(You can watch the video at a larger size at Japan Exposures’ page on Vimeo.) Back by popular demand (I think!), I’ve created another video book review. The last proper one of these I did was over a year ago (somewhat ironic considering I created the first ones as a way to save the time it would take to do a proper written review), so it’s... 

Japan Exposures is pleased to present a gallery of work from Manabu Someya, drawn from his series “Nirai”. Writes Japan Exposures’ editor Dirk Rösler in his review of Someya’s Nirai photobook: I have struggled to find some adjectives that would describe the work, and whatever I think of does not seem entirely adequate so the... 

“You shall go on a beautiful boat.” – Farewell to the dead on Yoron Island (Amami Islands, Japan) Put simply, a photograph reproduces what has been in front of the camera at the time of exposure, a moment in time, a selected fraction of reality. More philosophically, it also records what went on behind the camera in the photographer’s... 

Manabu Someya was born in 1964 in Chiba prefecture. He graduated from Nihon University College of Art majoring in photography. He is concentrating his view on Asia and Okinawa and in his work he attempts a perspective on life and death. Please see our review of Nirai, Someya’s photo book published by Tosei-sha, as well as an extended gallery drawn... 

The Japan Exposures Web Shop will take a holiday starting October 18th until the middle of November. The cut-off for Hirano hand-made camera cases is Friday, Oct 8th. Orders placed on or after these dates will be processed and shipped upon our return in November. Orders for products that are currently backordered, for example the MS Optical Super Triplet...