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The Himalayas

Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

The Himalayas

Yoshikazu Shirakawa

Yoshikazu Shirakawa’s photographic book presents the Himalayas in large-format images. Through severe natural forms, the textures of snow and rock, and shifting light, it renders the mountains as landscapes of almost religious grandeur.

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Work Information

A photographic book that captures Himalayan snow, rock, and light as a landscape of grandeur.

The Shogakukan Himalaya volume is Shirakawa’s major 1971 photobook. An Abrams English-language edition, Himalayas, is also documented and supplies the ISBN used here. The Japanese edition is mainly encountered through used books and libraries.

Book Information

Publisher
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Published
1973-12-01
Pages
300 pages
Language
英語
ISBN-13
9780810901629
ISBN-10
0810901625
Price
17547 JPY

Amazon.co.jp: The Himalayas : Shirakawa, Yoshikazu: 洋書

Reviews

  • Himalayas

    "Himalayas" is one beautiful book that has both written descriptions of this location on Our Earth but also breathtaking & stunning photo's depicting scenes are over the Himalayas! I would highly recommend this book to any enthusiast's who enjoy "traveling via book"to places they may not have the opportunity to visit & see in person...

  • Book looked great.

    Please check seller reviews before ordering, product looked great so I ordered and.... What could have gone right? Seller reviews can't be done on this page. Amazon isn't allowing it .

  • Amazing pictures, not so amazing seller

    The pictures are amazing, the photographer had almost unrestricted access to fly around all the major mountains in Nepal. The book itself is massive like the mountain range it covers. The photographer likes to use long telephoto lenses to compose, so these are almost like portraits of the mountains. However the seller (blue cloud books) lied to me and said the book was in very good condition when actually the whole thing is unglued to the hardcover. It's not that big a deal because I can get it fixed, my issue is that they lied to me. Do get the book but from somebody else!

  • Stunningly Beautiful

    It's hard to adequately describe how beautiful the imagery in this book is. The stunning photos of some of Earth's most awe inspiring mountains transport the reader to an area that seems almost alien in its stark beauty. I've purchased a personal copy and another as a gift.

  • Older book but still great pictures amazing

    Was pleased with product and service condition was ad described thanks book was older style but with nice big colour plates of the himalayas.

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