KOJI ONAKA - MEMORIES OF YOUNGER DAYS IN SHINJUKU (SIGNED)

KOJI ONAKA
MEMORIES OF YOUNGER DAYS IN SHINJUKU (SIGNED)

Published by Kaido Books, 2020
Booksize 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Pages, 96 pages
Hardcover
Languages ​​Japanese, English
Limited edition of 500

Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku” features photographs taken by Koji Onaka between 1982 and 1994. Following Onaka's graduation from Tokyo College of Photography in '82, this is the time he spent at Image Shop Camp, living in Shinjuku, working in Shinjuku, drinking in Shinjuku, exhibiting in Shinjuku. Onaka's photos focus as much on the city itself as on his life in Shinjuku, and throughout the book legends like Daido Moriyama, Masahisa Fukase, Takuma Nakahira and others show up. In “Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku”, with Onaka looking back at his own youth, he also shares an invaluable look at the bohemian lives of Japan's foremost photographers at the time.

“Back then, on the streets of Shinjuku, he was there as two people – the dashing, daring Koji and the gloomy Onaka.” –– Daido Moriyama

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"Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku" features photographs taken by Koji Onaka between 1982 and 1994. After graduating from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1982, Koji Onaka spent time at the Image Shop Camp, living in Shinjuku, working in Shinjuku, drinking in Shinjuku, exhibiting in Shinjuku. Onaka's photographs are as much about the city itself as they are about his life in Shinjuku, and throughout the book, legends like Daido Moriyama, Masahisa Fukase, Takuma Nakahira, and others appear. In "Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku," Onaka reflects on his own youth and also shares an invaluable look at the bohemian lives of Japan's leading photographers of the time.

"Back then, on the streets of Shinjuku, there were two people - the dashing and bold Koji and the dark Onaka." -- Daido Moriyama