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: Shashasha (写々者) is a leading source for both contemporary and classic Japanese photography books. In Tokyo, Komiyama in the Jimbocho district is renowned for its massive collection of rare titles. japanese photobook

: The medium evolved from European-influenced pictorialism and the German Bauhaus style into a tool for imperial military propaganda during World War II. the text provides essential biographical context

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. In many classic and contemporary works, the text provides essential biographical context, sociological commentary, or a narrative layer that "unlocks" the deeper meaning of the photographs. The Phoblographer Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s japanese photobook