Tamiko Nishimura - My Journey II

Tamiko Nishimura
My Journey II

Published by Zen Foto Gallery, 2020
Book size 22 x 25 x 1.3 cm
Pages 156 pages + 106 images
Softcover
Limited edition of 700
Language English and Japanese
ISBN 978-4-905453-99-4

MY JOURNEY II is the second volume of the photographic series through 1960s-80s Japan by photographer Tamiko Nishimura.The photographs have been taken between the 1968 and 1989 during the journeys of the artist and her daughter taking us for instance to Okinawa, Tohoku, Hokkaido and many other regions in Japan. Nishimura captured her surroundings from flower fields to bridges, creating a poetic collection of black and white photographs.

“As we walked along the seashore, we saw a solitary lady gathering seaweed on the rocks in the cold wind. She noticed us and gave us some freshly picked seaweed in a plastic bag. After arriving at our accommodation, I asked the owner to add them to our miso soup for dinner. The flavor of the sea was fragrant; I was grateful for its deliciousness.” — from Tamiko Nishimura's afterword

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MY JOURNEY II is the second volume in a series of photographs by photographer Tamiko Nishimura spanning Japan in the 1960s and 1980s. The photographs were taken between 1968 and 1989 during the artist and her daughter's travels, taking us to Okinawa, Tohoku, Hokkaido, and many other parts of Japan. Nishimura captured her surroundings, from flower fields to bridges, creating a poetic collection of black and white photographs.

“As we walked along the seashore, we saw a lonely woman picking seaweed from the rocks in the cold wind. She noticed us and gave us some freshly picked seaweed in a plastic bag. When we arrived at our accommodation, I asked the owner to add it to our miso soup for dinner. The flavor of the sea was fragrant; I was grateful for its delicious taste.” - Tamiko Nishimura's epilogue