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05/14/2026 - 10/01/2026
delpire & co
13 rue de l'Abbaye
75006 Paris
Daido Moriyama, a photographer whose work has had a radical impact in Japan, Europe, and the United States, is best known for his photographs of seemingly mundane subjects, often street scenes, in high-contrast black and white, with raw compositions where the image overflows the frame. But what is less well known is that he has constantly reflected on the meaning of photography. From his famous Farewell to Photography (1972) to the present day, he has written numerous essays and articles, most of which have not yet been published in French. Alongside a selection of his photographs that resonate with the theme, this book will present many texts translated from Japanese for the first time. An entire chapter will be dedicated to his obsession with the very first photograph , View from the Window at Le Gras, taken by the Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827 at his home in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. A wonderful way to celebrate the bicentenary of photography!
delpire & co
13 rue de l'Abbaye
75006 Paris
Daido Moriyama, a photographer whose work has had a radical impact in Japan, Europe, and the United States, is best known for his photographs of seemingly mundane subjects, often street scenes, in high-contrast black and white, with raw compositions where the image overflows the frame. But what is less well known is that he has constantly reflected on the meaning of photography. From his famous Farewell to Photography (1972) to the present day, he has written numerous essays and articles, most of which have not yet been published in French. Alongside a selection of his photographs that resonate with the theme, this book will present many texts translated from Japanese for the first time. An entire chapter will be dedicated to his obsession with the very first photograph , View from the Window at Le Gras, taken by the Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce between 1826 and 1827 at his home in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. A wonderful way to celebrate the bicentenary of photography!