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"Red Flower (Second Edition)" is a photo book by Mao Ishikawa, one of Okinawa's leading female photographers. This is the latest work by Mao Ishikawa, who learned photography at the workshop of Japan's leading photographer, Shomei Tomatsu, and has been active in Okinawa since the 1970s. The phantom debut work ``Hot Days in Camp Hansen!'' caused a reaction against the photographer's wishes and quickly went out of print. ! (1982)”, and unpublished works. This book depicts an ``Okinawa woman'' who enters a bar to photograph American soldiers, but gradually attracts the attention of the women working there. From the photographer's text below: ``What's wrong with loving black people? What's wrong with working in a black bar? What's wrong with enjoying freedom? What's wrong with enjoying sex? Living a new life in small Okinawa.'' I love women. I love women who loved black people. These are my most cherished photographs taken in my 20s in the 1970s." Published in 2022, 2nd edition.