Publisher/赤々舎

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A collection of works by Japanese photographer Atsushi Okada, "I am". Born in Hokkaido in 1979, Atsushi Okada studied at Hiromi Tsuchida while studying at the Department of Photography, Osaka University of Arts. Already at a young age, his talent was highly praised, and in 2008 he received the Ihei Kimura Photography Award. He is also one of the leading photographers of modern Japan, taking part in shooting the official guidebook for the movie work of Haruki Murakami's best-selling "Norway no Mori". This book is the first winner of the Kimura Ihei Award and is a collection of portraits of 50 people, including young people who have experienced self-harm. The words of Katsura Funakoshi, the world-famous sculptor of the obi, tell the essence of the work. "There were people who tried to understand "the people with scratches"... Rather, it was the time when the understanding and peace presented by the young people" to the photographer's heart, " I think it appeared as a witness and a record."