Nobuyoshi Araki
PhotographerKnown for:
intimate and erotic photography; more than 500 photobooks
Education:
Chiba University, Department of Photography (1963)
Nobuyoshi Araki has produced more than 500 photobooks - by far the most prolific output of any major photographer - spanning erotic photography, flower still lifes, and street scenes of Tokyo. His Sentimental Journey (1971) documented his honeymoon with his wife Yoko with an intimacy that prefigured the confessional photography of subsequent decades. He was awarded the Infinity Award for Applied or Commercial Photography by the International Center of Photography in 1993.
Nobuyoshi Araki's Gear List(2)
Contax
Connection note
Araki has used Contax compact cameras extensively for his prolific street and intimate photography. His use of Contax is documented in many of his 500+ published photobooks.
Product description
Produced from 1990 to 2000, the T2 is a compact 35mm camera with a fixed Carl Zeiss Sonnar 38mm f/2.8 lens. Its combination of high optical quality and small form factor made it widely used among photographers working informally.
Leica
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Last updated March 20, 2026
