Reflections on Tsugaru | Sho Shibata | Michioto Publishing 2019 [SIGNED] Chieko Shiraishi First installment of the trilogy

First installment of the trilogy starring Arvida Bystrom as model photographed by Valerie Phillips

Humans are restrained

and co-exist with them

indicating the artist’s desire to retain the concept employed in her prior work

From the Introduction by Sage Sohier:

Reflections on Tsugaru | Sho Shibata | Michioto Publishing 2019 [SIGNED] Chieko Shiraishi First installment of the trilogyThe 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, Japans largest