Santa Fe (nude photo book)
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Santa Fe is a Japan
ese nude
photo book published in 1991. It was modelled by Rie Miyazawa
, and photographed by Kishin Shinoyama
. Taken at the peak of Miyazawa's career, it sold 1.5 million copies. Published with one image showing her pubic hair without any kind of mosaic
, it stunned Japanese society because the authorities had just begun to permit the publication of such kinds of "hair-nude" photographs. After Miyazawa and Santa Fe, many Japanese women celebrities followed her in releasing "hair-nude" photo books.
The book was named after Santa Fe
, New Mexico
, where her photos were taken. Santa Fe, New Mexico's historic state capital, is also known as a city of arts
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese nude
Nudity
Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...
photo book published in 1991. It was modelled by Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa
is a Japanese actress and former model.- Life and career :Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the...
, and photographed by Kishin Shinoyama
Kishin Shinoyama
is a Japanese photographer.Shinoyama graduated from Nihon University. He worked with the Light Publicity agency while still a student, and freelanced after graduation....
. Taken at the peak of Miyazawa's career, it sold 1.5 million copies. Published with one image showing her pubic hair without any kind of mosaic
Pixelization
Pixelization is a video- and image-editing technique in which an image is blurred by displaying part or all of it at a markedly lower resolution. It is primarily used for censorship...
, it stunned Japanese society because the authorities had just begun to permit the publication of such kinds of "hair-nude" photographs. After Miyazawa and Santa Fe, many Japanese women celebrities followed her in releasing "hair-nude" photo books.
The book was named after Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, where her photos were taken. Santa Fe, New Mexico's historic state capital, is also known as a city of arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
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Further reading
- Allison, Anne. Permitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics, and Censorship in Japan. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2000, pages 147–149. ISBN 0-8133-1698-7.
- Schilling, Mark. The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture. s.v. "Miyazawa, Rie", pages 146–151. New York: Weatherhill, 1997. ISBN 0-8348-0380-1.
- Shinoyama Kishin. Santa Fe. Tokyo: Asahi Shuppansha, 1991. ISBN 4255910464.