Solitude Standing Kasumi Osada with a calm and mature

with a calm and mature viewpoint that is different from the "journalism" of his youth

and is brimming with suggestions in regard to thinking about what the temple should be like in the future

all while reflecting on his emotions

as well as a beautifully delicate photo story by Berlin-based photographer Eylul Aslan

Solitude Standing Kasumi Osada with a calm and matureThis photobook was created to commemorate the centenary of the birth of photographer Ichiro Kojima (born in Aomori, 1924). Although Kojima's career as a photographer spanned only about ten years before his untimely death, during that time he utilized exceptional compositional skills and darkroom techniques (such as dodging and burning) to dramatically depict the harsh environment and the lives of the people in Japan's Tohoku region. This volume