
Tender is the Night
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Year
- 2025
- Specifications
- Hardcover
24 × 30 cm
232 pages
Black and white and colour photographs
English
Sakiko Nomura's images explore themes of sensuality, identity and loneliness with surprising emotional depth. A student of Nobuyoshi Araki, she captures the human form in raw and vulnerable states, focusing on the interplay of light and shadow to evoke stillness, introspection and desire. His subjects, often young and seductive, reveal the power and tension of erotic desire with extraordinary tenderness. As a photographer of both male and female nudes, Nomura's work challenges traditional Japanese stereotypes, offering a new perspective on intimacy and human experience
This book presents a rich selection of Nomura's most evocative works, showcasing his fluid and rhythmic brushstrokes of light and shadow. His compositions blur the lines between subtle eroticism and contemplative beauty, capturing personal moments that resonate universally. Elegant and seductive, this monograph is an essential addition for admirers of Japanese photography, women photographers, and contemporary erotic art, and offers a compelling invitation to explore the forces of desire, vulnerability, and human connection through the lens of one of Japan's most fascinating contemporary photographers.