Publisher/ふげん社

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"Living Earth" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Makoto Takagi (1957-). For many years, Takagi has pursued the relationship between nature and humans, uncovering memories and time hidden deep within the landscape. Since the 1980s, he has photographed mountains and valleys throughout Japan, earning him acclaim for his work, including the inaugural Tabuchi Yukio Award in 2010. This book features monochrome depictions of Mount Hotaka, the Azusa River, marshes, and forests in Kamikochi, Nagano, a place he has frequented for over 20 years. Themes include light and atmosphere, geological imprints, the cycle of water, and the cycle of forests, evoking a rhythm that seems to speak to us from nature itself. Takagi's photographs, which confront nature with a stern yet gentle gaze, transcend the mere act of documentation, evoking a nostalgic depth and quietly evoking in the viewer a sense of "living with the earth."