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This is a photobook by Kikuji Kawada, one of the leading photographers of postwar Japan. Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1933, after graduating from Rikkyo High School and University, he worked for Shinchosha, handling gravure photography and other tasks, but left after a few years to become a freelancer. He participated in "10 Eyes," a project led by critic and commentator Tatsuo Fukushima that pursued new photographic expressions beyond realism, and also in "VIVO," and in 1965 he published "The Map," a masterpiece that left its mark on the history of postwar Japanese photography. Since then, based on grand themes such as "the world" and "the universe," he has continued to pursue something invisible, and the master Kikuji Kawada has continued his energetic creative activities since 2000. This book is a collection of works published in 2016, consisting of illustrations taken during the more than 15 years from his time as a Rikkyo University student to VIVO and the creation of "The Map" (however, works for weekly magazines are excluded). This book features works from Kawada's early period and the time when his style began to take shape, ranging from the clear realism influenced by Ken Domon to the implicit realism found in his maps. Text by Rei Masuda, design by Yoshihisa Tanaka. Signed by the photographer .