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Takashi Homma
Takashi Homma was born in 1962 in Tokyo and studied photography at Nihon University College of Art. From 1991-92 he worked as a photographer for i-D magazine in London. 1991 he received the Kimura Ihei Commemorative Photography Award for “Tokyo Suburbia” and is represented by the Gallery 360 Degrees, Tokyo.
Babyland
“Babyland” is Takashi Homma’s first photo book, which was published by Little More in 1995. In his first photobook, Takashi Homma illustrates the infantalized daydream world that has slowly invaded our culture.
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Tokyo Suburbia
In the size of a phone book and thick cardboard pages, “Tokyo Suburbia” was published by Korinsha Press in 1998 and won the 24th Kimura Ihei Award in 1999. The masterpiece become a collectable and sells now for around $1,000.
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Interview on The Japan Times
I would say contemporary photography is about editing. Classic photography isn’t. Some Japanese critics have said that I edit too much, but I don’t care. My answer to that is: Why not?
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Tokyo Children
Published by Little More in 2001, ”Tokyo Children” shows a new generation of children, “who are never going to understand your world…who are never going to feel what you felt about the world, nor even really care about you one way or another.”
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New Waves
The series “New Waves” is a ongoing photographic project, which started in 2000 at the North Shore in Hawaii. Takashi Homma pressed the shutter button simultaneously with the movement of the waves and captured the changing appearance.
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Tokyo and My Daughter
“Tokyo and My Daughter” is a series of 32 unpublished photographs taken over a longer period of time. The little book was published by Nieves in 2006.
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Vedove/Widows
The book “Vedove/Widows” is about memories and personal archives, particularly in relation after a loss. Takashi Homma photographed eleven widows, in the Italian region of Liguria, together with their sourundings and also re-photographed pictures of family albums.
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Trails/First, Jay Comes.
“Trails” and “First, Jay Comes.” are two books, which move away from the urban and suburban photography of Takashi Homma. With photographs and paintings, he shows beautiful graphical works, where snow, forest, and blood come together.
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