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Les Deux Crépuscules

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The sea as the source of life. In her photobook Les Deux Crépuscules (lit. “The Two Twilights”), Japanese photographer Mayuko Ukawa captures the intricate links between the ocean and the lives of those who live near it. In portraits, snapshots, and photographs of objects washed up ...

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New York (New Edition)

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This 2024 edition brings together two series of photographs by Keizo Kitajima made in New York: the first in black and white, taken in 1981 and 1982 (previously published in Kitajima's 1982 book "New York"), and the second in color, taken in 1986, 1987, and 1989. The...

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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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Record No. 58

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This is the 58th issue of "Record," an ongoing photographic journal by Daido Moriyama that began in 1972 and was revived in 2006. As a regular outlet for his photography, the "Record" series is perhaps the most current reflection of Moriyama's interests, ob...

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Roadside Lights Seasons: Winter (C)

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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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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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Mirai-chan (New edition)

Kotori KAWASHIMA

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In 2011, Kotori Kawashima's photobook "Mirai-chan", documenting the daily life of a young child on Sado Island, became an international success. Six unpublished images are added to this new edition.

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Soul Trip

Hideka TONOMURA

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Throughout her career, Japanese photographer Hideka Tonomura has explored themes of identity, love, beauty and femininity in unflinchingly raw yet poetic work. In her latest book, "Soul Trip," she explores the impact of nationality and borders on love. Tracing the journey...

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Vocalise

Kotori KAWASHIMA

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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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TFW Korea

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“Over the past few decades, South Korea has become a more competitive society, with the current times overlapping against its cultural and ethnic background. As a result, South Korea has the highest youth suicide rate among developed countries and the lowest birth rate in the world...

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Looking Back

Tamiko NISHIMURA

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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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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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'89 Tiananmen

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This 2024 edition of Kan Tai Wong's "'89 Tiananmen" series features 102 photographs taken by Wong to cover the 1989 student protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square (plus six photographs taken between 1998 and 1999). In 1989, Wong was originally in Beijing to...

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Solitude Standing

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"Solitude Standing" is published on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Japanese photographer Ichiro Kojima. Born in Aomori in 1924, Ichiro Kojima captured life in the harsh environment of the Tohoku region of northern Japan. Kojima's life was cut short at the youn...

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Eyes on the move 1990-2023

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A quick glance through the more than 500 images in “Eyes on the Move 1990-2023” reveals that there is a certain inexplicable quality to Izuru Takeya's photographs. Taken all over Japan over more than thirty years, Takeya's photographs vary in subject, style, tone, mood, a...

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SWITCH: COMME des GARÇONS 50th Anniversary Issue

Various Artists

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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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Until Death Do Us Part

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“Until Death Do Us Part” focuses on the unexpected role cigarettes play in Chinese weddings. As a token of appreciation, it is customary for the bride to light a cigarette for each and every man invited. The bride and the groom are then invited to play some cigarette-smoking games ...

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Overflow

Takuma NAKAHIRA

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Takuma Nakahira, one of the most legendary photographers of post-war Japan and a life-long rival of Daido Moriyama. Overflow is the first photobook in which his installation work comes alive in entirety and detail since its unveiling in 1974. Takuma Nakahira’s series ‘Overflow’ was...

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Kamaitachi

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The photobook Kamaitachi, a collaboration between photographer Eikoh Hosoe and the ankoku butoh dancer (and founder) Tatsumi Hijikata, was originally released in 1969 and holds a legendary status in the photobook community. Hosoe photographed Hijikata’s and his visit to a farming v...

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Tokyo on the Brink of Sanity

Yoshio MIZOGUCHI

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Japanese photographer Yoshio Mizoguchi’s photobook “Tokyo on the Brink of Sanity” captures the Japanese megalopolis at a time of disreality, between the late 1980s and early 2000s, when the sudden disappearance of the great fantasy of the bubble gradually began to permeate life in ...