We Publish Photography: Learning from AKAAKA
AKAAKA Art Publishing was founded in 2006. Since then, founder Kimi Himeno and her team have built a remarkable catalogue of photography and art books, working with both emerging and established photographers while exploring what a photobook can be. For us, Looking at AKAAKA reminds us why we chose to publish photography in the first place.
Reading William Eggleston (I): Learning to See the Ordinary
William Eggleston’s 1976 MoMA exhibition revolutionized photography, but his legacy transcends the mere validation of color. Through his landmark work, Eggleston proved that extraordinary photography begins not with exceptional subjects, but with an extraordinary way of seeing the ordinary world.
Sakiko Nomura (野村佐紀子): The Poetry of Light and Shadow
Shaped by Nobuyoshi Araki yet entirely her own, Sakiko Nomura photographs intimacy through restraint: stillness and silence etched in light and shadow.
Hans Kemp: Photography That Requires Participation
Dutch photojournalist Hans Kemp on Bikes of Burden, Divine Encounters, and a career built on participating in the Asian life he photographs.
Hiroji Kubota: The Pursuit of Beauty
One of the first Asian photographers to join Magnum, Hiroji Kubota built a career documenting the Far East and the beauty of ordinary life.
Masahisa Fukase: Making Masterpieces Out Of A Tragic Life
Masahisa Fukase turned loss, loneliness and depression into Ravens, celebrated as one of the finest photobooks ever made.
Edvard Munch’s Photography Beyond The Scream
Long before The Scream made him famous, Edvard Munch was experimenting with a cheap Kodak, turning blur, distortion and ‘mistakes’ into poetry.
A Tribute To Legendary Photographer And Artist William Klein
A tribute to William Klein (1928-2022), the street and fashion photographer, filmmaker and designer whose restless work reshaped 20th-century image-making.
Life is an act: Fan Ho’s cinematic street photography
Fan Ho brought a filmmaker’s eye to Hong Kong’s streets, turning light, shadow and everyday scenes into some of the most cinematic photographs ever made.
Saul Leiter, a photographer with a painter’s eye
Saul Leiter broke every rule of composition and championed colour before the art world was ready, making quiet, painterly frames from ordinary New York streets.