Photo Magazine No. 1: The Present State of Vision

A photography magazine by the independent photo gallery PUT, which was active in Shinjuku in the late 1970s. Published by PUT Publishing Bureau in 1979, it is the only publication left by the gallery.

Photo Gallery PUT was an independently run gallery established in 1976, primarily by graduates of Shomei Tomatsu's class at Workshop Photography School. Unlike manufacturer-affiliated or commercial galleries, it served as a platform for photographers to showcase their own work, playing a significant role in Tokyo's photography scene in the late 70s.

This issue features works by Noboru Hama, Tsunetoshi Osafune, Hiroshi Sumitomo, Yoshimasa Taguchi, Shingo Noda, and Tomoyuki Oka. It is said to have been published on the occasion of a special exhibition by these six artists: Tomoyuki Oka and Noboru Hama from PUT, Yoshimasa Taguchi and Hiroshi Sumitomo who also had solo exhibitions at Prism and Owl, Tsunetoshi Osafune who was involved with GIG in Shizuoka, and Shingo Noda who was involved in serious photography.

It is a collection of works, a record, and a small statement by photographers, responding to the political era and calling for future photographic expression. It is also an interesting document for understanding the independent gallery movement of the late 1970s, alongside CAMP, Prism, and Connect In.

[Title] Photo Magazine No.1: The Present State of Vision
[Publisher] PUT Publishing Bureau
[Publication Date] April 1, 1979
[Number of Pages] -
[Size] Approx. 210 x 298 x 7mm / 340g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] SHASHINSHI No.1 SHIKAKU NO GENZAI
[Author/Editor] Noboru Hama/Photography & Editing, Tsunetoshi Osafune/Photography, Hiroshi Sumitomo/Photography, Yoshimasa Taguchi/Photography, Shingo Noda/Photography, Tomoyuki Oka/Photography & Editing, Photo Gallery PUT/Planning, Hideo Adachi/Cover Design, Reiko Otaki/Layout
[Printing] Kotsu Insatsu/Printing
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used [5] Good (Slight age-related tanning, slight stains on edges, errata slip pasted on front endpaper)
[Accessories] Errata slip
[Featured In] -
[Related Exhibitions] -

Photo Gallery PUT (1976-)

An independently run photo gallery established in Shinjuku in 1976.

Established primarily by graduates of Shomei Tomatsu's class at Workshop Photography School. Led by Tomoyuki Oka and Noboru Hama, it served as a platform for photographers to exhibit, plan, and present their own work. In the late 70s, it contributed to forming a space for photographic expression by independent galleries, alongside CAMP, Prism, and Connect In.

They held exhibitions not only in Tokyo but also collaborated with independent galleries in other regions, such as GIG in Shizuoka, Serious Photo, Kuroobi, AMP in Nagoya, Astoria in Tochigi, Basho in Hirosaki, and Ahman in Okinawa.

Major publications include "Photo Magazine No.1: The Present State of Vision."

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Photo Gallery PUT, Noboru Hama, Tsunetoshi Osafune, Hiroshi Sumitomo, Yoshimasa Taguchi, Shingo Noda, Tomoyuki Oka, Hideo Adachi