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The Pencil of the Sun: Okinawa & S.E. Asia

Shomei Tomatsu

€ 235

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Published by Mainichi Shimbunsha in 1975, 244 pages, 25,7×24,3 cm
First edition, softcover
Condition: very good +

The Pencil of the Sun: Okinawa & S.E. Asia is a landmark photo book by Shomei Tomatsu, first published in 1975 as a supplement to Camera Mainichi. It captures Okinawa from the late 1960s through its 1972 reversion to Japan, alongside striking color images from Southeast Asia.
Blending black-and-white and color photography, Tomatsu’s masterful sequencing makes every image feel essential.

A vital work in Tomatsu’s postwar Japan explorations, The Pencil of the Sun is both visually and intellectually compelling.