Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers is a pioneering anthology that collects essential essays, diary entries, and treatises from over 30 of Japan’s most influential photographers. Published in 2006 by Aperture and edited by Ivan Vartanian, Akihiro Hatanaka, and Yutaka Kanbayashi, it serves as the first major English-language collection of its kind, offering a rare look into the intellectual and personal motivations behind the "Japanese eye" from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Core Themes and Content
Core Theme: The book explores the essential connection between word and image in Japanese culture, particularly the role of nostalgia in a society grappling with its postwar identity. setting sun writings by japanese photographers
Released in 2005/2006 and edited by Ivan Vartanian, Akihiro Hatanaka, and Yutaka Kanbayashi, it is the first major collection of its kind to be translated into English. DAP / Distributed Art Publishers Core Purpose and Significance Cultural Bridge: Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers is a
To understand the Japanese sunset in photography, one must first look at the atomic shadows of 1945. For the generation that came of age during the American occupation, the sun as a national symbol had been weaponized (the Rising Sun flag) and then extinguished. Released in 2005/2006 and edited by Ivan Vartanian,