Eyeshot Book

Shin Noguchi’s “In Color in Japan”

52,00€ – 229,00€

“In Color In Japan” is the debut book of the award-winning street photographer Shin Noguchi, with an introduction by Chuck Patch.
Featuring 158 powerful images, this collection tells the story of everyday public and private life in Japan, capturing both the beauty and complexity of Japanese society and culture.

Japanese photographers introduced Shin Noguchi to a visual language for expressing the emotions he felt about his native society and culture. He likes to employ recurrent motifs that at times raise an image to metaphorical levels, and people in his street scenes are often faceless, seeming tools of a frantically rushed society.

“In Color In Japan” comes in two different limited-editions: White Edition and Black Edition. The Black Edition features one unique Fine Art Photograph (30×20 cm) that has never been printed for sales before, and exclusively available through the purchasing of the book only.

Product details | Black edition

Limited Edition Print 1/30

The White and Black Editions differ in one thing and one thing only.

Each Black Edition contains one unique Fine Art Photograph (30×20 cm – printed on Hahnemühle FineArt paper with pigment inks and tested for longevity) that has never been printed for sale before. Available through the purchasing of this book only.

Eyeshot aims to keep every publication limited-edition in quantity and quality.

The Photographer

Shin Noguchi

Born in 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, Shin Noguchi is a Japanese award-winning street photographer based in Kamakura and Tokyo, Japan. He describes his street photography as an attempt to capture extraordinary moments of excitement, humanism and beauty among the flow of everyday life.

The Monograph

“In Color In Japan”

“In Color In Japan” is the perfect example of how Shin Noguchi treats the camera as if it were an extension of his body—one that merges hand and eye, allowing him to show us what he sees, and more subtly, how he sees. Like many other Japanese photographers, Noguchi likes to work in an essay format, sometimes planned, at other times a post-hoc thematic exploration. In keeping with his artistic vision, Noguchi chooses to shoot with films.

The Photographer’s Vision

“I don’t want viewers to see my work as art, but it would be great if they could recognize my point of view as a type of art”.
Shin Noguchi

Made in Italy

Fedrigoni Papers

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Symbol Tatami White 135g/m² is a thick paper coated on both sides with a Matt finish. Its volume and thickness give it a remarkable textural consistency that makes it ideal for prestigious publications such as Eyeshot’s monographs.

Credentials

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HEAVY METAL ABSENCE. Paper and packaging are produced in a way that allows them to be reused and recycled. The absence of harmful metals and other substances and materials that are hazardous to human health is guaranteed.

LONG LIFE: ISO 9706. This certification ensures that paper production recycles more CO2 than it emits, thus reducing the release of CO2 into the atmosphere that causes global warming. In compliance with ISO 9706 standards, the paper we use is acid-free which gives it resistance to light, wear and tear, and durability over time. It can be stored for up to 200 years.