Publisher/Self-Published（私家版）

Google翻訳
"I Wanna Publish this Project About the Hot Springs in Japan 2" is a zine by Japanese photographer Yusuke Yamaya (1985-). Yamaya is a photographer who has garnered high praise both domestically and internationally for his work that captures youth culture, communities, and local life with a physical sense. He has established a unique style that shortens the distance with his subjects and captures the atmosphere of the place and the relationships with people, and has actively engaged in activities that emphasize the medium of photobooks and self-publishing. This book is an independently published zine produced in the middle of his life's work of photographing wild hot springs (naturally occurring hot springs) throughout Japan. It is not a completed collection of works, but a unique book that was born as a "call to action" to recruit participants for the hot spring project. The frank message "I wanna publish this project about the hot springs in Japan," handwritten on the cover, reflects Yamaya's attitude of viewing photography not as a solitary expression, but as a collaborative work that includes encounters with people and the journey itself. This work, possessing the experimental spirit and intimacy unique to small-circulation self-publishing, is a valuable resource for understanding the origins of the creative process that led to the later Onsen series and "ONSEN."