the eyes, the ears, Michioto Publishing from a perspective different from

from a perspective different from that of the film

and revealing the types of shots Kawauchi selects for her works

Published in conjunction with an exhibition that traveled to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and three other venues from 2011 to 2012

Hiroshima (documenting the city 12 years after the atomic bomb and its victims)

a profound silence—as if the air itself has frozen—coexists with the strangely resonant sound of the wind

the eyes, the ears, Michioto Publishing from a perspective different from*This book is secondhand. A collection of photo essays by Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi. Text accompanies photographs capturing ordinary moments from everyday life. Kawauchi's gazes on flocks of birds, flowers, and children crossing the street, along with her gentle, whisper like narration, invite you into her unique world. This book also includes rarely seen contact prints, revealing the context of each photograph that might not be apparent