March might be a bit early to declare a “Favorite Photobook of the Year” but I’m so smitten with Tomo Kosuga’s “Parascapes” that it makes sense to me.
This charming, snake-bound book(let) is a collection of photos of his wife over nearly two decades.
My full article about it for Photo & Culture Tokyo is here.
What: Showa by Bischof – Japan Was Not Japan Then
Who: Werner Bischof
Where: Leica Gallery Omotesando, Tokyo
When: December 5 2025 - March 3, 2026
A brilliant glimpse of postwar Tokyo through the lens of Swiss photographer Werner Bischof. Read my full article about this and another of his shows on Photo & Culture Tokyo, here.
CP+ 2026, Yokohama
Contax RX with 50mm f1.4 Planar lens
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Mamiya C330 Professional S with 55mm f4.5 Mamiya-Sekor lens
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A table of vintage Chinese film cameras
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Ricoh GR1s with custom wood paneling
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Konica 28 WB Eco in ORANGE
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Pentax K2 with SMC Pentax-DA 40mm f2.8 lens
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Nikon F3HP with 50m f1.4 Nikkor lens
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An Olympus AF-10 Super at the Place M booth
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Repainted Leica M3 with 5cm f2 Summar lens
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Pentax MZ-s with 35mm lens
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Mamiya 7 with 65mm f4 lens
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Minolta X-700 with MD Rokkor 50mm f1.4 lens
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Leica M4 with Leitz Elmar 5cm f3.5 and Godox Lux Junior flash