KOHEI YOSHIYUKI Taiken!! Secret Shashinjutsu 1981 Infrared The park

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An exceptionally scarce and provocative artifact of postwar Japanese photography. Released one year after his landmark monograph Document Kōen (The Park), this 1981 volume serves as Kohei Yoshiyuki’s personal technical manual and behind-the-scenes manifesto. Throughout the 1970s, Yoshiyuki prowled Tokyo’s Shinjuku, Yoyogi, and Aoyama parks at night, documenting clandestine lovers and the dense subculture of voyeurs (nozoki-ya) watching them. This book breaks down his exact methodology: custom-modified infrared flash units, 35mm infrared film development, focus-shift diagrams, and the unwritten rules he used to blend in seamlessly among nocturnal park regulars. Author: Kohei Yoshiyuki (吉行耕平) Publisher: Sunday-sha (サンデー社), Tokyo Publication Date: July 18, 1981 (Showa 56) — 1st Edition, 4th Printing, verified via rear colophon ISBN: 4-88203-009-8 Format: Softcover shinsho paperback with original matte dust jacket, 239 pages Dimensions: Approx. 17.5 × 10.8 cm Language: Japanese Published in: 1981 Condition: Very Good+ / Near Fine. Because this title was printed on fragile, uncoated pulp paper stock, surviving copies almost always suffer from heavy browning and spine wear. This copy retains remarkably crisp, clean white wrappers with vibrant red cover graphics, tight binding, and clean interior pages (see detailed photos including colophon page).

• Year: 1981

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