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Gilden’s camera points toward the darker sides of Japanese life
Bruce Gilden first set foot in Japan in 1995. On this trip, the first of several, he explored a hidden side of a country that had long fascinated him; from Tokyo to Osaka, he uncovered a Japan that is little-known to Westerners and captured it in his own inimitable photographic style.
In Bruce Gilden: Cherry Blossom, Gilden tells the story of these travels and the ties he maintains with Japan in a rare introductory text. Every photograph portrays a close and powerful encounter. There are no cherry blossom trees or geishas on these pages; Gilden’s camera points toward the darker sides of Japanese life―the gangsters, the dispossessed, and people experiencing homelessness.
The stories told alongside these photographs―thirty-four of which are published here for the first time―create a book that’s hard to forget. Available now at MENDO.
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