This year Daido Moriyama will publish two photo books. One is entitled K, which represents the first character from the Japanese word keikan, meaning scene or scenery. The other book is entitled Pretty Woman, which is a compilation of Moriyama’s street shots on the theme of women.
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The Tattoos that Marked the Criminals of the Edo Period
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The Exploded Architecture of Moriyama House
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The Tradition of the Black Eggs of Mount Hakone
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Araki Himself Explains the Masterpieces that Changed History
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Kanso, One of the Seven Pillars of Wabi-Sabi
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