SHOMEI TOMATSU - OKINAWA OKINAWA (signed)

SHOMEI TOMATSU
OKINAWA OKINAWA

Published by Shaken, 1969
Book size 21 x 26 cm
Pages 214 pages
Softcover
Language Japanese
Small yellow dots on the corner-near fine!
SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

Shomei Tomatsu's photographic social documentary of Okinawa offers a variety of black and white imagery of its people and landscapes. The storytelling focuses on more political topics, contrasting the American occupation with the island's inhabitants daily lives. Tomatsu was born in 1930 in Aichi and moved to Tokyo after his graduation. His work has been presented in Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography as well as in USA and in Europe.

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Shomei Tomatsu's social photographic documentary of Okinawa offers a variety of black-and-white images of its people and landscapes. The narrative focuses on political topics such as the implication of the American occupation in the daily lives of the island's inhabitants. Tomatsu was born in 1930 in Aichi and moved to Tokyo after graduation. His work has been exhibited at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography as well as in the United States and Europe. A legendary book from one of the greatest post-war photographers.