Pages: 240
Size: 181×117×23㎜
Binding: Codex
Copies: 700
Language:Japanese, English, Chinese
Designer: Hatsune Watanabe (ThereThere)
Publisher: NEUTRAL COLORS
Year: 2025
ISBN 978-4-909932-16-7

Photographs and essays on photography by Osamu Matsuo. In addition to academic photographic theory, the book presents the fundamentally subjective aspects of photography through calm, meticulously observed documentary images. Why do people take photographs? Why do we instinctively flash a peace sign? What makes a good photograph? Now that taking photos has become a habitual, everyday act, this book invites readers to reconsider what photography is and what it truly means to photograph.

The photographs of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture—the artist’s own roots—leave a particularly strong and poignant impression. Presented in three languages—Japanese, English, and Chinese, the multilingual format functions not only as a means of communication but also as an effective graphic design element within the book. This volume is a newly designed edition of the book originally published in 2020. With Codex binding, the double-page spreads are more visually accessible and immersive.