Review: Kamaitachi by Eikoh Hosoe

We might be experiencing a bit of a renaissance of Japanese photography books in the West, or rather a naissance - since outside of a small circle of dedicated collectors Japanese photo books are not widely known. Eikoh Hosoe’s Kamaitachiwas originally published in 1969, and it is here re-released, in a slightly extended form, by Aperture.

A very important re-release, which hopefully will expand our thinking of what photography is and what it can do.