Photo Book Club November 2017

Some time in early November, I was invited to a photo book club meeting. Kind of like a cult, but for photo books. Weird, right? It was overwhelming. I wish I had more time with the books. 

November 5, 2017

November 5, 2017

Hundreds of dollars in photo books. This collection alone belongs to @photostudious November 5, 2017

Hundreds of dollars in photo books. This collection alone belongs to @photostudious November 5, 2017

Looking at Araki's Tokyo Lucky Hole. November 5, 2017

Looking at Araki's Tokyo Lucky Hole. November 5, 2017

Yoko and Erotos by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Yoko and Erotos by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Manila by Jun Abe. November 5, 2017

Manila by Jun Abe. November 5, 2017

View preview of Manila by June Abe on Vimeo. (The video owner has set restrictions, therefore I cannot embed it here.)

KIDS by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

KIDS by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Erotos by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Erotos by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Xeroxed Photo Albums by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Xeroxed Photo Albums by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Japan Camera Hunter's Street Pan ISO 400 36 EXP. November 5, 2017

Japan Camera Hunter's Street Pan ISO 400 36 EXP. November 5, 2017

 From left to right: Diary Sentimental Journey (Japanese Edition) by Nobuyoshi Araki, (top blue book) Hiroshima Element by Mitamura Akira, (mid red book) Curious Encounters by Qendrim Hoti and Hongen Nar, Life is Elsewhere by Sohrab Hura, America in…

 

From left to right: Diary Sentimental Journey (Japanese Edition) by Nobuyoshi Araki, (top blue book) Hiroshima Element by Mitamura Akira, (mid red book) Curious Encounters by Qendrim Hoti and Hongen Nar, Life is Elsewhere by Sohrab Hura, America in Passing by Henri Cartier-Bresson, My Dakota by Rebecca Norris Webb. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Labyrinth and THE TROPICS by Daido Moriyama. November 5, 2017

Labyrinth and THE TROPICS by Daido Moriyama. November 5, 2017

From left to right: Magnum Contact Sheets (Hardcover), Water Fruit by Kishin Shinoyama, Barnacle Island by Patrick Tsai. November 5, 2017

From left to right: Magnum Contact Sheets (Hardcover), Water Fruit by Kishin Shinoyama, Barnacle Island by Patrick Tsai. November 5, 2017

The Suffering of Light by Alex Webb. November 5, 2017

The Suffering of Light by Alex Webb. November 5, 2017

Spring Action zine by @an.alog November 5, 2017

Spring Action zine by @an.alog November 5, 2017

From A to B zine by @cokecan_ November 5, 2017

From A to B zine by @cokecan_ November 5, 2017

Colors by Yoshinori Mizutani. November 5, 2017

Colors by Yoshinori Mizutani. November 5, 2017

First page of Mizutani's Colors. November 5, 2017

First page of Mizutani's Colors. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

Amagi Inkou by Nobuyoshi Araki. November 5, 2017

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@thedreamersatlas (left) experimenting with a medium format camera. November 5, 2017

@thedreamersatlas (left) experimenting with a medium format camera. November 5, 2017

@not_that_yellow November 5, 2017

@not_that_yellow November 5, 2017

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@photostudious November 5, 2017

@photostudious November 5, 2017

Trying to navigate Vimeo on a smart TV. It didn't work. November 5, 2017

Trying to navigate Vimeo on a smart TV. It didn't work. November 5, 2017

Viewing Patrick Tsai's My Little Dead Dick on the smart TV. November 5, 2017

Viewing Patrick Tsai's My Little Dead Dick on the smart TV. November 5, 2017

@thedreamersatlas November 5, 2017

@thedreamersatlas November 5, 2017

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@photostudious packing up. November 5, 2017

@photostudious packing up. November 5, 2017

I asked for a group photo, and @an.alog said not to include his legs. So here they are. November 5, 2017

I asked for a group photo, and @an.alog said not to include his legs. So here they are. November 5, 2017

@an.alog took me back to the train station. November 5, 2017

@an.alog took me back to the train station. November 5, 2017

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Runa Nagai is so cute. If someone wants to buy me something for Christmas, THIS is the book. I love Araki's color portraits. I think seeing Araki's color work in person changed my life lol.

Runa Nagai is so cute. If someone wants to buy me something for Christmas, THIS is the book. I love Araki's color portraits. I think seeing Araki's color work in person changed my life lol.

It's only 75 USD! :wink:

It's only 75 USD! :wink:

Gear used:

  1. Sony RX1R II with Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2

Written and published on 2017-11-24.

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