Photography
Photography books that Ruth translated.
Remembrance of Places Past: Japanese Architectural Photography from the 19th to the 21st Century
The 400 photographs in this Teien Art Museum exhibition range from Meiji-period architectural photographs taken to document structures to contemporary photographs that are distinctive expressions of the photographer’s art, capturing compelling aspects of structures.
here and there SEOUL/TOKYO
In this collection of photographs by Japanese photographer Mizobe Shuji street scenes from Seoul and Tokyo are juxtaposed in a way that demands reflection on the similarities of fashion and youth culture in these two Asian cities.
27,000 Hours Under the Sea: Ikuo Nakamura Photographic Exhibition
A retrospective of four decades of work by Ikuo Nakamura, Japan’s premier underwater photographer, chronicling beautiful seascapes and brief dramas in the lives of the creatures who inhabit them.
Imamori Mitsuhiko Exhibition, Insects: On the move for 400 million years
Imamori Mitsuhiko combines gorgeous photographs with reader-friendly language to communicate the close ties between humanity and nature, in settings that range from tropical rain forests and deserts to domesticated environments in Japan. This exhibition displays 200 of Imamori’s photographs of insects, including new works as well as images already made famous by Insects on Earth and Days of Insects.
Natural Enchantments: The World of Tabuchi Yukio
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 2005