•Arguably Japan’s greatest living photographer – and certainly its most controversial – Nobuyoshi Araki (b.1940) consistently challenges artistic and social conventions in postwar Japan by referencing the country’s rich history of restraint, commercialism and eroticism •This new abridged edition includes all of Araki’s major bodies of work, such as Sentimental Journey (1971), Winter Journey (1991) and Erotos (1993) •Araki’s prolific 48 year career is represented through his finest and most iconic images all in a lavishly produced, large-format book •Araki’s writings, widely admired in Japan, are also included, providing a unique opportunity for the English reader to discover the artist and his motivations •In this affordable and accessible format, a new audience of photography students and enthusiasts will be able to own the definitive work on this influential photographer