This year Nobuyoshi Araki wides-shuppan/188*258*25/Japanese/2005 This year" is a collection of photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading photographers, published in 2005, the year Araki's photographs attracted worldwide attention, including a major exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London and the publication of a 700+ page photo book by "PHAIDON" in conjunction with the exhibition. The title "This Year" suggests a diary-style photo book, as Araki often compiles a year's worth of snapshots, but the photos end on August 15, and the last photo shows Araki himself in front of the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace, with the keywords "August 15" and "Imperial Palace, The keywords "August 15" and "Imperial Palace" suggest that the title "This Year" has a different meaning, and as the obi also says "a special feeling," this year (2005), the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, seems to have a significant meaning. The images depict the city of Tokyo. The bold layout by designer Kazushi Suzuki, in which snapshots are arranged like thumbnails and large-format photos are arranged in large sizes, gives the impression that this year has a special meaning.