1.0Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journalhttps://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/jadavid-emrichhttps://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/author/david-emrich/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QQlCbDLjKk"><a href="https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/empty-kyoto/">「閑かなる京都」</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/empty-kyoto/embed/#?secret=QQlCbDLjKk" width="600" height="338" title="“Empty Kyoto” — Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journal" data-secret="QQlCbDLjKk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/empty-Kyoto.webp20001334In his 2000 photobook Tokyo Nobody, Nakano Masataka presented a vision of world’s most populous city devoid of inhabitants. The Ginza, Shibuya Station—famous locations synonymous with crowds and congestion—were now seen deserted and still. At the turn of the 21st century, this eerie vision of Tokyo raised many questions about overpopulation, community, modernity, urbanization, and the specter of potential disasters. Nakano captured these seemingly impossible cityscapes through an assiduous practice: photographing for more than ten years in the early hours of the coldest mornings, being present with his camera and waiting, waiting—waiting for the singular moment of complete human absence. Like a nature photographer anticipating the momentary appearance of a […]