Setting Sun Writings By Japanese Photographers Jun 2026

Eikoh Hosoe, known for his surreal, psychological portraits (famously with writer Yukio Mishima), approaches the setting sun as a character in a Noh drama. In his series Kamaitachi , the sun often sets behind rice fields, casting long, distorted shadows that look like ghosts.

The book is organized into seven thematic sections, each reflecting a specific tension within Japanese visual culture: Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers setting sun writings by japanese photographers

: Features diary-like entries and procedural accounts, such as Naoya Hatakeyama's "Lime Works". Eikoh Hosoe, known for his surreal, psychological portraits