Daidō Moriyama

When it comes to photography, Daidō Moriyama is an old hand. Born in Osaka in 1938, he began taking photos in the 1950s, when Japan was just beginning to recover from the Second World War. It was a time of change – when traditional values broke down and gave rise to new ones. Moriyama trained his lens on post-war Japan’s social shift, zooming into the darker side of urban life. No subject was too taboo or frightening. More than ever today, his photographs remain a stark reminder of Japan’s social history.

We met Moriyama in Amsterdam at the opening of his solo exhibition Journey for something. He discusses his early photos and the impact of globalization on city life.

Read the full interview in the printed issue of Wertical.

Release: 2014.

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