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Lot Essay
The portfolio presented in this lot was produced by Moriyama and his students at Workshop Photography School to accompany their second group exhibition 'Daido Moriyama and 16 Men' held at Ginza Canon Salon in 1976. The portfolio was privately published by Moriyama and his class in a limited edition of approximately 20 copies (no formal records exist). Extant copies of the portfolio are scarce.
The 1970s were a dynamic period for Moriyama and in April 1974, he, along with five other eminent photographers, including Shomei Tomatsu, Masahisa Fukase, Nobuyoshi Araki and Eikoh Hosoe, founded the Workshop Photography School. Workshop held classes six days a week from Monday through Saturday and each of the six founding members was responsible for teaching a one-day program. To maintain Workshop's individually-focused and intimate environment, no more than 15 students were accepted for each class. In addition to holding classes, Workshop organised regional seminars, curated photo exhibitions and published a quarterly magazine. Through these activities, Workshop fostered a new generation of Japanese photographers.
When Workshop closed its doors in March 1976, Moriyama, together with a number of graduates from his classes, including Keizo Kitajima, Seiji Kurata and Osamu Takizawa, founded the independent photo gallery CAMP in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. Moriyama left CAMP in March 1980 and it closed in February 1984. The founding of Workshop and CAMP were pivotal events in the history of post-war Japanese photography.
Photographers' names and images available upon request.
The 1970s were a dynamic period for Moriyama and in April 1974, he, along with five other eminent photographers, including Shomei Tomatsu, Masahisa Fukase, Nobuyoshi Araki and Eikoh Hosoe, founded the Workshop Photography School. Workshop held classes six days a week from Monday through Saturday and each of the six founding members was responsible for teaching a one-day program. To maintain Workshop's individually-focused and intimate environment, no more than 15 students were accepted for each class. In addition to holding classes, Workshop organised regional seminars, curated photo exhibitions and published a quarterly magazine. Through these activities, Workshop fostered a new generation of Japanese photographers.
When Workshop closed its doors in March 1976, Moriyama, together with a number of graduates from his classes, including Keizo Kitajima, Seiji Kurata and Osamu Takizawa, founded the independent photo gallery CAMP in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. Moriyama left CAMP in March 1980 and it closed in February 1984. The founding of Workshop and CAMP were pivotal events in the history of post-war Japanese photography.
Photographers' names and images available upon request.