Daido Moriyama Shashin Jidai 1981–1988 cars ‘We have projected our hopes

‘We have projected our hopes

We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen

and discovered street photography and the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson

to the Hôtel Le Corbusier in Marseille

one which maintains its splendour in every season

Daido Moriyama Shashin Jidai 1981–1988 cars ‘We have projected our hopesWith the publication of his photo essay Hikari to Kage (Light and Shadow) in the first issues of Shashin Jidai magazine, Daido Moriyama announced his return to photography after almost a decade. Moriyama had a creative slump from the age of thirty five, ever since the publication of his seminal book, Shashin yo Sayonara (Farewell Photography) in 1972. Attracted by Akira Hasegawa, the editor of Shashin Jidai, Moriyama was invited to contribute