YOSHIHIRO SUZUKI
EAST BEATS OSAKA 1964-1970
Published by Spector Books, 2023
Book size 24.1 x 17 cm
290 pages
Softcover
Language Japanese, English
In his free time, he wandered around the city, spontaneously and curiously photographing the urban landscape, in settings ranging from boulevards to shopping arcades and from the business district to traditional backstreets. Suzuki refers to himself as an “amateur photographer,” and his story is representative of the strong amateur photography movement in post-war Japan, which is for the most part unknown to the public, unlike the work of professional photographers who have been exhibited worldwide . Suzuki's early photographs came to light by pure coincidence: his son's wife discovered the negatives and developed them as contact sheets. More than fifty years after Suzuki's photographs were taken, they are now finally being published as a photobook.
-
In his spare time, he would wander around the city, spontaneously and curiously photographing the urban landscape, in settings ranging from boulevards to shopping arcades and from the business district to traditional alleyways. Suzuki defines himself as an “amateur photographer,” and his story is representative of the powerful amateur photography movement in postwar Japan, which is largely unknown to the public, unlike the work of professional photographers who have been exhibited around the world. Suzuki’s first photographs came to light by pure coincidence: his son’s wife discovered the negatives and developed them into contact sheets. More than fifty years after Suzuki’s photographs were taken, they are finally being published in the form of a photo book.