Hotare bookshop M Takimoto reflects on the cycle

Takimoto reflects on the cycle of life and the coexistence of living beings with the planet

" Kami" means God and "ki" means breath

" which means "farming in a valley-like terrain

Ueda's gaze focuses on the sculptural beauty and curves of the female form

which he recorded with his Barnack Leica

Hotare bookshop M Takimoto reflects on the cycleHotare is the highly anticipated new photobook by photographer Manabu Someya, woven together over a period of nine years since his previous work, Michi no Ki. The journeys he undertook across various quiet towns in Japan during this nine year span were previously shared in three exhibitions: "Ro," "Hotare," and "Roku no Fune." From these vast travels, 45 carefully selected scenes have been curated to form this volume. His lens captures the unadorned,