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Hiroji Kubota: Photographer

Spanning fifty years, this publication details the remarkable life and travels of the veteran Magnum photographer Hiroji Kubota

Hiroji Kubota

Hiroji Kubota Anti-Vietnam War gathering. New York City, USA. 1964. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota A Black Panther Party member. Illinois, USA. 1968. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota The South. Washington D.C.,USA. 1963. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Draft Card burning. New York City, USA. 1965. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Sanja Matsuri Festival. Asakusa, Japan. 1967. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota The Black Panthers. Chicago, USA. 1969. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota The Golden Rock at Shwe Pyi Daw, the Buddhist holy place. Kyaiktiyo, Burma. 1978. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Anshan was the center of steel production even before the Liberation, however the facilities are old with serious problems in productivity and pollution. Anshan, China. 1981. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Strip coal mine. Fushun, China. 1981. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Kai Tak Airport was said to be the most difficult in the world for taking off and landing. With the new airport at Chek Lap Kok now open, Kai Tak has been closed. Hong Kong. 1996. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Kim Chaek Ironworks, the largest ironworks in North Korea, with an estimated annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons. A huge billboard showing the late president, Kim Il Sung, peering into a (...)
Hiroji Kubota Barber shop for more privileged citizens. Pyongyang, North Korea. 1981. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota Mass games for Kim II Sung's birthday celebration. Pyongyang, North Korea. 1982. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota 'Children's Union' celebration for Kim Il Sung's birthday. Pyongyang, North Korea. 1987. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
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