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In June 2023, Chinese photographer Feng Li spent several weeks in Tokyo at the invitation of Shinjuku-based gallery Place M. During his time in the Japanese capital, Feng Li kept repeatedly wandered around Tokyo, encountering and photographing (extra-)ordinary scenes and people—from random passersby and new friends to photography legends such as Daido Moriyama and a drunk Keizo Kitajima.
The photobook “Tokyo” is a condensation of these experiences, created as a collaboration between Feng Li and Place M.

“Just like the coincidences and adventures that are never lacking in Feng Li's photography, when we were drinking a cold beer at the photography bar KODOJI in Shinjuku Golden Gai, we happened to meet Keizo Kitajima, who was drunk and came to the stall.
Every day of Feng Li's time in Tokyo was like a beast taking pictures, and everyone was exhausted. Immediately after the shooting of the day, we would go to the 711 convenience store near Place M to print photos (once I ran out of photo paper in the convenience store because of the excessive number of prints), and paste them on the wall of the photography classroom on the fourth floor of Place M for selection and editing.”
― from the publisher’s description