Tibet – Shinya Arimoto Photobook (Zen Foto Gallery)
Tibet is the expanded edition of Shinya Arimoto's out-of-print debut, Portrait of Tibet (1999), extended with previously unpublished photographs and published by Zen Foto Gallery as a limited hardcover of 1,000 copies.
About the Book
In his twenties, Arimoto travelled through the wider Tibetan cultural region, working across parts of China, India, and Nepal. The 118 monochrome photographs that make up Tibet document nomads, pilgrims, and city residents encountered over the course of that extended stay. The sequence moves between close portraits, village scenes, and open landscapes without imposing a fixed hierarchy among them.
The work records everyday life at a moment of imminent social and economic change. Arimoto's approach is direct and observational — sustained proximity rather than dramatic intervention. This black-and-white documentary photobook holds its ground between the intimate and the territorial, between individual faces and the wider conditions shaping them.
This edition expands the original Portrait of Tibet with images not included in the 1999 publication, making it the most complete presentation of the project to date.
Ordering and Dispatch
Condition details and edition specifics for this copy are documented on the product page in accordance with Lokator100's standard practice. Orders are dispatched from Germany with tracking and careful packaging.
Further titles in black-and-white documentary and Japanese photography are available in the Photobooks collection.
