Publisher/朝日新聞社

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"Eastern Hokkaido - Okhotsk, Wilderness, and Lakes" is a photobook by Japanese photographer Yoshitaka Nakatani (1937-). Born in Hiroshima City, Nakatani studied at Tokyo College of Photography, apprenticed under Ieyoshi Mitsuhori, and after working for the Tokyo Shimbun, became a freelance photographer in 1960. He has created documentaries that observe the land and the people who live there, visiting various places such as the post-war state of his hometown Hiroshima, the Tokara Islands, and Japanese immigrants in South America. This book is a representative work that he continuously photographed in eastern Hokkaido for about 10 years from 1966 to 1975. Against the backdrop of the unique nature of eastern Hokkaido, such as the Sea of Okhotsk, vast wilderness, and lakes, he meticulously records the daily lives and customs of the people who live and work in the land. Nakatani's stance as a photographer is evident not only in his beautifully capturing magnificent landscapes, but also in his portrayal of the relationship between people and the land, and the atmosphere of life that only existed in that era. In 2013, the JCII Photo Salon held the "Eastern Hokkaido - 1966-1975" exhibition, showcasing a valuable record of Eastern Hokkaido during the Showa era, which was reintroduced approximately 40 years later.