Paris

First edition. Texts by Sasaki, Koji Taki, and Shinji Obkuda. Though it was published in 1974, the year Kimura died, the photos in this stunning book date from before 1960. “Paris is notable for two things, “ write Parr and Badger. “Firstly, it as a distinctive colour palette, composed of cool blues, greys, browns, and purples. Secondly, there is Kimura‟s view of the city itself, which teeters between conventional travel photography and something much more original. What he appears to have discovered is a residue of Atget‟s Paris, at a time when the work of the French photographer was much less known to the photographic world than it is now.