Toshibo Photography Collection "August 32” (Published by Geijutsu Shinbunsha)
Scenes that feel somehow nostalgic but also extremely unsettling. Should they even be remembered? The long-awaited second photo collection by ruin photographer toshibo.
This second photograph collection from toshibo features 118 photographs of ruins taken both in Japan and abroad that create the feeling of wandering into an RPG game.
"This collection of works left behind by the photographer “toshibo” captured the glitches of the world I stumbled into with surprising precision. That day, I was released from my boring everyday life and, as if pulled by the distortion, was drawn into an impossible “tomorrow”"– (from the “Prologue”)
August 32nd Eternal Summer
August 33rd One-way Ticket
August 34th Creeping Green
August 35th Afterglow
August 36th Not Quite Reality
August 37th The Other Side of Summer
*This book is published by Geijutsu Shinbunsha. PIE International handles sales and distribution outside Japan.
- Size：10.1×7.2"/257×182mm
- Pages：144 pp.（Full Color）
- Binding：Softbound
- Publisher：Geijutsu Shinbunsha
- ISBN：978-4-87586-750-0
- Author：toshibo
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*Available Worldwide from NOV 2026 (Asia/Oceania from DEC 2025)
【toshibo】toshibo is a ruins photographer. Born in Saitama in 1988, he began photographing ruins while running a blog introducing unusual spots and strange festivals. toshibo currently posts photos and videos of ruins both in Japan and abroad captured with cameras and drones, along with short films evoking a sense of deja vu. He posts primarily on social media while also holding annual exhibitions. He has participated in the “Kawaru Haikyo-ten” (“Changing Ruins Exhibition”) (managed by TODAYS GALLERY STUDIO) since 2018. His books include “Travel like a video game” (Geijutsu Shinbunsha) he was included in the “Horror Creator’s File: Visual Disturbance” (Genkosha). X: @JIYUKENKYU_jp
