Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen’s "Easter and Oak Trees" documents her days at "den Eikenhorst," a summer retreat she frequented from the 1970s onward. The photographs capture her family enjoying the summer with innocence and vulnerability. While there’s nothing particularly special about this retreat, their joyful expressions seem to echo with laughter.

"Easter and Oak Trees"
Author | Bertien van Manen
Size | 166 × 200 mm / Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages | 112 pages
Publisher | MACK www.mackbooks.co.uk
Price | ¥5,670
Available at | VACANT, DAIKANAYAMA TSUTAYA T-SITE, SHELF
Published 2013







Nikolay Bakharev, born in Siberia in 1946, captured portraits of Siberian citizens in "Amateurs & Lovers" during the early 1970s, when the region was still under Soviet rule. Nudity was forbidden by law at the time, and any such photographs were taken covertly and traded on the black market. These "illegal" nude photos, never meant to be seen, are now brought to light after 30 years.

"Amateurs & Lovers"
Author | Nikolay Bakharev
Size | 246 × 178 mm / Softcover
Pages | 60 pages
Publisher | DASHWOOD
Price | ¥3,150
Available at | VACANT
Published 2013






Born in Ukraine in 1938, Boris Mikhailov began taking photographs as a hobby in 1965 while working as an engineer. "Crimean Snobbism" captures a summer spent on the Crimean coast about 30 years ago. People relax on the beach, play, or pose nude. In an era under Soviet rule, when freedom was restricted, they appear to revel in their liberty. Through these sepia-toned photographs, Mikhailov reveals a facet of Ukraine we never knew.

"Crimean Snobbism"
Author | Boris Mikhailov
Size | 257 × 182 mm / Softcover
Pages | 100 pages
Publisher | HYSTERIC GLAMOUR
Price | ¥2,200
Available at | VACANT, RAT HOLE GALLERY
Published 2006

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