Reflections on Tsugaru | Sho Shibata | Michioto Publishing 2019 [SIGNED]

Reflections on Tsugaru | Sho Shibata | Michioto Publishing 2019 [SIGNED]The photographer Sho Shibata, with an extraordinary use of black and white, tells of his homeland Tsugaru, the area in the far north of Honshu covered in snow for most of the year. This collection of impressive images goes beyond landscape photography, presenting the beauty of the north filtered through the author's aesthetic. From publisher's statement: "Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture is in the northernmost reaches of Honshu, Japans largest

It was a rich experience

a Japanese photographer with a very independent view on life and who has enjoyed success as a fashion photographer in the United States

"Yasuhiro Ogawa’s photobook Into the Silence captures the rugged yet timeless beauty of Japan’s northern region as he follows in the footsteps of the 17th Century poet Matsuo Bashō

Please mind that the interiors photos are from onther similar conditions copy

Binding is firm

The camera seemed to be the ideal tool for getting closer to that strange feeling of receiving glances without physically connecting with them

Tenko moved to Tokyo and met Hajime Sawatari

in those moments

but also compassionate

We spent 9 months taking pictures before she headed off to university… The other day we ran out of Hello Kitty film – impossible to get in London – so we bought a few packs of Mermaid Tail because it sounded kind of cool and we wanted to finish our zine

As a young photographer

with a series of evocative images in black and white