Name: Mikiya Takimoto Works 1998-2023
SKU: 9784861529276
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This work collection compiles 25 years of advertising work by Mikiya Takimoto, a photographer who has led the Japanese advertising photography scene, from the start of his career in 1998 to 2023.

The book is divided into two parts: advertising photography and commercial films.

In the advertising photography part, it includes about 120 works from the “Tokyo City Keiba Twinkle Lady Prize” and the early masterpiece “Toshimaen Pool,” which he worked on shortly after becoming independent, to “Pocari Sweat 2023” photographed in 2023.

The commercial film part contains about 70 CF works that are loved beyond the realm of commercials, including the “Sapporo Draft Beer Black Label Adult Elevator” and “Daiwa House Here, Together” series, which have been ongoing since 2010. The selection focuses on recent works, whose worldviews have deepened through his experience as a cinematographer.

Takimoto himself selected the works to be included. Despite being a careful selection of only about 10% of the vast amount of work he has handled, the final product still amounts to a volume of approximately 600 pages.

It is a book that allows you to enjoy the world of Mikiya Takimoto, a photographer who continues to deepen while always seeking change.

Category：Japanese Photography Book

Tag：Commercial Photo

Pages：: 296
ISBN：: 9784861529276
Release Date:: March, 2024
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Seigensha

Author profile

Mikiya Takimoto

Photographer. Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1974. Began studying under Tamotsu Fujii in 1994.
Became independent as a photographer in 1998 and established the Mikiya Takimoto Photo Office.

Continues to actively work in various fields, including advertising photography and commercial films, as well as exhibiting and publishing works both in Japan and internationally.
With his rich experience in photography and film, and his perspective as an expressionist, he was entrusted by director Hirokazu Kore-eda to shoot films such as “Like Father, Like Son”, “Our Little Sister”, and “The Third Murder”, creating unique visual worlds.

His major works include “BAUHAUS DESSAU ∴ MIKIYA TAKIMOTO” (2005), which compositionally captures the German design school Bauhaus; “SIGHTSEEING” (2007), which captures people gathering at tourist spots across all seven continents highlighting their out-of-the-ordinary nature; “LOUIS VUITTON FOREST” (2011); and “LAND SPACE” (2013), a series contrasting the primal landscapes of ‘LAND’ with ‘SPACE’, symbolizing space exploration as a facet of civilization. Other works include “Le Corbusier” (2017) and “CROSSOVER” (2018).