Dear Old Days vol.3 | Ryoji Akiyama | Seisodo 2021 [REPRINT]

"This volume consists of carefully selected images of children focusing on time-specific items and backgrounds in the 1980s, as well as adults attending them. The common sights of children's everyday life encapsulate the sense of their home, school, and the historical context behind the happy moments. Those items include hand-knitted baby shoes, Chinese flower-patterned towels, enamel bowls, open-air barbers and shirts in generic design, for example. Each shot is presented in a graphical composition that is unmistakably by Ryoji Akiyama.

A special conversation between Akiyama and Hideaki Hamada is included in this collection. Hamada is a celebrated Japanese photographer who acknowledges Akiyama's influence on his works, including his highly successful book "Haru And Mina" which also focuses on children." - from publisher's website.