Masayoshi Kishimoto 岸本正義 - Our After-School ぼくらの放課後 (SIGNED) - 1978

The photo book "My After School" by the Japanese photographer Masayoshi Kishimoto documents children in captivating black-and-white photography.

A rare title, particularly in this great condition and as a signed copy.

Condition: very good, interior clean and unmarked, no stains or foxing. The cover includes the original acetate sleeve, which is slightly misshapen. Apart from this detail, in fine condition.

During the time of the Japan Press Service Photography Department, Masayoshi Kishimoto joined as a founding member of the "Japan Realism Photography Group," and even after becoming a freelancer, he supported the organization as a director and lecturer. This book is Kishimoto's first photo book and centers on the theme of after-school care. In the postscript, it is stated that he visited 33 schoolchildren's daycare nationwide once a month for the magazine "Japanese Schoolchildren's Hoiku." The lively or serious expressions on the faces of children who are absorbed in playing or devote themselves to something."