This is the first-ever photobook by photographer Tsukasa Kudo, unveiled at his solo exhibition at SHABA beginning July 4, 2025. “This book is a record of about ten years of photography. Some of the people in these photographs I’ve photographed repeatedly over the years. Others, only once. I think I press the shutter to see those fleeting, beautiful scenes that open up and are shared only in that moment. While reality inevitably changes with time, I believe that photography is my way of preserving those miraculous moments—when something opened, when something turned toward me.”
Although Tsukasa has shown his work in various formats and settings over the years, this is the first time he has compiled his photographs into a photobook, marking ten years since he began photographing. Collaborating with Taiwanese designer Aaron Nieh, this book was created as a culmination of Tsukasa’s visual journey. Through dialogue with Tsukasa, Aaron shaped the concept and design with the hope of presenting this work not only in Japan, but to a broader audience across Asia and beyond.
