POOL by Taro Hirano

Little Moore, 2005, First edition, 400 pp., 7 3/4" " X 8 3/4", Hardcover with obi

Fine with fine obi

One of the best Japanese photography books of the last twenty years. Hirano's photographs of empty swimming pools in Southern California used for pool skating has a far broader appeal than skate-culture. A Japanese finesse brought to an American subject.