Daido Moriyama - Lettres d'amour à la photographie
Daido Moriyama, a photographer whose work has had a profound impact in Japan, Europe and the United States, is best known for his photographs of seemingly mundane subjects – often street scenes – rendered in high-contrast black and white, with raw layouts where the image spills beyond the frame. But what is less well known is that he has never ceased to reflect on the meaning of photography. From his famous Adieu Photographie (1972) to the present day, he has written numerous essays and articles, most of which have remained unpublished in French. Alongside a selection of his photographs that resonate with the theme, this book will present numerous texts translated from Japanese for the first time. An entire chapter will be devoted to his obsession with the very first photograph, Point de vue du Gras, taken by the Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827 at his home in St Loup de Varenne. A wonderful way to celebrate the bicentenary of photography!
Book co-published with the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
Exhibition "Daido Moriyama. Lettres d'amour à la photographie" at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation from 20 May to 4 October 2026
Texts by Daido Moriyama, Clément Chéroux and Jean-Kenta Gauthier
Translated from Japanese by Corinne Quentin
2026
Text in French
17 x 24 cm
240 pages
ISBN 9791095821861
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© Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
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Daido Moriyama - Lettres d'amour à la photographie
Daido Moriyama, a photographer whose work has had a profound impact in Japan, Europe and the United States, is best known for his photographs of seemingly mundane subjects – often street scenes – rendered in high-contrast black and white, with raw layouts where the image spills beyond the frame. But what is less well known is that he has never ceased to reflect on the meaning of photography. From his famous Adieu Photographie (1972) to the present day, he has written numerous essays and articles, most of which have remained unpublished in French. Alongside a selection of his photographs that resonate with the theme, this book will present numerous texts translated from Japanese for the first time. An entire chapter will be devoted to his obsession with the very first photograph, Point de vue du Gras, taken by the Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827 at his home in St Loup de Varenne. A wonderful way to celebrate the bicentenary of photography!
Book co-published with the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
Exhibition "Daido Moriyama. Lettres d'amour à la photographie" at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation from 20 May to 4 October 2026
Texts by Daido Moriyama, Clément Chéroux and Jean-Kenta Gauthier
Translated from Japanese by Corinne Quentin
2026
Text in French
17 x 24 cm
240 pages
ISBN 9791095821861
© Delpire & co.
© Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
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Daido Moriyama, a photographer whose work has had a profound impact in Japan, Europe and the United States, is best known for his photographs of seemingly mundane subjects – often street scenes – rendered in high-contrast black and white, with raw layouts where the image spills beyond the frame. But what is less well known is that he has never ceased to reflect on the meaning of photography. From his famous Adieu Photographie (1972) to the present day, he has written numerous essays and articles, most of which have remained unpublished in French. Alongside a selection of his photographs that resonate with the theme, this book will present numerous texts translated from Japanese for the first time. An entire chapter will be devoted to his obsession with the very first photograph, Point de vue du Gras, taken by the Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827 at his home in St Loup de Varenne. A wonderful way to celebrate the bicentenary of photography!
Book co-published with the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
Exhibition "Daido Moriyama. Lettres d'amour à la photographie" at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation from 20 May to 4 October 2026
Texts by Daido Moriyama, Clément Chéroux and Jean-Kenta Gauthier
Translated from Japanese by Corinne Quentin
2026
Text in French
17 x 24 cm
240 pages
ISBN 9791095821861
© Delpire & co.
© Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
