NowheremanRaven by Masahisa Fukase — Where it all startedDevouring Photobooks #31Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
NowheremaninCounter ArtsWild life photography, sort of — The Park by Kohei YoshiyukiDevouring Photobooks #29Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
NowheremaninCounter ArtsKodomo (Children) by Gocho ShigeoHis most notable work — “Self and Others” he selected sixty photographs. Gocho’s identity of self changed accordingly to his relationship…Aug 31, 20222Aug 31, 20222
NowheremaninCounter ArtsPure Street Photography — 1981 Kobe by Jun AbeDevouring Photobooks #27Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsThe pain of waiting — Beyond Caring by Paul Graham (Devouring Photobook #25)Every time I have to physically go to a government building, I never failed to feel a sense of dread. The sad looking waiting rooms with…May 24, 20222May 24, 20222
NowheremaninCounter ArtsBars, Brothels, B52s — Modoru Okinawa by Keizo Kitajima (Devouring Photobook #26)The year was 1975, the Vietnam war was coming to an end. Yet, the action never stopped in Okinawa’s “sex towns” near the Kadena’s B-52 air…Jun 19, 2022Jun 19, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #24 — Utsutsu no Yami (Darkness of This World) by Hara Yoshiichi(NSFW) They are clean and detailed with smooth tonality, shadows are rich and dark. That is because most of them were taken in the…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring photobooks #23 — Mall by Kei Ono — The duality of malls“I want to know people. I want to understand this vast world, even a tiny fraction of it. For that purpose, I choose photography.”Apr 9, 2022Apr 9, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring photobooks #22 — Ren Hang by Ren HangBorn in Jilin, The People’s Republic of China. His photographic work is quite the contrast to the overall still repressed culture of the…Mar 30, 2022Mar 30, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #21 — Tokyo Compression by Michael WolfMichael Wolf is one of the first photographer that I know of. Back in my university days, I had the pleasure of attending a talk presentedMar 5, 20221Mar 5, 20221
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #19 — Hokkaido by Michael KennaI sometimes feel like they are a combination of different shapes of black and white. What I mean is the shadow and the highlight have…Jan 12, 20221Jan 12, 20221
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring photobooks #20 — Self Portraits by Tseng Kwong ChiWearing it (Mao suit), he crashed an opulent gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art — another site of authority based on the fictive…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #18 — One Two Three by Shinoyama Kishin — On Gravure / Portrait photography(NSFW) Shinoyama is a prestigious photographer who is mostly known for his portrait works of gravure idols and celebrities…Dec 12, 20211Dec 12, 20211
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #17 — Concrete Octopus by Osamu KanemuraSince the start of this year, I have been working on a photograph project in which I feature photographs that showcase the density of Hong…Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #16 — Tokyo Camera Style by John Sypal — Stop saying gear doesn’t matterI mean, every photography newbie must have heard this phrase. Gear doesn’t matter. Right? I think the correct way of speaking it should be…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
NowheremaninCounter ArtsDevouring Photobooks #15 — Minamata by W. Eugene Smith and Aileen M. SmithBeing a news photographer, creating impactful photos is of the utmost importance. And Smith is definitely the master of creating them…Nov 10, 20211Nov 10, 20211
NowheremanDevouring Photobooks #14 — New York by William Klein — Photography with or without intention?The images in this book are big, bold and full of contrast. Quoting Klein’s words, they are “the straightest of straight documentation…Oct 14, 20211Oct 14, 20211
NowheremanDevouring Photobooks #13 — The Pencil of the Sun by Shomei TomatsuAccording to him, the true culture of Japan is to be found in these island as the main islands of Japan…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
NowheremanDevouring Photobooks #12 — Sakura 120 by Shomei TomatsuTo be honest, I am not really sure if I felt the Sakura represents the spirit of warriors and honourable death. What I felt is…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
NowheremanDevouring Photobook #11 — OO! Shinjuku — by Shomei TomatsuThis book features intense black and white images that are not uncommon in the era, which immediately reminds me of the PROVOKE magazine…Jun 26, 2021Jun 26, 2021
