SUPER LABO is an independent photography book publishing company founded in 2009 in Tokyo by Yasunori Hoki. They produce beautifully printed and designed books by some of the world’s most renowned and acclaimed artists working in the field of photography.

In 2019, Daido MORIYAMA spontaneously decided to publish photographs from Yokohama, the 2nd largest city in Japan, where he had had 'a good time' during the summer. The b/w material was enough for two volumes, 'Akai Kutsu' volume 1 & 2 in the same format.
68,00 € * Weight 0.2 kg
Handsewn pb., 21,5 x 28 cm., 44 pp., 25 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 1,000 COPIES
68,00 € *
The photographic volume 'Yajiri' by the Japanese photographer Akihide TAMURA, limited to 300 signed and numbered copies, contains fifteen color photographs of flying military aircraft at a U.S. air base near Tokyo.
38,00 € Weight 0.2 kg
In addition to a personal reappraisal, 'The Last Son' by Jim GOLDBERG is a story about perseverance, family dynamics and the struggle to exceed expectations. To do this, the photographer sifts through his archive, which consists of various image sources.
198,00 € * Weight 0.5 kg
The book 'Memories People Places' by Swedish Anders PETERSEN, contains portraits from the series 'Ingen har sett allt', which were taken in a psychiatric hospital in Stockholm. It is the conclusion of a trilogy about worlds that are isolated from society.
0,00 € * Weight 0.7 kg
'CAMP 1979' by Keizo KITAJIMA documents the activities in the experimental space of the same name co-founded by Keizo KITAJIMA, Seiji KURATA & Daido MORIYAMA. Typical for his style is the coarse grain and very strong contrast and his choice of subjects.
148,00 € * Weight 0.2 kg
'In Our Nature' by Takashi HOMMA, which has been out of print for a long time, differs from other works, which all show an urban environment in some form. These photographs here do not show pure nature as such, but rather what people understand by nature.
168,00 € * Weight 0.3 kg
SIGNED! 'The River of Kings' by Jacob Aue SOBOL documents the life in the Bangkok sois and the families living along the old railroad line that runs through the slum of Klong Toey. But also the people in the fancy shopping area also caught his attention.
78,00 € * Weight 0.9 kg
In 'Photosynthesis. 1978-1980', Keiichi TAHARA explores the relationship between light and the human body. He experimented with various types of light and environment, in Paris, Rome, New York, Iceland, Bordeaux, Tokyo, Kujuu-Kurihama and Akikawa-Keikoku.
0,00 € * Weight 0.9 kg
1st print run! HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 19 x 25,5 x 2,5 cm., 224 pp., 129 tritone b/w ills., bilinguakl texts: Danish / English
from 98,00 €
This photographic volume, 'Bread in Snow' by American photographer Mark COHEN, features a selection of color and B&W photographs on the edge of a body of work that includes street photography from the 1960s to the mid-1980s.
178,00 € Weight 0.9 kg
The reissued 'Oslo F.' by Morten ANDERSEN documents architectural details, graffiti, objects, plants as well as vegetation of the capital in the north. The book title was inspired by the films 'Christiane F. from Zoo Station' as well as 'Døden på Oslo S.'
78,00 € * Weight 0.5 kg
'Self Portraits' by Antoine D'AGATA wants to bring truths to light. The accumulation of images underpins the view of a man who constantly expands the boundaries of his own existence, of which hardly a trace will remain. Only a few images will survive.
160,00 € * Weight 1.4 kg
Hand sewn pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 21,5 x 28 x 1 cm., 32 pp. (double gatefold page incl.), 62 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 1,000 copies
0,00 € * Weight 0.4 kg
This publication by MORIYAMA, 'Okinawa s49', with photos from 1974, appears in a new format, large and narrow, in a very limited quantity and stands out from the mass production due to its innovative design & craftsmanship. The first title in this format.
65,00 € *
This series reflects the reputation of the sensory perception of life. It corresponded to the worldview of the Soviet of the 1960-70s, which began to recognize the duality of life. This was accompanied by changes in society and democratization in the USSR
78,00 € *
This photo volume, 'From Yokosuka' by Miyako ISHIUCHI, marks the final episode of her b/w 'Yokosuka' series, which became the subject of her first published work when she returned in 1976 to process her experiences in the city in the form of a photograph.
0,00 € * Weight 0.3 kg
Large oversize softcover 30 x 40 x 2 cm. (15.6 x 11.7 x 0.6 inches) within a custom made case, 36 pp., 34 color ills., English, Ltd. to 500 copies.
0,00 € * Weight 1 kg
The photo book 'WOW' is about people Mario TESTINO encountered that have forced him to stop and look. They are all different, but what he saw made him want to celebrate their unique individuality. Each photograph represents a door into a new world.
68,00 € *
HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 26 x 22,5 x 1,5 cm. (10 x 9 x 0.5 in.), 72 pp., 62 color ils., minimal bilingual text: Japanese / English, Ltd. to 1,000 copies
128,00 € *
Pb., 18 x 25,5 cm., 40 pp., 25 doubletone b/w ills., Ltd. to 800 copies
68,00 € * Weight 0.2 kg
'Cotton' by Mark COHEN is a photo book with a political and social backstory. Instead of miles of cotton fields, he documents their traces in small cardboard boxes. With the camera he makes an unconscious litmus test exposed to the acid nature of racism.
68,00 € * Weight 0.5 kg
Saddle stitched pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), approx. 21,5 x 28 x 1 cm., 52 pp., 40 color ills., bilingual text: Japanese / English
58,00 € *
Mostly all images in this photo volume, 'Okinawa' by Daido MORIYAMA are taken in 1974 when he visited Okinawa for a 'photo school workshop' with Shomei TOMATSU, Eikoh HOSOE, Masahisa FUKASE as well as Nobuyoshi ARAKI.
148,00 € * Weight 0.7 kg
Hand sewn pb., 21,5 x 28 cm., 32 pp. (double gatefold page incl.), 23 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 750 copies (three covers, 250 each)
48,00 € *
Hand sewn pb., 21,5 x 28 x 0,5 cm., 32 pp. (double gatefold page incl.), 62 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 750 copies (three covers, 250 each)
0,00 € * Weight 0.2 kg
HC (without dust jacket, as ssiued), 19 x 20 cm., 96 pp., 81 b/w ills & 52 color ills., English, Ltd. to 1,000 copies
0,00 € *
Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 10 x 7-1/8 inches, 32 pp., 21 four-color plates & 1 b/w plate, no text (book details in English), Ltd. to 500 copies
0,00 € *
Slipcased HC, 29 x 29 cm., 126 pp., 80 color & b/w ills., bilingual text: Japanese & English, Ltd. to 500 copies
0,00 € *