Day for Night — Toshio Shibata. Published by Deadbeat Club.
Although not the kind of work I naturally gravitate towards, this book is absolutely beautiful. It feels like a book from the late 80's but with better printing. These photos shot between 1980 and 1988 have been stashed away unseen for some 35 years. Devoid of people, these Japanese landscapes are all heavily filled with the presence of man. What we build, what we leave behind, the lengths we go to bend nature and move earth to our will. The printing is exceptional, rich blacks and crispy whites. Each photo is humming with light and energy.
Ed Templeton (b.1972) is an American painter and photographer whose work reflects human behavior with emphasis on youth subcultures, religious affectation, and suburban conventions using a cinéma vérité approach embracing chance encounters. Templeton is a respected cult figure in the subculture of skateboarding, a two-time world-champion, and Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee. He is best known for his photographic books and multimedia exhibitions. His work has been exhibited in museums worldwide including MOCA, Los Angeles, ICP, NYC, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Kunsthalle, Vienna, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, SMAK Museum Belgium, Orange County Museum of Art, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht.
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