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"Monochrome: The Work of Masaaki Yamamura" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Masaaki Yamamura (1939–1987). Born in Osaka and raised in Tokyo, Yamamura began photographing children in Washington Heights while studying at Nihon University College of Art, and quickly gained attention through magazine contests. He later won the inaugural Ina Nobuo Award for his series "To Plants," capturing plant forms in the dark, and earned acclaim both at home and abroad for his striking monochrome work. Later, he expanded his field to include color works, such as "Flower Hunting," and delicately manipulated the fluctuations of light and color. This book brings together a diverse range of series, from his early snapshots to his botanical series and nature-themed works, in a monochrome setting. Edited by his wife, Chie Yamamura, it maintains a sense of tension between deep blacks and sharp light, quietly highlighting the experiments and shifts in perspective that occurred over time, providing a three-dimensional look at the career of Masaaki Yamamura as a photographer.