Mama Love, Hannya version | Hideka Tonomura | Zen foto gallery 2021 [NEW EDITION]

New edition of Hideka Tonomura's stunning debut book, first part of the "Love" series.

Tonomura photographed her mother during her clandestine meetings with her lover. However, the only subject of the photographs is her, the man she meets is obscured. The second part of the volume instead collects photographs with soft colors and lights, which thus create a clear contrast with the stark black and white of the first part.

“Our lives were being controlled.
My mother never had any freedom.

Her first protest against my father was the love affair.

I had no choice but to take photos
when I found out that she was cheating.

I wanted to shoot it, whatever the cost.
I wanted to witness it.
That was all I felt at that time.

I was surprised when I saw how the photos came out.
My mother was looking at the camera.” -  from Hideka Tonomura’s statement