A daring work by Japanese photographer Hitoshi (Jin) Ohashi, recipient of the award for excellence at the 8th Canon New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition in 1999, selected by Nobuyoshi Araki. Published by Seigensha Art Publishing, Kyoto, in 2006, Ima is a book about birth and the early stages of life, featuring visceral, explicit scenes of birthing, alongside portraits of young children.
Published in 2006, Second Edition. Note: The back cover shows signs of shelf-wear (see images), but the book is in excellent condition otherwise.
Extremely scarce.
