, insects, and other animals. Her vibrant, varied photographs capture the impermanence of li...

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Obi and Sand: Kyoto/Enoshima

Yoshio MIZOGUCHI

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Shot in Kyoto and Enoshima in the 1990s and 2000s, Yoshio Mizoguchi's "Obi and Sand" presents snapshots of women and strangers against the backdrop of Kyoto and the mysterious air of its history in the first part, and the Pacific Ocean and sandy beaches of Enoshima i...

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PROVOKE Complete Reprint of 3 Volumes

Koji TAKI, Takuma NAKAHIRA , Yutaka TAKANASHI, Takahiko OKADA, Daido MORIYAMA

$56.90

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The Provoke magazine, created and published by art critic Koji Taki, photographer Takuma Nakahira, poet Takahiko Okada, photographer Yutaka Takanashi and (for issues 2 & 3) photographer Daido Moriyama, has had an immeasurable influence on photography world-wide. The individual ...

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A Feeling

$56.90

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"A Feeling" captures the trivial details that often escape our notice—small moments that fade into the background of our daily lives. They reflect life’s quiet transformations, shaped by the flow of nature, and the uncertainty of existence. Drawn to these overlooked fragm...

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Eternity in a Moment Vol. 2

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Throughout the three volumes of "Eternity in a Moment," Mika Ninagawa seamlessly blends images of everyday urban life with diverse scenes from nature - flowers, fields, trees, fish, insects, and other animals. Her vibrant, varied photographs capture the impermanence of li...

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Shinjuku 1999-2008

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In the early 2000s, Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward underwent several major changes: new, more accessible shopping complexes and entertainment centers were built, and Kabukicho was made less lawless. As a result, the area became friendlier and more attractive to new visitors. But, says ...

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Looking Back

Tamiko NISHIMURA

$43.97

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The photographs in Tamiko Nishimura's 2024 publication "Looking Back" were taken between 1968 and the 1970s. They range from photographs taken while Nishimura was still a student at a photography school, to explorations of Okinawa before the Reversion Agreement came ...

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The Dreaming

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A stunning, somnolent journey through a monochrome world. 27 years ago, he notes in his afterword, Yasuhiro Ogawa took the ferry from Kobe to Shanghai and emerged on a long journey through Asia, taking him to China, Myanmar, India, Cambodia, Tibet and other countries. The photograp...

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Tokyo120

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Following his 2023 photobook "Nebraska, The Good Life," John Sypal again turns his attention to the Japanese capital, where he has lived for nearly two decades. Sypal, whose influences include Japanese greats such as Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama, and Suda Issei, has sp...

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Sasuke

Masahisa FUKASE

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Divided into four chapters, the new publication “Sasuke” presents an organized collection of Fukase’s cat photography. Sasuke (and later Tomoe) was a faithful companion to Fukase, and became a regular subject of his photography. As with his most famous series “Raven”, Fukase’s phot...

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Vocalise

Kotori KAWASHIMA

$23.47

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The long-awaited sequel to Kotori Kawashima's Mirai-chan In 2011, Kotori Kawashima's photobook "Mirai-chan", documenting the daily life of a young child on Sado Island, became an international success. That same year, Mirai-chan embarked on an extended vacation ...

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Nobuyoshi Araki Sentimental Journey 1971－ 2017－

Nobuyoshi ARAKI

$20.63 $17.54

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Nobuyoshi Araki has achieved world-wide acclaim for his photography, which he began creating in the 1960s. He is known for the great variety of themes and techniques he employs in his work, and for his drive to create, which has resulted in his publishing over 500 photobooks to dat...

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Eternity in a Moment Vol. 1

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Throughout the three volumes of "Eternity in a Moment," Mika Ninagawa seamlessly blends images of everyday urban life with diverse scenes from nature - flowers, fields, trees, fish, insects, and other animals. Her vibrant, varied photographs capture the impermanence of li...

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Tenko

Hanayo, Hajime SAWATARI

$41.25 $35.07

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Hanayo found the Alice book on her way home from school. She was 15. Tenko moved to Tokyo and met Hajime Sawatari. She was 15. In London, when Alice was photographed, Hanayo was 3. Alice was Tenko’s favourite book when she was 3. When Hanayo moved to London, she was 19. Tenko left ...

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Kinbaku Raisan

Nobuyoshi ARAKI

$19.40 $16.49

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