Daido Moriyama

This small, portable volume presents some of the most highly regarded work of Tokyo photographer Daido Moriyama. An introduction by Bauret contextualizes the photographer, discussing his influences, artistic style, arc of development, and geographic preferences. The remainder of the book consists of 86 black-and-white photographs without captions, largely located in urban settings and making heavy use of the interplay between light and shadow. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Brings together the best work of the worlds greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. This book contains some sixty full-page reproductions, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.
A new title in this accessible and affordable photography series
Daido Moriyama first came to prominence in the mid-1960s with his gritty depictions of Japanese urban life. He draws inspiration from the trenchent social critiques produced by photographer Shomei Tomatsu, William Klein's confrontational photographs of New York, Andy Warhol's silkscreened multiples of newspaper images, and the writings of Jack Kerouac and Yukio Mishima. His highly innovative and intensely personal photographic approach often incorporates high contrast, graininess, and tilted vantages to convey the fragmentary nature of modern realities.