Sakiko Nomura - Tender is the Night

Sakiko Nomura
Tender is the Night

Published by Prestel, 2025
Size: 30 x 24 cm
232 pages
Hardcover
Language: English

Sakiko Nomura's images explore themes of sensuality, identity, and solitude with striking emotional depth. A protégé of Nobuyoshi Araki, she captures the human form in raw and vulnerable states, favoring plays of light and shadow to evoke calm, introspection, and desire. Her subjects, often young and alluring, reveal the power and tension of erotic desire with remarkable tenderness. Photographing both male and female nudes, Nomura challenges traditional Japanese stereotypes and offers a fresh perspective on intimacy and the human experience.

This book presents a rich selection of Nomura's most evocative works, showcasing her fluid, rhythmic brushstrokes and interplay of light and shadow. Her compositions blur the lines between subtle eroticism and contemplative beauty, capturing intimate moments that resonate universally. Elegant and seductive, this monograph is an essential addition for admirers of Japanese photography, women photographers, and contemporary erotic art, offering a compelling invitation to explore the forces of desire, vulnerability, and human connection through the lens of one of Japan's most captivating contemporary photographers.