hi everyone,
i want to buy some books for my sister she is a photography student and i thought i could buy her books on japanese photographers. The only problem is i dont know any can anyone help?
thanx in advance

Here are a few contemporary ones

Nobuyoshi Araki
very famous...caution, Erotic stuff here, not for everyone's taste
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...raki+&x=23&y=20

Mikiko Hara
(landscapes)

Naoya Hatakeyama
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...eyama&x=13&y=21

Noritoshi Hirakawa
(again, erotic stuff)

Takashi Homma
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...mma++&x=11&y=19

Yanagi Miwa
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...Miwa+&x=14&y=23

Ryuji Miyamoto
(architecture)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...amoto&x=10&y=15

Mariko Mori
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...+Mori&x=10&y=16

Yasumasa Morimura
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...ura++&x=10&y=20

Hiroshi Sugimoto
(one of my faves btw...met him a few times, extremly interesting and nice guy)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...imoto&x=15&y=22

Kenji Yanobe
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...anobe&x=17&y=19



Maybe you should buy a book that contains several artists and let your sister decide which one she likes most?

Here are some books:

The History of Japanese Photography by Anne Tucker
Inside Out: Contemporary Japanese Photography by Mark Richard Leach
Japanese Photography Guide by Osamu Hiraki, Maya Ishiwata, and Takako Matsuda

Unfortunatly most books I could recommend are out of stock :(

Thank you so much your suggestions are brilliant i think i may get a book on Ryuji Miyamoto as she used to study architecture and loves taking pictures of buildings. :D

Miki, I am always amazed about how much knowledge you about everything. My respect lady! ;)

Sometimes it's Google that gives me super powers :lol: ...this time I just knew it since it's part of my job actually. ;)

Pure coincidence...

Stop being modest about it :P !

Well, if this is part of your job, then you have definitely a very interesting job. ;)

i don't think he has a book unfortunately, but i love tommy oshima. his website is here - http://www.rayon-vert.com/

thanx saldiamond i had a look at tommy oshima website he has some amazing pics i thought i would also make her a booklet with the all the photographers mentioned so she can research them later.