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

Mangaland

James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Buddhist monk in Shinjuko Station, Tokyo, Japan, 1993, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Buddhist monk in Shinjuko Station, Tokyo, Japan, 1993
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Late night TV program, Tokyo, Japan, 1995, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Late night TV program, Tokyo, Japan, 1995
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Salarimen, Yamanote Line, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 1996, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Salarimen, Yamanote Line, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 1996
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Scrutinized by fortuneteller, Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan, 1995, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Scrutinized by fortuneteller, Sugamo, Tokyo, Japan, 1995
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Chuo Line train coming into Shinjuko Station, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Chuo Line train coming into Shinjuko Station, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Cold rain falling in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2000, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Cold rain falling in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2000
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Daibutso (Great Buddha) at night, Kamakura, Japan, 2003, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Daibutso (Great Buddha) at night, Kamakura, Japan, 2003
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Elevator encounter, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 1996, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Elevator encounter, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 1996
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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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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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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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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Newsstand at night, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 2002, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Newsstand at night, Shinjuko, Tokyo, Japan, 2002
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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, 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, Sleeping man cradles sleeping child on subway, Tokyo, Japan, 200, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Sleeping man cradles sleeping child on subway, Tokyo, Japan, 2004
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Spotting a celebrity outside Kabuki-za Theatre, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Spotting a celebrity outside Kabuki-za Theatre, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2004
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Traditional home beneath high power voltage lines, Seigo, Japan, 2004, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Traditional home beneath high power voltage lines, Seigo, Japan, 2004
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Under umbrella in nightime rain, Hachiko Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2002, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Under umbrella in nightime rain, Hachiko Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2002
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Alleyway in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Alleyway in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Cycling accross Sumida River Bridge in Ueno, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Cycling accross Sumida River Bridge in Ueno, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, People leave Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

People leave Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Picture of a goth, Jingumae Bridge, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Picture of a goth, Jingumae Bridge, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Pom-poms and pony tails lit by fluorescents, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Pom-poms and pony tails lit by fluorescents, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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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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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Woman in frilly dress lighting up, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Woman in frilly dress lighting up, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, A drag and a coffee, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2006, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

A drag and a coffee, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2006
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, A recovering “hikikomori” in the bedroom of his apartment, Gyotoku, Chiba, Japan, 2006, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

A recovering “hikikomori” in the bedroom of his apartment, Gyotoku, Chiba, Japan, 2006
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Conspiratorial schoolboys underneath expressway, Shin Koiwa, Tokyo, 2007, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Conspiratorial schoolboys underneath expressway, Shin Koiwa, Tokyo, 2007
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Lovely shadow, construction site, Tokyo, Japan, 2007, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Lovely shadow, construction site, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
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James Whitlow Delano, Mangaland, Samurai vanishing point, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2008, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

Samurai vanishing point, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, 2008
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13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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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
Archival Pigment Print
13 x 18.75 in. | 19.75 x 23.5 in.
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