Climax Books Keizo Kitajima 1975–1991

Keizo Kitajima explored street photography extensively from his start in image-making in 1975 until 1991, producing an electrifying body of work. This special book compiles photographs from that period, taken across the world – Koza, Tokyo, New York, Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union – and was published as an exhibition of Kitajima’s work was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in 2009.

The book features Kitajima’s shots of New York in the 1980s, which would later form an iconic Comme des Garçons parfum campaign.

1st Edition, 2009
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum