A Career of Japan is the first study of one of the major photographers and personalities of nineteenth-century Japan. Baron Raimund von Stillfried was the most important foreign-born photographer of the Meiji era and one of the first globally active photographers of his generation. He played a key role in the international image of Japan and the adoption of photography within Japanese society itself.
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@Rohan Gillett: Thank you. Although I live relatively close by, I still haven't visited!
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More amazing pictures! And another equally amazing story! The Mikasa was a great …
@Rohan Gillett Thank you for your kind and enthusiastic words, Rohan. I am currently taking …
What a fantastic website!! I think I know a lot about Tokyo but feel …