Moriyama: Quartet

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An anthology of the four seminal photobooks that form the foundation of Daido Moriyama's photographic career

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Quartet explores Daido Moriyama’s early career through four foundational photobooks that highlight his place as one of Japan’s most radical photographers: Japan: A Photo Theater; A Hunter; Farewell Photography; and Light and Shadow.

Rooted in the complexities of Japan during a transformative era from 1968 to the early 1980s, these seminal photobooks not only offer profound insights into the nation’s evolving cultural, economic and social landscape, but also trace the emergence and development of Moriyama’s distinct style.
Extent: 440 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Illustrations: 250
Publication date: 2025-08-28
Size: 29.5 x 21.7 cm
ISBN: 9780500027882

Press Reviews

A true avant-garde, radical then, radical now
Dazed

A rich, dense and protean body of work
Guillotine

Reads like a fevered rehearsal of all that photography can do when stripped of certainty. ... To look at these photographs 50 years on is not so much about sensing how little they have aged, but rather about looking again, at what might be described as Moriyama’s language of estrangement. They remain encounters in passing – quick, unsettled, and alive
Art Review Asia

Fragmented, high-contrast images convey a restless energy that challenged photographic convention and helped shape the language of street photography worldwide. Interwoven texts, diary fragments and design echo Moriyama’s own serial publishing practice, reaffirming the photobook as his primary medium
Photo London

About the Author

Mark Holborn is an internationally recognized editor and designer of illustrated books working with a diverse range of artists, from William Eggleston to Lucian Freud. He is also a curator, author and specialist on Japanese culture. His books as an editor with Thames & Hudson include Antony Gormley on Sculpture, Susan Meiselas: On the Frontline and Daido Moriyama: Record.

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