[Special Edition] Mikiya Takimoto Works 1998-2023 Mikiya Takimoto Photo Collection

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Limited to 125 copies (5 types x 25 copies) Special edition with print

*This is a pre-order item scheduled to be delivered in late March to the end of March 2024. It will be shipped as soon as it arrives in our store.
*Please note that we cannot accept any changes or cancellations to your order once it has been placed.
When ordering, please select the print number you would like.

This is the first collection of the work of photographer Mikiya Takimoto, a leading figure in Japan's advertising photography industry as one of the foremost runners in the industry, compiling in one book 25 years of advertising work from the start of his career in 1998 to 2023.
This book is divided into two parts: advertising photography and commercial film.
First, the advertising photography section features approximately 120 advertising photographs, from the "Tokyo City Keiba Twinkle Lady Award" that he took shortly after going independent, and his early representative work "Toshimaen Pool," to "Pocari Sweat 2023," shot in 2023.
The commercial film section features around 70 commercial works that have been loved beyond the scope of commercials, such as the "Sapporo Draft Beer Black Label Adult Elevator" and "Daiwa House Here, Together" series, which have been running since 2010. The selection is centered on recent works, whose worldview has been further deepened through experience as a cinematographer.

Takimoto himself was in charge of selecting the works included in the book. Although he only carefully selected about 10% of the vast amount of work he has done to date, the final volume is about 600 pages long.
This book allows you to fully enjoy the world of photographer Mikiya Takimoto, who is constantly seeking change and continuing to deepen his work.

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"Mikiya Takimoto Works 1998-2023" Limited special edition with print
To commemorate the release of this book, we will be selling a limited number of special editions of the photo book in a special box, each with an original print.
The print images, photographed specifically to accompany the book's contents, are a series of light graphics likening the diverse commercial works he has produced over the past 25 years to the countless stars in the universe; they are also used on the cover and inside pages of the book.

●Details of the special edition
・Specially made box
・Photobook 1 copy
Print
・Certificate of work

Print details
Size: 8-cut (165 x 216 mm)
Edition: 25 of each (5 types)
*Mat included
*Hand-written edition number and signature on the back of the print

When ordering, please select the print number you would like.
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Mikiya Takimoto
Photographer. Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1974. Studied under Tamotsu Fujii since 1994.
In 1998, he became independent as a photographer and founded the Takimoto Mikiya Photography Studio.
He continues to work in a wide range of fields, including advertising photography, commercial videos, and publishing and exhibiting his work both domestically and internationally.
Recognizing his wealth of experience cultivated in photography and video and his perspective as an artist, he was entrusted with the cinematography of director Koreeda Hirokazu's films Like Father, Like Son, Our Little Sister, and The Third Murder, into which he has created unique visual worlds.
Representative works include “BAUHAUS DESSAU ∴ MIKIYA TAKIMOTO” (2005), which captures the German design school Bauhaus in a compositional way; “SIGHTSEEING” (2007), which traveled around the seven continents and photographed people gathering in the extraordinary nature of tourist destinations; “LOUIS VUITTON FOREST” (2011); “LAND SPACE” (2013), a series that contrasts the Earth’s pristine landscape “LAND” with space development “SPACE” as a symbol of civilization; as well as “Le Corbusier” (2017) and “CROSSOVER” (2018).

Product Information

release date March 2024

Part numberGPHT11826W

Specification Hardcover / B5 / 600p (tentative)

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