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[Introduction to Contents]
"What I have been taking are people's lives and faces" - Ihei Kimura
The God of Leica Born 120
Ihei Kimura (1901-1974) left a great mark on the history of Japanese photography.
The God of Leica quickly discovered the possibility of photo expression in a small camera that had just begun to be put into practical use at the beginning of the Showa era, and established his reputation as a "Master of Leica".
This book is composed of portraits of literary artists, snapshots of everyday scenes of downtown Tokyo quickly, series with the theme of "" Farming village in Akita "in his later years.
It covers the whole aspect of Ihei Kimura's activities by adding color works shot in Paris to" Ihei Kimura's Living in Photography "published in 2021.
Chapter 1 Yumenoshima -- Okinawa
Chapter 2 Portraits and Stages
Chapter 3 Islands in Showa
Chapter 4 Travel to Europe
Chapter 6 Akita Folklore
Chapter 7 Paris Afterimage.