Now is Now Tokyo
Street Photography
1st Edition
Published on 29. April 2026
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-3-96171-740-8 (ISBN)
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Now is Now Tokyo captures the dynamic essence of Tokyo through street photography, curated from the distinctive perspectives of multiple photographers. Their images reveal fleeting moments, vibrant culture, and the city's contrasting layers, offering an intimate and multifaceted exploration of urban life in one of the world's most visually compelling cities. Aimed at fans of Japan, photography enthusiasts, art lovers, cultural explorers, and collectors, the book presents Tokyo as never before-diverse, surprising, and endlessly fascinating, now finally in one volume.
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Born in Poland, raised in the U.S., and living in Tokyo since 2008, Lukasz Palka is an urban photographer focused on the layered complexity of the Tokyo Metropolis. His work spans street photography, urban landscapes, and urbex, capturing the city as a living organism - vibrant, chaotic, and endlessly compelling. Drawing inspiration from photography legends like Eggleston, Leiter, and Webb, as well as cyberpunk visions such as Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell, Palka explores Tokyo as both reality and constructed dream, documenting its stories through light, shadow, and concrete. His photo book Tokyo Unseen was published by teNeues in 2023.
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