Author: Kitajima, KeizoJapanese photographer Keizo Kitajima’s two series, 'Photographs of Okinawa' (1975–79) and 'Tokyo 1979', share a deep continuity in spirit and approach, revealing the foundations of his raw, immersive photographic language. Both series emerge from Kitajima’s direct participation in the worlds he depicts – whether amid the humid streets and bars of post-reversion Okinawa or the restless nightlife of Tokyo’s underground. Shot in stark black and white with harsh flash, the images expose moments of vulnerability and intensity within Japan’s shifting social landscape. Although each series was originally self-published separately, Kitajima later announced that their intentions and conclusions are the same. This publication collides the two series together in oversize format, with images as raw and fresh as when first photographed some 50 years ago.ISBN 9781947346123. Little Big Man Books. pb. 248 pages. 214 b/w ills. 36.2 x 29.8 cm.in stock
