Archive for November, 2010
The subway underground world exist within perfect darkness, oblivious to the light and sense of vision of the world above the ground. To discover this world was a truly magical experience, Naoya Hatakeyama
Underground series from the Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama is a collection of photographs taken in the vast underground spaces under the mega cities like Tokyo, Osaka or Paris. Japanese photographers Hideaki Uchiyama and Joe Nishizawa have also made some remarkable photo-works in the underground space, but Naoya Hatakeyama’s images are not focused on hi-tech constructions, he is rather capturing the fascinating light conditions when desolate dark tunnels are exposed under strategically placed spotlights.
The photo book Naoya Hatakeyama: Underground is published in March 2000:
Hardcover: 68 pages, 10.9 x 9.8 x 0.6 inches
Publisher: Media Factory, Japan
ISBN-10: 4840100888
ISBN-13: 978-4840100885
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Selection of 5/10 images from the series Postcards from forgotten places.
brancolina :: lightways
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Kotaro Ide :: the shell house
The Shell House is a shell shaped concrete structure designed by the Japanese architect Kotaro Ide from the ARTechnic Architects. It is located in the forest of Karuizawa in Kitasaku, Nagano district (Japan) and has a function of a vacation home.
photography © Nacasa & Partners Inc.
