The Curious Case of Japan’s First Pro Photographer Who Literally Buried His Legacy
The BBC is shining a light-weight on the story of Ukai Gyokusen, Japan’s first skilled photographer, who buried his glass negatives, practically erasing his legacy. In 1883, pioneering Japanese photographer Ukai Gyokusen buried a number of hundred of his glass plate negatives in a Tokyo cemetery, an act he believed would protect them. 4 years […]