Daido Moriyama: The Complete Works

Daido Moriyama: The Complete Works is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive publications ever assembled on a living photographer. Presented in four monumental hardcover volumes, this set traces Moriyama’s entire career from 1964 through 2003, cataloging thousands of images, historical indexes, essays, and conversations that shaped his artistic evolution.

Published by Daiwa Radiator Factory Co., Ltd., the set serves as both a visual archive and an intellectual map of Moriyama’s contributions to Japanese photography and global photographic culture.

Vol. 1

Size: 230 × 295 × 55 mm
Pages: 599
Images: 1,460
Includes: complete historical index of published images

Texts

Interview by Shomei Tomatsu
Essays by Gerard Malanga
Essay by Miyako Ishiuchi (Photographer)
Essay by Shinro Ohtake (Painter)

Vol. 2

Size: 230 × 295 × 56 mm
Pages: 615
Images: 1,495
Includes: complete historical index of published images

Texts

Essays by Midori Matsui
Essay by Michitaka Ota (Editor, President of Sokyu-sha)
Dialogue between Daido Moriyama and Nobuyoshi Araki

Vol. 3

Size: 230 × 295 × 59 mm
Pages: 661
Images: 1,642
Includes: complete historical index of published images

Texts

Essay by Charles Merewether
Essay by Noriko Tsutatani (Curator, Shimane Art Museum)
Interview texts by Hajime Sawatari, Osamu Wataya, and Michitaka Ota

Vol. 4

Size: 230 × 295 × 51 mm
Pages: 543
Images: 1,161
Includes: complete historical index of published images

Texts

Interview text by Takeshi Kitano
Interview with Etsuro Ishihara by Minoru Shimizu
Chronology of Moriyama’s life and work
Bibliography
List of selected exhibitions

Why This Set Matters

This four-volume collection isn’t just a retrospective; it’s a complete visual and textual universe of Moriyama’s work. Each volume expands on the previous one—more images, more voices, more context—revealing the evolution of his signature language: raw, grainy, high-contrast images that capture the pulse of Japanese streets and the restless energy of post-war urban life.

With nearly 6,000 photographs across roughly 2,400 pages, accompanied by commentary from leading photographers, painters, editors, and critics, this set stands as the definitive reference for anyone studying Moriyama or the Provoke-era ethos.

Link

Book page:
https://www.shashasha.co/en/book/daido-moriyama-the-complete-works