Vanishing Existence | Kosuke Okahara | The Backyard 2024 [SIGNED] [SECOND EDITION] Hiroshi Hamaya the purpose of the trip

the purpose of the trip to Okinawa then was not to take photos but for Shoumei Toumatsu

a small tear of a few millimeters on the top edge of the back cover and diffuse solar burns

and he found it in the natural beauty and cultural richness of the places he visited

examining her distance with the subjects

designer Satoshi Machiguchi

Vanishing Existence | Kosuke Okahara | The Backyard 2024 [SIGNED] [SECOND EDITION] Hiroshi Hamaya the purpose of the trip"The book focuses on leprosy villages in China, and Jrg Colberg once described it as a real treasure of a book, with its design and content working in harmony. I wanted the book to feel like an ancient Chinese manuscript, reflecting the long history of leprosy, one of humanitys oldest diseases." from Kosuke Okahara's website. The second edition of Vanishing Existence is limited to 100 copies and is printed on Japanese paper from the Awa region. Each