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A photo collection by Japanese photographer Yasuo Higa, "Gods of Mothers." Yasuo Higa is one of the most well-known photographers of postwar Okinawa. Born in the Philippines as the son of immigrants, he got a job as a police officer, but when a US military B52 crashed at his workplace and he felt his life was in danger, he quit his job as a police officer and decided to live a life without regrets and pursue photography. He studied photojournalism at a vocational school in Tokyo, and initially took photos to convey the terrible reality of Okinawa, but gradually he distanced himself from photojournalism and began to take photos based on his own perspective of what Okinawans see, feel, and think, and he began to take photos from an inner perspective. Then, after meeting critic Kenichi Tanigawa in the mid-1970s, he became interested in the "festivals" held on the islands that express the solemn communion between humans and gods, and he became devoted to creative activities that convey the history, climate, and culture of Okinawa. This book is a collection of records of the rituals of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Arc that he has been recording for over 20 years, and has been approaching the foundations of Okinawa's spirit and the roots of its heart. This is a valuable book by a photographer who continues to offer clues for thinking about the modern world to the people of Okinawa, who have faced an absurd reality and lived their lives cherishing their connection with God.