Publisher/イザラ書房

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"To the City" is a photo collection by Japan's leading photographer, Yutaka Takanashi. Since the 1960s, Takanashi has been known for his commercial and fashion photography, and as a member of "Provoke" invited by Takuma Nakahira, he also took on experimental and destructive photographic expressions, demonstrating his diverse talents both in his private and public life. This book is Takanashi's first collection of works and his masterpiece, which can be said to be a monumental milestone in the history of Japanese photography. Yutaka Takanashi's "theory of cities" is based on the idea that he is inhabited by two creatures: "an 'image hunter' who tries to shoot down only what cannot be seen, and a 'scrap collector' who is obsessed with records and only trusts what can be seen" (Camera Mainichi, January 1966 issue). He opposes urbanization due to human desires, and depicts the multifaceted nature of cities, both wide and narrow, and similar yet different, capturing a treasure of Japanese photography from the 1970s, moving back and forth between his own traditional left-brained interpretation and the right-brained atmosphere he experienced through Provoke. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. Poem by Gozo Yoshimasu. (In fair condition with little fading or damage.)