Tokyo Tokyo

• Photographic portrait of the Japanese ever-changing capital
• Japan – and with it Tokyo – has been a popular travel destination for many years
• From the photographer of the successful photo book New York New York
• For lovers of urban photography where people are the protagonists

A unique book by photographer Richard Koek about one of the world's largest cities, Tokyo. The visitor of this megapolis in Japan will see a lot of neon and plastic, but also traditional kimonos and cherry blossoms. Fashion and advertising are at least as important as etiquette and tidiness.

In Tokyo Tokyo Koek reveals the true face of a city where tradition and innovation go hand in hand. Surely the stereotypes are a subject of his photographs, but Koek always gives them his own twist. His colourful images are raw, realistic and extremely striking. Koek knows how to capture the magic of everyday life by putting the ordinary on a pedestal. The beauty of the image and the story behind it always go hand in hand in his works. This is how he shows a different side of the city.

About the Author

Dutch photographer Richard Koek is an expert in capturing the diversity of cities in photos and showed his work at a.o. Photoville in New York and the Photo Festival in Naarden. Richard worked for the Dutch National Archives, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, various newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The New York Review of Books and Interview Magazine. He previously published the bestselling title New York New York ISBN 9789089898531.