Greg Girard Books & Box Sets

01/30/2022

For folks in the UK, happy to see that the Sunday Times Magazine is running a feature today on my new book “JAL 76 88”. Wish I was there to see it over brunch!

The Canadian photographer Greg Girard only intended to stay a few days in Tokyo when he arrived in 1976. “I spent the night wandering around Shinjuku and nearby

07/12/2021

Happy to report that "City of Darkness Revisited" and "HK:PM Hong Kong Night Life 1974-1989" are back in stock.
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06/06/2020

New work from 2020 as well as pictures dating back through the decades to 1975, at Monte Clark Galllery in a recently opened show titled "Mixed Use": https://viewing.monteclarkgallery.com/greg-girard-mixed-use/

12/05/2019

Speaking of the Kowloon Walled City, some years back a curious homage to the Walled City appeared in Japan, in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Called "Warehouse Kawasaki", located near Kawasaki Station, it was a retro game arcade with a multi-level interior inspired by and to a large degree copied from the actual Kowloon Walled City. (We included some pictures that Ian took of Warehouse Kawaski in "City of Darkness Revisited"). Warehouse Kawasaki closed a couple of weeks ago, now a memory too: a memory of a memory. Recent article in Forbes pays tribute:

Hong Kong’s legendary city-within-a-city lived on in an arcade in Japan, but now it’s gone too.

12/05/2019

Enjoyed seeing this post from LIfestyle Asia, describing our pictures from the "seminal body of work which has reached cult acclaim", and listing Kowloon Walled City exhibition as one of "10 must-see exhibitions" in Hong Kong, at Blue Lotus Gallery unti Dec 8. Thank you Evelyn Lok! https://www.lifestyleasia.com/hk/culture/art-design/10-must-see-art-exhibitions-in-hong-kong-in-december-201

11/16/2019

Happy to see The Economist review of current show of Kowloon Walled City photographs at Blue Lotus Gallery in Hong Kong.

Before its demolition in 1994 the settlement in Hong Kong was the most densely populated place in the world

11/14/2019

The Face featured the Kowloon Walled City: https://theface.com/culture/greg-girard-the-kowloon-walled-city-hong-kong-photography. Thanks Brooke!

Amongst the day-to-day prostitution, gambling and smells of rotting carcasses, Greg Girard set about capturing the final decade of the vice-ridden city in the heart of Hong Kong.

10/25/2019

"Tokyo Before the Tourists". Story in PEN about "Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-1983":

Greg Girard photographed the capital in the 1970s, when Tokyo was still infrequently visited by foreigners and remained a mysterious city.

10/15/2019

Insider feature on Tokyo-Yokosuka. Thanks Micaela!

In his book, "Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-83," photographer Greg Girard offers a rare glimpse into what the capital of Japan looked like in the mid-1970s.

09/05/2019

https://courrier.jp/news/archives/172530/ Nice feature by Courrier Japon on "Tokyo-Yokosuka". Thanks Yuki and the team at Kodansha Japan!

1970年代後半から80年代前半の東京・横須賀の日常を、若きカナダ人写真家グレッグ・ジラードが切り取って集めた写真集『Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-1983』が、2019年6月に出版された。約40年前の東京・横須賀を知る人には懐かしく、知.....

08/27/2019

Happy to see "Tokyo-Yokuska 1976-1983" feautured in Courrier Japon. Many thanks Yuki Fukuya at Kodansha!

1970年代後半から80年代前半の東京・横須賀の日常を、若きカナダ人写真家が切り取って集めた写真集『Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-1983』が、2019年6月に出版された。約40年前の東京・横須賀を知る人には懐かしく、知らない人には新鮮な.....

08/09/2019

Washington Post feature today about "Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-1983": https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/08/09/these-vivid-nostalgic-photos-show-what-tokyo-looked-like-s/

A new book by photographer Greg Girard showcases his images from the Japanese city from decades ago.