showa 35, JAPAN

Hajime Sawatari was born in Tokro in 1940, and began publishing his work in photography magazines whilst enrolled as a student at the College of Art in Nihon.
He finally became a freelance photographer in 1966, and worked mainly in fashion - conributing to numerous magazines, such as Camera Mainichi. He produced a large number of masterful works including Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, and Nadia, containing photos of an Italian fashion model (both 1973), and has since been continuously operating in the front lines of his field.

Some of his photobooks inclide Nadia, Forest Sprite, Alice, Taste of Honey, 60's, 60's 2 and Kinky.