Kohei Yoshiyuki is a Japanese photographer famous for his series "The Park" (in Japanese : Kōen or 公園 ) initially exhibitied at the Komai gallery in Tokyo in 1979.
This series, shot in the Shinjuku and Yoyogi parks in Tokyo, shows couples and groups of people engaged in sexual activity, often on the ground, and often with one or more people looking...
This series was initially published by Seven Sha in 1980 and appears in "The Photobook: A History, Vol. II" by Martin Parr and Gerry Badger. The most recent book about this work is "The Park" by Radius Books in 2019.
.Back in stock. Presentation by Radius Books: " For his notorious Park photos, taken by night in Tokyo's Shinjuku, Yoyogi, and Aoyama parks during the 1970s, Kohei Yoshiyuki used a 35mm camera, infrared film and flash to capture a secret community of lovers and voyeurs. His pictures document the people who gathered in these parks at night for clandestine...