In Praise of Shadows

Great to be featured in issue 42 of the Modernist magazine in conversation about In Praise of Shadows, highlighted with some of my pictures of Japan.

The Modernist Magazine issue 42 – photos by David Tonge

Great pleasure to see a copy of the The Modernist magazine land this morning. In this I spoke with old friend and photographer Simon Buckley about one of my favourite Japanese books – In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki all illustrated with pictures by yours truly.

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