February 16, 2010   1 note
Then novelist, now Tokyo Governor, Shintaro Ishihara, 1957. Photo by Tadahiko Hayashi. Shintaro Ishihara (CityMayors.com): To his supporters, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is a gifted politician and robust patriot. His numerous critics however argue that he embodies a resurgent Japanese nationalism and his frequent bellicose outbursts are attempts to distract attention away from his tired administration. A divisive figure at home and abroad, the three time elected capital city chief stands out against mere identikit bureaucrats turned politicians however. Tadahiko Hayashi (Wikipedia): In the early 1950s, a strong trend toward photographing unaltered reality was fueled by manifestos in camera magazines by Ken Domon and others; [Tadahiko] Hayashi bucked this by arranging his photographs so that the whole and every part would form a flawless composition, staging if this were necessary. For this reason he is commonly regarded as very unlike a photographer such as Ihei Kimura.

Then novelist, now Tokyo Governor, Shintaro Ishihara, 1957. Photo by Tadahiko Hayashi.

Shintaro Ishihara (CityMayors.com):

To his supporters, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is a gifted politician and robust patriot. His numerous critics however argue that he embodies a resurgent Japanese nationalism and his frequent bellicose outbursts are attempts to distract attention away from his tired administration. A divisive figure at home and abroad, the three time elected capital city chief stands out against mere identikit bureaucrats turned politicians however.

Tadahiko Hayashi (Wikipedia):

In the early 1950s, a strong trend toward photographing unaltered reality was fueled by manifestos in camera magazines by Ken Domon and others; [Tadahiko] Hayashi bucked this by arranging his photographs so that the whole and every part would form a flawless composition, staging if this were necessary. For this reason he is commonly regarded as very unlike a photographer such as Ihei Kimura.

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