Book Release

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I am excited to announce the publication of my first monograph WHISPERING HOPE.

Over the course of 5 years (2011-2016), a Japanese photographer Chikara Umihara made a series of trips across the USA by Greyhound Bus without any specific destination in mind. The project was focused around the idea of consuming the time and distance on the road. Chikara created the rules to confine himself to the bus and the stops it makes. Combining views from bus window, portraits of bus passengers, bus stations, and short texts, WHISPERING HOPE illustrates a personal and poignant view on a nation.

Photographs & Texts: Chikara Umihara

Design: -SYB-

Lithography: supervised by Colour & Books, Sebastiaan Hanekroot

Printer: Jos Morree, FINE BOOKS, The Netherlands

Size: 21 x 33 cm

Pages: 152

Images: 69 color photographs

Texts: 10 x English, 10 x Japanese

Binding: thread sewn, open spine binding with glued on boards

ISBN: 978-4-9909742-0-6

Year: 2017

1st Printing: 300 copies

Please take a look at

http://www.chikaraphotography.com/works.html

You can also purchase a copy at

http://www.chikaraphotography.com/book.html