Plexus Co., Ltd and euphonic,inc released Issei Suda's “Early works 1970-1975“ on April 7th, 2017. “Early works 1970-1975“ is the 3nd Photography e-Book by Issei Suda after “FUSHIKADEN:Complete Edition”.

■ Issei Suda: "Early works 1970-1975" e-Book vers.

“The pure desire to keep taking photographs is what got me where I am today.”

Issei Suda’s early work compilation from 1970 to 1975, including the series "Zangiku Blues”,”Cicadas' Songs in Ou” which are the works around the same period as his masterpiece “FUSHIKADEN”,and also the series “Amagi Pass” which appeared on the serial column “ALBUM” on CAMERA MAINICHI Magazine, hosted by Shoji Yamagishi. The original book published in 2013 from Akio Nagasawa Publishing, was compiled from the new prints made from Issei Suda’s own original negatives.

Issei Suda:Born 1940 in Tokyo. Graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1962. Was hired as house photographer for Shuji Terayama’s experimental theater troupe Tenjo Sajiki in ’67, before commencing his work as a freelance photographer in‘71. A Newcomer's Award from the Photographic Society of Japan for Fushi Kaden catapulted him into the limelight in 1976. He further received the Photographic Society of Japan’s Annual Award for the exhibition of the“Monogusa Syui”series in 1983, followed in ’85 by the 1st Domestic Photography Award at Higashikawa for“Nichijo no danpen”. In 1997, his book Human Memory received several awards including the Domon Ken Prize. In 2013, his large-scale retrospective exhibition“Nagi no hira ‒ fragments of calm”was shown at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. His works capturing moments between reality and non-reality have lately earned a high reputation also outside Japan. Main photo collections include Fushi Kaden (’78), Waga Tokyo 100 (’79), Akai hana ‒ scarlet bloom (2000), Fushi Kaden (definitive edition, 2012), and Anonymous Men and Women (’13), Early Works(’14), Childhood Days(’15).

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Issei Suda Early works 1970-1975 e-Book vers. April 7th, 2017