Aperture
Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers is a seminal 224-page anthology published by in 2006. Edited by Ivan Vartanian and Akihiro Hatanaka , it represents the first major collection of primary texts by Japan's most influential photographers translated into English.
The Art of Capturing the Setting Sun
To explore further, seek out the photobook "The Setting Sun" by Katsumi Watanabe, or the collected essays in "Light of the Dying Day" from Tosei-sha Publishing. Let the images burn slowly, and read the margins carefully—that is where the true sun sets.
For photographers, poets, and all who linger in the fading hour.
Shooting Your Own "Setting Sun"
The anthology features 30 pieces by 19 influential photographers, including: Daido Moriyama & Takuma Nakahira:
Moriyama’s setting sun writes a text of mono no aware (the bittersweet awareness of impermanence) stripped of sentimentality. It says: “The era of Showa is over. The American occupation has faded. What remains is noise and grain.” His sunsets are graffiti scratched onto the negative itself—angry, visceral, and unapologetically modern.
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Aperture
Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers is a seminal 224-page anthology published by in 2006. Edited by Ivan Vartanian and Akihiro Hatanaka , it represents the first major collection of primary texts by Japan's most influential photographers translated into English.
The Art of Capturing the Setting Sun
To explore further, seek out the photobook "The Setting Sun" by Katsumi Watanabe, or the collected essays in "Light of the Dying Day" from Tosei-sha Publishing. Let the images burn slowly, and read the margins carefully—that is where the true sun sets. setting sun writings by japanese photographers
For photographers, poets, and all who linger in the fading hour. Aperture Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers is
Shooting Your Own "Setting Sun"
The anthology features 30 pieces by 19 influential photographers, including: Daido Moriyama & Takuma Nakahira: Let the images burn slowly, and read the
Moriyama’s setting sun writes a text of mono no aware (the bittersweet awareness of impermanence) stripped of sentimentality. It says: “The era of Showa is over. The American occupation has faded. What remains is noise and grain.” His sunsets are graffiti scratched onto the negative itself—angry, visceral, and unapologetically modern.
