• Front cover of Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama, black-and-white photograph of a reclining woman.
  • Double-exposure spread with a city crosswalk and close-up portrait, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Studio portrait of a woman seated on a stool, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Black-and-white photograph with fluorescent lights and a nude figure seen from behind, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Spread of two studio portraits of women, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Woman in a dark coat standing in a stairwell with checkered floor, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Spread pairing a seated studio portrait with a night street scene, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Spread with a studio portrait and a nude figure in front of neon signage, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Spread with a studio portrait in lingerie and a nude figure in a bathtub, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Double-exposure spread combining street signage and a close-up portrait, Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama.
  • Back cover of Record No. 50 by Daido Moriyama, street photograph of a woman standing in an urban setting.
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Record No. 50 - Daido Moriyama

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Record No. 50 by Daido MORIYAMA is a 2022 photobook from Akio Nagasawa Publishing that departs from the usual street-driven rhythm of the Record series by focusing on a single female subject, Yaco, photographed in Ginza and Yurakucho.

  • 2022 issue of Daido Moriyama’s long-running Record series
  • Published by Akio Nagasawa Publishing
  • Dedicated to Yaco, a rare portrait-led subject in the series
  • 120 pages, softcover, 280 × 210 mm
  • Texts in English and Japanese
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About the Book

Daido Moriyama Record 50 — a rare portrait-led issue of the Record series

Record No. 50 occupies a special position within Daido Moriyama’s long-running Record series. Instead of the familiar “walk, watch, and shoot” rhythm that defines much of Moriyama’s street photography, this volume centres on a single female subject named Yaco. That shift gives the book an unusual concentration and makes it a clear exception within the series.

The photographs were made after Moriyama met Yaco at the office of Akio Nagasawa Publishing in late 2021. He then spent time with her in the Ginza and Yurakucho areas of Tokyo before continuing the session indoors for a small number of nude images. The result is not simply a change of motif, but a change of tempo: from drifting urban observation to a more focused exchange between photographer and subject.

That difference matters because Record usually functions as Moriyama’s most immediate photographic outlet. In this fiftieth issue, the same rough sensitivity remains, but it is redirected toward portraiture, chance encounter, and a fleeting intimacy. The book therefore works both as part of the Record sequence and as a rare side-step within Moriyama’s broader photobook practice.

Yaco, Ginza, Yurakucho, and a break from the usual street rhythm

  • Unusual within the Record series for focusing on one subject
  • Photographed in Ginza and Yurakucho in Tokyo
  • Includes a small number of indoor nude studies
  • Retains Moriyama’s direct and intuitive photographic approach
  • Relevant for readers of Japanese photobooks, Moriyama, and Provoke-era photography

Edition details for Record No. 50

  • Artist: Daido Moriyama
  • Publisher: Akio Nagasawa Publishing
  • Publication year: 2022
  • Format: photobook / artist publication
  • Binding: softcover
  • Size: 280 × 210 mm
  • Extent: 120 pages
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Series: Record
About the Author

Daido Moriyama

Daido Moriyama, born in Osaka in 1938, is one of the most influential photographers in postwar Japanese photography. After working with Takeji Iwamiya and then as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe, he began his independent career in 1964 and soon became closely associated with the experimental photography movement around Provoke.

Moriyama is best known for his grainy, high-contrast, black-and-white street photography, but his photobook practice has always been broader than a single style. His long career includes major exhibitions, the ICP Infinity Award in 2012, and the Hasselblad Award in 2019. Record No. 50 shows how that restless practice can also move toward portraiture without losing its immediacy.

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