I - WHAT'RE YOU LOOKIN' AT?

"I - WHAT'RE YOU LOOKIN' AT?", the 2nd photo book by YOUNG HAMA, can be described as a masterpiece compilation of the portrait photography he has been shooting in black and white film from 2016 to 2023.

Spanning over 196 pages, it focuses on people with overwhelming personalities whom YOUNG HAMA has met on the streets, including rappers, skaters, drug dealers, sex workers, and the homeless. It's an incredibly dope book.

Why Should You Buy This Book?

• Seven years of Tokyo streets, distilled into a single volume - From 2016 to 2023, YOUNG HAMA shot the streets of Tokyo on black and white film. This book is where all of it lands. Calling it a zine no longer does it justice — this is the masterpiece his name will be remembered by.

• A book made by a photographer who almost quit, and didn't - "What is all this shooting even for?" He shot on film and made every print by hand in the darkroom, chasing street photography that never paid him a thing. More than once, he came close to putting the camera down for good. He never did. This book is what that refusal became.

• A masterpiece that never reached the shelves - From America to Europe, this book has never been distributed through bookstores. If you're on this page right now, you're one of the few people in the world who can hold a copy.

196 pages of the faces most people walk past. Only a few copies remain.

Book Details

• Photographs by YOUNG HAMA
• W210 x H297 mm
• 196 pages
  
• Published in December 2023
• Printed in Japan

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