Publisher/毎日新聞社

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"Showa Women" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Hamaya (1915–1999). With a solid foundation in documentary photography, Hamaya continued to capture the customs, lifestyles, and expressions of people throughout the turbulent period from prewar to postwar with deep empathy and a measured distance. This book focuses on the women who lived through the long Showa era, quietly capturing their lives, work, daily routines, and expressions that emerge at key junctures in their lives. By capturing not special moments but the strength and flexibility inherent in everyday life—working hands in rural areas, the gesture of holding a child, the profile of a craftsman, a shadow lingering on a street corner—Hamaya's approach of respecting the position of his subjects without imposing his own ideas on them is alive in each photograph, creating a collection of works that captures the quiet pride embodied in women and the firm texture of the things that have supported their lives, along with the weight of the Showa era.