Yasuhiro Ishimoto is a leading figure in postwar Japanese photography, internationally acclaimed for his rigorous compositions and modern aesthetic. Published by bonbook, "little ones" is a beautifully reconfigured collection of his masterpiece series capturing children in 1950s Chicago and Tokyo, as well as late-1960s Tokyo.
His lens focuses on children playing innocently in back alleys, the unexpectedly mature glances they cast in fleeting moments, and their raw presence on the margins of society at the time. Rather than portraying them with mere sentimentality, Ishimoto captured these children with a near-clinical formal beauty rooted in Bauhaus design principles, paired with a profound insight into humanity.
Within the overwhelming monochrome gradations of light and shadow, the vitality of children and a universal human dignity breathe across eras and borders, quietly yet powerfully brought to life.
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