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" présente des photographies prises par Koji Onaka entre 1982 et 1994. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme du Tokyo College of Photography en 1982, Koji Onaka a passé du temps à l'Image Shop Camp, vivant à Shinjuku, travaillant à Shinjuku, buvant à Shinjuku, exposant à Shinjuku. Les photos d'Onaka portent autant sur la ville elle-même que sur sa vie à Shinjuku, et tout au long du livre, des légendes comme Daido Moriyama, Masahisa Fukase, Takuma Nakahira et d'autres apparaissent. Dans "Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku", Onaka se penche sur sa propre jeunesse et partage également un regard inestimable sur la vie de bohème des principaux photographes japonais de l'époque.
"À l'époque, dans les rues de Shinjuku, il y avait deux personnes - le fringant et audacieux Koji et le sombre Onaka." -- Daido Moriyama