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photo-eye | BLOG: Record 2: Reviewed by Brian Arnold

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Record 2: Reviewed by Brian Arnold

Book Review Record 2 Photographs by Daido Moriyama Reviewed by Brian Arnold “The first book I got by Daido Moriyama was ‘71 New York, …

Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2025/02/record-2-reviewed-by-brian-arnold.html

My favorite part of Record 2 is the writing. The pictures are superlative, no doubt, but there is something so rigid and stylistic about Moriyama’s approach. The short texts, however, have an informal, conversational appeal, like he’s talking to you on the train. In them we witness Moriyama reflecting on ideas developed during his friendship with Takuma Nakahira; things he learned from Bruce Davidson, Eikoh Hosoi, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Eraserhead; the COVID lockdown; and receiving the Hasselblad Award

The long sunset: Daidō Moriyama’s Record | Conscientious Photography Magazine

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The long sunset: Daidō Moriyama’s Record

via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/long-sunset/

Even as it seems clear from Record 2 that the sun is slowly setting over a life in photography, Moriyama’s true legacy is going to remain with us for many years to come. But you will have to look past the harsh contrast of the black and white in the photographs to discover the multi-faceted human being behind them.

https://cphmag.com/long-sunset/

Bookstore Browsing: 10 Photo Books from Tokyo - PhotoShelter Blog

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Bookstore Browsing: 10 Photo Books from Tokyo - PhotoShelter Blog

Travel provides a myriad of opportunities for the photographer to be visually re-inspired. We travel to Tokyo to peruse the bookshelf of local artists.

via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/02/bookstore-browsing-tokyo/

Japan is famous for its camera brands and love of photography, but outside of Daido Moriyama, most westerners would probably be hard-pressed to name a Japanese photographer. In browsing a number of titles at the Tsutaya bookstore, I was struck by the popularity of vernacular photography. And in a land replete with the highest resolution digital cameras and technical accuracy, many Japanese photographers seem to embrace film and aim for a grittier aesthetic – perhaps a photographic reflection of their concept of wabi-sabi or the acceptance of imperfection and transience.

On Daido: 31 Photographers Pay Tribute to Japan’s Most Inspiring Image-maker | American Photo

Thu, 21 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

On Daido: 31 Photographers Pay Tribute to Japan’s Most Inspiring Image-maker

Daido Moriyama is one of the most influential photographers in the history of the medium—but why take our word for it? The forthcoming book On Daido, from FBF, the publishing branch of the not-for-profit Fotobookfestival Kassel, features homages from 31 photographers and 21 writers exploring what it is about his deceptively simple images that continue to captivate and inspire so many to follow suit. The book is being funded through Indiegogo and, as of this writing, is about two-thirds away from target with just over two days left in the campaign.

Arles 2013: Daido Moriyama

Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

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Link: Arles 2013: Daido Moriyama | Le Journal de la Photographie](http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries/11976/arles-2013-daido-moriyama)

This “LABYRINTH + MONOCHROME” exhibits a flow of black and white photos from one of the most loquacious, radical and hard working image workers around

A Fascinating Look At the Life of Daido Moriyama; Japan's Most Celebrated Photographer

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Link: A Fascinating Look At the Life of Daido Moriyama; Japan’s Most Celebrated Photographer | Feature Shoot

Daido Moriyama Labyrinth

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Link: Daido Moriyama Labyrinth | Le Journal de la Photographie

Daido Moriyama has published what amounts to a lifetime of work, a vast series of contact sheets soberly lined up without empty space on the 300 thick pages of the book

Departing ICP Director Hartshorn Honored at 28th Annual ICP Infinity Awards

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Departing ICP Director Hartshorn Honored at 28th Annual ICP Infinity Awards | PDNPulse

The 28th Annual International Center of Photography Infinity Awards, held May 2 in New York City, paid tribute to its departing director, ICP director Willis E. “Buzz” Hartshorn, who last year announced he wanted to step down for medical reasons. Though H

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/departing-icp-director-hartshorn-honored-at-28th-annual-icp-infinity-awards.html

Photographer Daido Moriyama won the Lifetime Achievement Award. A video that preceded the presentation showed Moriyama capturing his black-and-white, expressionistic images, shooting on the streets of Tokyo with a small pocket camera, sometimes from the hip or without looking through the viewfinder. Moriyama took his iconic photo “Stray Dog” while in his 20s, but for a time he abandoned photography, frustrated that his work was only copying. After falling into a period of drug use, he by chance found and bought a used Pentax and then returned to making art.

A poignant relationship to the world as a whole

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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I found a very interesting thought about photojournalism in a short essay written by Daido Moriyama

Street photographer Daido Moriyama - Down on the Street

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

via: Down on the Street

A shortish video of Japanese street photographer Daido Moriyama. Awesome.