Photography and Japan

What defines Japanese photography? Is there a distinctive Japanese photographicaesthetic? In Photography and Japan, Karen Fraser argues that the diversity of styles, subjects and functions of Japanese photography precludeseasy categorization along nationalized aesthetic lines. Rather, the developmentof photography within Japan is best understood by examining its close relationship with the country's dramatic cultural and social history. This book traces 150 years of photography,...
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What defines Japanese photography? Is there a distinctive Japanese photographicaesthetic? In Photography and Japan, Karen Fraser argues that the diversity of styles, subjects and functions of Japanese photography precludeseasy categorization along nationalized aesthetic lines. Rather, the developmentof photography within Japan is best understood by examining its close relationship with the country's dramatic cultural and social history. This book traces 150 years of photography, a period in which Japan has experienced some of the most significant events in modern times.