About Korean photographer, Seung-Woo YANG

Seung-Woo YANG first came to Japan in 1996. After graduating from Nippon Photography Institute and the photography department of Tokyo Polytechnic University, he completed his graduate research in Media Art at Tokyo Polytechnic University and continued his career in Japan. His publication 'Shinjuku Lost Child', a monochrome street photography series which focused on the people at Kabukicho, Shinjuku received the 36th Domon Ken Award (2016)

Photo books by Seung-Woo YANG

  • 'You’re there and I’m here' (2006)
    'You’re there and I’m here 2' (2011)
    'The Best Days' (2012, 2019)
    'Shinjuku Lost Child' (2016)
    'End of the Line - Kotobukicho' (2017)
    'The Last Cabaret' (2020)

'The Best Days' by Seung-Woo YANG is an early work, photographed between 1999 to 2006 during his studies in Tokyo. Driven by the suicide death of his comrade, he documented his life trajectory and people around him while he traveled between Japan & Korea.
75,00 € * Weight 1 kg