Anonymous Men & Women Tokyo 1976 – 78, 2019

As part of Benrido’s mini-portfolio series, our newest item to be published commemorates the work of Japanese photographer Issei Suda (1940 – 2019). Within, a selection of eight images has been chosen from the previously published body of work found within the exhibition catalogue produced for Issei Suda’s solo show held at Shinjuku Nikon Salon and Ginza Nikon salon in 1978 titled “Anonymous Men and Women: Tokyo 1976-78”.

The Collotype, invented in France approximately 150 years ago, stands as a pillar of quality and versatility in the history of photographic prints. Artists can achieve an enormous range of aesthetic possibilities with the help of highly-skilled master printers. This mini-portfolio was carefully hand-printed by the craftsmen of Benrido Atelier in Kyoto Japan.