As we announced previously, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape was selected for Photobook 2015, a self-published photo book exhibition sponsor by the Davis Orton Gallery and the Griffin Museum of Photography. The artists and books are announce here and a catalog/gallery of the books for purchase can be found here.
Category Archives: Books
My Book Reviewed at Japan Camera Hunter
I was pleasantly surprised to see a short review of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness at Japan Camera Hunter: you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page. Thank you Bellamy Hunt.
The Anatomy of the Book—Resource
We have added a resource section to our site. We hope to share information about books and other things we do. We have a list of links we think are interesting or useful. We have also added a pdf about the structure of the book, which you are welcome to download.
Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness in Stock
Our books have arrived. To find out more about Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape, visit our book page. You can purchase a copy at our new online store.
We plan to release a hard cover edition soon. Click on the image for a larger view.
Coming soon: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness
We are happy to announce that our forthcoming publication Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape will be going on sale on June 28th. You can find out more about this book here. Click on the image to view the front and back cover.
Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness
Naomi and I are excited to announce our upcoming book Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape. Taking inspiration from the five elements in Japanese Buddhism, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness is a homage to a city we called home for ten years. Starting from the simple question of what is the natural landscape of Tokyo, the book weaves a quiet narrative of this city through space and time.
80 photographs, 1 illustration, text in English and Japanese, 96 pages, 8.5”x11”.
Available spring, 2015. Click on the image for a larger view.
Our Books Have Arrived
Naomi’s poetry book has arrived. Naturally, we are very excited about this. The text is in Japanese and you can find out more about her book here. On that page you will also find a link for a pdf sample you can download and two audio tracks of Naomi reading her poems. You can purchase the book from us. Shipping is free, but we do not accept returns.
Upcoming Book Release
We are excited to announce our next book. This will be a paperback of 101 poems by Naomi. The book is in Japanese and is illustrated. It will go on sale by the end of September. Click on the image for a larger view.
Carmen Elisabeth Puchianu—Translations Poetry Festival
This is one of a series of portraits I did for Translation: Bates International Poetry Festival, 2011. Carmen Elisabeth Puchianu is a wonderful poet from Romania. Her dynamic reading and humor were captivating. You can see her performance at the Translations website as well as the performances from the other seven poets that appeared. An iBook of the festival for the iPad can be downloaded here: Translations – Claudia Aburto Guzmán & William Ash. A pdf version of the book is on the Translations website. Click on the image for a lager view.
Translations: Bates International Poetry Festival, 2011
Translations: Bates International Poetry Festival 2011 documents this creative event featuring eight poets from around the world: Polina Barskova (Russia), Rhea Côté Robbins and Robert Farnsworth (United States), Francisca López (Spain), Naomi Otsubo (Japan), Danny Plourde (Canada), Carmen Elisabeth Puchianu (Romania), and Miguel Ángel Zapata (Peru). These poets spent five days performing their poetry in their native language and interacting with students and faculty on translations of their work. Contained in this volume are the original poems and the translations that came from this collaboration. Essays on the meaning of festivals, insights into translations, translation in pedagogy, and reflections on multilingualism from Enrique Yepes, Jane Costlow, Sarah Strong, Claudia Aburto Guzmán, Laura Balladur, Francisca López, and Raluca Cernahoschi round out this fascinating volume.
Use the following link to go to the Apple iBookstore: Translations – Claudia Aburto Guzmán & William Ash
