Hiroshi Sugimoto
In Praise of Shadows
Korinsha Press , Kyoto, Japan, 1999

pages 40
first edition
dimensions 24.5 × 16.4 cm, hardcover in a slipcase
language English / Japanese
ISBN 4-7713-3414-5
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Hiroshi Sugimoto

Hiroshi Sugimoto is a Japanese photographer and artist. One of the most important exponents of contemporary photography, representative of serial photography inspired by minimalist and conceptual art in the tradition of Eastern sobriety and simplicity. Known for his rigor in reproducing meticulous black-and-white prints that he makes with a careful and sophisticated technique by handcrafting photographic emulsions that he exhibits at different and exclusive times and methods. He lives between Tokyo and New York.