Reflections on Tsugaru | Sho Shibata | Michioto Publishing 2019 [SIGNED]

The photographer Sho Shibata, with an extraordinary use of black and white, tells of his homeland Tsugaru, the area in the far north of Honshu covered in snow for most of the year. This collection of impressive images goes beyond landscape photography, presenting the beauty of the north filtered through the author's aesthetic.

From publisher's statement: "Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture is in the northernmost reaches of Honshu, Japan’s largest island, and covered with snow during most of the year. The photographer Sho Shibata was born in Tsugaru and has been living in this place. He rejects superficial beauty and his photographs depict Tsugaru beyond it. His works, which record ever-changing scenery and cultures of his homeland, can also be seen as records of his existence."