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Photography: 20 Japanese photo collections worth collecting.

Since the end of World War II, Japanese photographers have gradually established a unique photographic language system different from Europe and America in the application of modern technology. At the same time, a large number of photo albums enrich the publishing market. It is precisely because of the parallel development of photography and publishing in Japan that we have listed 20 Japanese picture books worth collecting for you here.

A shot of Eby Kimura.

Kimura Ibee

Highlight: Ibee Kimura reviews the classics.

Keywords: realism, patriarch

This book is a matching album of the same name in the retrospective exhibition of "The Lens of Ebinur Kimura" in Kyoto Museum of Modern Art in 2007. It contains the most representative works of Ebinur Kimura, which are presented in different categories according to six themes: Akita, people, city and war. This book is worth recommending as an anthology of the most important works in Kimura's life. He is a senior documentary photographer in Japan in the 20th century. His realistic photography had a great influence in Japan before World War II and in the 1950s.

Shomei Tomatsu

Highlight: Shomei Tomatsu retrospective exhibition catalogue.

Keywords: zeitgeist, realism, post-war generation

This work is a supporting album of the retrospective exhibition "A Nation's Skin" in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2005. Collected 150 photos of him. Preface written by Daido Moriyama. Realism is an important element in Shomei Tomatsu's works, both in objective records and literary metaphors. The "skin" in the title of this book doesn't just refer to "the surface of things", but is like a map, through which you can read the essence and future of Japan. Reveal the inner pain of the Japanese after the war.

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Masahiro Ueda

Highlight: Ueda Justice Representative Works Album

Keywords: dune, surrealism, postwar generation

Ueda Masayoshi is a representative figure of post-war avant-garde photography. In the album, Sh?ji Ueda's stage portrait of sand dunes and group portraits were taken in Tottori sand dunes not far from his home. The picture is very simple, abstract, full of atmosphere, and has some surreal effects, which is easy to remind people of the Belgian surrealist painter René. This set of works is the most representative of Sh?ji Ueda's works.

Rose punishment

Xijiang xiuji

Highlight: Xiuji's most famous album Keywords: Yukio Mishima, Portrait, Design, Death This book is Xiuji's most famous album. 1963 The first edition of this collection was published under the name of Bairos who was killed. The second edition published by 197 1 was renamed "Rose Punishment", which caused a sensation. The new version is made by Yukio Mishima, and it is divided into five parts: ocean and eyes, eyes and sin, sin and dreams, dreams and death, and finally death.

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Asakusa Masahisa

Highlight: A legendary masterpiece in the history of modern Japanese photography.

Keywords: birds, black and white, poetry

This book is a legendary and important work in the history of modern photography in Japan. The editing technique of this book is complex and delicate, and the photo style is deep and unforgettable. The crow was shot around 1976, when his second marriage was about to end. For six years, he traveled between Ueno and his hometown of Hokkaido. Called "private novel" by Sese. In 2008, Bedford Art Publishing House published a replica.

197 1/ new york

Daido Moriyama

Highlight: Daido Moriyama's representative album.

Keywords: secret agent, new york

"197 1/ new york" is a representative one among many photo albums in Daido Moriyama. I first set foot on new york, the land that best represents the West. "I am a bit like a puppy that just left my mother, leaving its mark for the first time." . During his trip to new york in 197 1 year, Daido Moriyama took more than 100 rolls of film with half a camera. This is a video adventure in new york and a video monument about new york.

Back to the origin-Yokohama

Zhuo Ma, Zhong Ping

Highlight: Zhong Ping Zhuo Ma retrospective exhibition catalogue.

Keywords: instigator, theorist

In 2003, a retrospective exhibition "Zhuo Ma, Zhong Ping-The Return of Yokohama's Origin" was held in Yokohama Art Museum, which exhibited nearly 800 works from black and white to color from the initial stage of photography to 2003. This book is a supporting catalogue for the retrospective exhibition of the same name. Zhuo Ma Zhong Ping is a unique Japanese photographer, but he has been ignored by domestic readers. Zhong Ping and Zhuo Ma's aesthetic style is simple and clear, but unique.

Soul and soul 1969- 1999

Suzuki Ito

Highlight: Suzuki's representative works

Keywords: pure aesthetics, black and white, handmade books

Suzuki is very particular about the production of photo albums, personally designing and publishing them at his own expense. The first edition of this book was published at 1972. At present, there is an English replica version, which retains the strong sense of handwork of the original version, and the author's comments and hand-drawn marks can often be seen next to the photos. Suzuki believes that only black and white photos can be used to express the spiritual category of photography. His photography pursues pure aesthetic significance, and at the same time takes into account his personal sense of society.

A sentimental journey, a winter journey

Araki Nobuyoshi

Highlight: Araki's most famous album.

Keywords: marriage, death, calligraphy

This book is a duplicate edition of 199 1 Xinchao Society. The binding is exquisite, but the inner page printing is faithful to the simple effect of that year. It is worth mentioning that Sanyingtang's recent exhibition "Sentimental Journey/Fallen Paradise 197 1-20 12" is worth recommending, which not only contains all the photos of "Sentimental Journey-Winter Journey", but also Araki's latest series of "Fallen Garden", which is easy to buy in China.

Naoya Yamayama

Naoya Hatoyama

Highlight: The Complete Works of Naoko Zhongshan's English

Keywords: landscape, man and nature, time, color

This book is the first complete work that comprehensively presents Naoko Takayama's works. He is an "international" Japanese contemporary photographer, and his works attract worldwide attention. Since the mid-1980s, he has been paying attention to the relationship between nature and human civilization and the time in images. This book contains all the important works such as Lime Factory Series, Blasting Series and River Series.

Folk songs and mountains and rivers

Ichiro Suda

Highlight: Ichiro Suda's representative album

Keywords: secular life, Japanese spirit

Suda Masayoshi uses a color filter and a flash to take black and white photos. Although the design and binding of this book is not a collection of fine works, the photos are charming and the shooting style also represents his shooting characteristics. Through various portraits, we can feel the unique atmosphere of "field", or a feeling of "mourning for things", which is something with Japanese spiritual characteristics.

Tokyo Dreams

Ghost sea Hiroshi

Highlight: Ghost Sea Hongxiong's representative works.

Keywords: portrait, street

This book is the masterpiece of Ghost Sea Hongxiong, which was published by Caosi Society in 2007. This book shows the texture of the street, the smell of people and the smell of stories through photos. Dream and reality blend and float, and are presented to the viewer through street portraits. Ghost Hai Hongxiong takes street portraits, all of which are 6×6 black and white photos. The street portraits he photographed were profound and plain.

Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Highlight: Hiroshi Sugimoto's complete English works.

Keywords: large format, black and white, contemporary art, philosophy

This book is a collection of Hiroshi Sugimoto's works published by Hatje Cantz Publishing House in 2005, including wax figure series, seascape series, drama series and architecture series. In 2009, based on this book, an expanded edition was published, adding Hiroshi Sugimoto's latest work "Lightning Yuan Ye" and a series of objects and pictures. As far as I know, this is the most comprehensive collection of Hiroshi Sugimoto's works on the market.

Guang Lai.

Lichuan of Uehara Hiromi

Recommended reason: English version of the portfolio, the originator of a new generation of private photography.

Keywords: private photography, girl, color

This collection of works published by Steidl Press 1999 presents the diary of a young girl, the lifestyle of a new generation of young people, and the value and significance of so-called youth. This book has attracted wide attention all over the world. Nishikawa Bai Weiling was deeply inspired by his meeting with Nobuyoshi Araki, and then set off an upsurge of private photography in Japan. Her simple and direct shooting style makes her stand out.

tokyo!

Benjianlong

Highlight: representative works of a new generation of photographers.

Keywords: postmodernism, city life, color

The album Tokyo published by Aperture Society clearly represents the shooting style of cutting-edge photographers. TAKASHI HOMMA is a new generation of Japanese photographers who photographed Tokyo and its suburbs in the 1990s. His photography seems to only reflect the recording attribute, a kind of exploratory photography. In his works, we can see obvious traces of western influence, which is reflected in a postmodern color.

Son of Bits

Uchihara Kyohiko

Highlight: A refreshing collection of digital works.

Keywords: the cutting edge of the digital age, Bangkok, color

This book collects digital photos taken by Hirohiko Uchihara with Nikon D 100 while traveling in slums in Tokyo and Bangkok. At that time, the collection of digital photos was really eye-catching, and the author's proper use of imperfect digital equipment was commendable. The photos in this book are all bleeding prints, and the editing and typesetting design is simple and generous. Although it is not a stunning work, its uniqueness deserves attention.

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Rinko Kawauchi

Highlight: rinko kawauchi's works published by Aperture.

Keywords: women, life details, color

As the first picture book published in western Sichuan, this book was rated as the best photography book in 20 1 1 year. Her works are delicate in tone, ingenious in composition and full of femininity. The small details in the photo seem dull, but in fact they are undercurrent. She once said, "It is not enough for a photo to be beautiful. If it can't even touch itself, it won't touch the hearts of others. " This book has been printed in the second edition.

Mika Ninagawa.

Ninagawa Mika

Highlight: Selected Works of Mika Ninagawa in English.

Keywords: women, color, fantasy, fashion

This book is Mika Ninagawa's first collection of works published in the West. It is also a scroll picture book that domestic readers can easily buy. Mika Ninagawa is a contemporary Japanese first-line female artist. Her photographs are rich in color and exaggerated, almost explosively showing movement and vitality. She perfectly combines female spirit with her preference for color, creating a candy-like dreamy female world.

ぅめ photo album

Meijiadai

Highlight: Unique and eye-catching collection of award-winning works.

Keywords: female, humor, color

This book is Mei Jiadai's first collection of works published in 2006, which was published by Little More Press in Japan. A new generation of young female photographers in Japan, whose photographs are humorous, simple and optimistic, are regarded as unpretentious, unpretentious and gorgeous. Based on the world she saw in her eyes, they recorded the moments that happened around everyone.

"future"

Kotori Kawashima

Highlight: Kotori Kawashima's representative album.

Keywords: women, children, color

Chuan Dao's self-funded 500 "Future" was snapped up as soon as it went public. The new future contains more photos than the original album. The idea of editing this book is to show us the life of the four seasons sauce in the future. Kotori Kawashima is a Japanese photographer who was born in 1980s. In the process of shooting, the female perspective and maternal feelings are fully exerted, making the shooting results natural and vivid.