Nobuyoshi Araki - Araki Goes to Vietnam/Tokyo Life since 1962 - 2008-2006

Araki Goes to Vietnam

Nobuyoshi Araki
Hankyu Communications/2008/Japanese/150*230*15

A collection of photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading photographers, “Araki Goes to Vietnam”. This book is a collection of photographs compiled from a project that was serialized in the Sankei Shimbun newspaper in 2007, and is a record of a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Nobuyoshi Araki has compiled a photo collection of his visits to South Korea, Taiwan, China, and other Asian countries he has visited with writer Kenji Nakagami. From the usual photos taken on the plane, Araki captures what he sees and eats one after another. From the motorcycles that speed in groups, to the people on the streets, to the many local foods such as spring rolls, to the squalls and peddlers with umbrellas, one can sense the unique sentiment of Southeast Asia from every corner of these photos. Araki's photographs of people living vividly amidst the chaos of the streets evoke the atmosphere of old downtown areas and the original landscape of the Japanese family. At the end of the book, the Sankei Shimbun magazine's serialized version is also included, with a column by a reporter reporting on the journey.


Tokyo Life since 1962

Nobuyoshi Araki
basilico/2006/Japanese/158*218*23

“Tokyo Life since 1962”, a work by Nobuyoshi Araki, Japan's leading photographer. This book is a collection of best shots carefully selected by Nobuyoshi Araki who has been filming “Tokyo” since the 1960s, and has been carefully selected for nearly 40 years. This book was published at the same time when a large-scale exhibition of the same name was held at the Edo Tokyo Museum in 2006. Araki says, “'Tokyo Life' is an album full of my photo life.” 1960s "I was experimenting with all kinds of photographs." 1970s "Photo is my novel. The beginning of my photo". 1980s “It ’s good to walk alone, but it ’s also good to go on the road”. 1990s “Photos get better when death is involved”. The 2000s “I was able to take happiness without being shy” (from the cover). Starting with “Sacchin”, “My novel” that started with Yoko, “Sexual release” in collaboration with Akira Suei, “Sentimental” after Yoko ’s death, etc. It is.