Shomei Tomatsu - Kingdom of Mud - 1978

The book 'Kingdom of Mud' features photographs by Shomei Tomatsu, one of Japan's most prominent photographers after the war. Shomei is a documentary photographer who represents postwar Japan and has always maintained a high level of awareness of social issues and an insatiable curiosity about capturing the authentic image of Japan and its people, using Nagasaki and Okinawa as themes. 'NAGASAKI' 'Oh!' He has created many masterpieces such as 'Shinjuku,' 'Nihon,' 'I'm a king,' and 'Pencil of the Sun,' and has held numerous exhibitions across Europe and the United States, receiving widespread acclaim worldwide. This book consists of photographs taken during a one-month visit to Afghanistan in 1963, when he was a correspondent for a magazine company, and it is the second book in the Afghanistan series after 'Salaam Aleikom,' published in 1968. Of the 103 photographs, 59 are unpublished works. It is a collection that depicts nomadic Afghans who domesticate livestock and live freely, although they are far from wealthy, contrasting with modern Japanese who have been invaded by material civilization and are domesticated like cattle.
The book has small yellow stains on the first and last pages, as well as on the endpapers and edges, but the interior is in good condition.