James Whitlow Delano | Black and White Japan Photos

Tibetan Girls Running, Labrang, Amdo, Tibet, 1996

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The Wuxingting Teahouse At Dusk. Jiangsu Province, 1994

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James Whitlow Delano, China, Tibet, Beijing

Suspicious glance from a young theatrical performer at
the stage door, Beijing, China, 2001
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Photograph, black and white, Zhaoxing, Guizhou Province, China, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, New York

Dong people carrying the rice harvest down from the terraced fields,
Zhaoxing, Guizhou Province, China, 1999
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James Whitlow Delano, Black Tsunami, Photograph, black and white Tsunami, Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 2011, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, New York

Portrait of a young boy found several kilometers inland from the sea, swept there by the great Tsunami,
Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 2011
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Relentless flow of Tokyo commuters up from the subway, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Relentless flow of Tokyo commuters up from the subway, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Gazing out from Shinkansen Bullet Train, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 2001, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Gazing out from Shinkansen Bullet Train, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 2001
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Unloading coal from a canal barge, Near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 1996, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Unloading coal from a canal barge,
Near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 1996
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Absorbed in a newspaper, commuter train near Tokyo, Japan, 2009, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Absorbed in a newspaper, commuter train near Tokyo, Japan, 2009
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Veiled infant, Gansu Province, China, 1994, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Veiled infant, Gansu Province, China, 1994
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Dong twins, Zhaoxing, Guizhou, China, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Dong twins, Zhaoxing, Guizhou, China, 1999
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Man having lunch break, Shanghai, China, 1995, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Lunch break, Shanghai, China, 1995
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Peasants crowding the rails of a river steamer, Three Gorges, Yangtze River, China, 1997, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Peasants crowding the rails of a river steamer,
Three Gorges, Yangtze River, China, 1997
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Pony tails, piercing glance and a cigarette, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 1998, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Pony tails, piercing glance and a cigarette, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 1998
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Night phone call and a smoke, Hatagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 2002, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Night phone call and a smoke, Hatagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 2002
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, In the path of lenses and avoiding them in front of Kaminari Gate, Tokyo, Japan, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

In the path of lenses and avoiding them in front of Kaminari Gate, Tokyo, Japan, 1999
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Biography

James Whitlow Delano, b. 1960, is an American-born reportage photographer based in Tokyo, Japan, and one of today’s foremost photographers of Asia. Delano's substantial oeuvre of photography in Asia, characterized by his ethereal use of vignette and partial defocus, captures quiet subjects immersed in moments of passage.

His work has appeared worldwide in numerous magazines and photo festivals, from Visa Pour L’Image to Rencontres D’Arles to Noorderlicht, and has been awarded internationally, including the Alfred Eisenstadt Award (from Columbia University and LIFE magazine), Leica’s Oskar Barnack, Picture of the Year International, NPPA, and PDN, among many others. James Whitlow Delano is a grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. His series Empire was the first ever one-person show at La Triennale di Milano Fine Arts Museum. His book “Black Tsunami: Japan 2011," published by FotoEvidence, received a 2012 PX3 Award.

SELECT COLLECTIONS
La Triennale di Milano Fine Arts Museum, Milano, Italy
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea, Milano, Italy
Museum of Photographic Arts, Dubois Library, San Diego, CA
Noorderlicht Photography Festival, Groningen, Netherlands
Leica Camera, Permanent Leica Book Archive, Solms, Germany

Empire

James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Boy playing in courtyard, Beijing, China, 1994, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Boy playing in courtyard, Beijing, China, 1994
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Collecting lake grass on Lake Taihu, Jiangsu Province, China, 1994, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Collecting lake grass on Lake Taihu, Jiangsu Province, China, 1994
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Man having lunch break, Shanghai, China, 1995, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Lunch break, Shanghai, China, 1995
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Veiled infant, Gansu Province, China, 1994, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Veiled infant, Gansu Province, China, 1994
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Bamboo bridge, Guangdong Province, China, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Bamboo bridge, Guangdong Province, China, 1999
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Peasants crowding the rails of a river steamer, Three Gorges, Yangtze River, China, 1997, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Peasants crowding the rails of a river steamer,
Three Gorges, Yangtze River, China, 1997
Archival Pigment Print
13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Bai junk on Lake Erhai, Yunnan Province, China, 1997, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Bai junk on Lake Erhai, Yunnan Province, China, 1997
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Dong twins, Zhaoxing, Guizhou, China, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Dong twins, Zhaoxing, Guizhou, China, 1999
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Dong people carrying the rice harvest down from the terraced fields, Zhaoxing, Guizhou Province, China, 1999, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Dong people carrying the rice harvest down from the terraced fields,
Zhaoxing, Guizhou Province, China, 1999
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Kyrgyz herdsman watched his camels from outside his yurt, beside Karakuli Lake, Pamir Mountains, Chinese Turkestan, 2002, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Kyrgyz herdsman watched his camels from outside his yurt,
beside Karakuli Lake, Pamir Mountains, Chinese Turkestan, 2002
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Pudong rises above the Bund, Shanghai, China, 2000, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Pudong rises above the Bund, Shanghai, China, 2000
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Suspicious glance from a young theatrical performer at the stage door, Beijing, China, 2001, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Suspicious glance from a young theatrical performer at
the stage door, Beijing, China, 2001
Archival Pigment Print
13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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James Whitlow Delano, Empire, Impressions from China, Unloading coal from a canal barge, Near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 1996, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Unloading coal from a canal barge,
Near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 1996
Archival Pigment Print
13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in
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