is another giant, known for his obsessive, often erotic, and deeply personal documentation of his life. His most famous work, Sentimental Journey , broke ground in the genre of photobook narrative. Through thousands of books, Araki has explored themes of love, death, and memory, often focusing on the intimate sphere of his personal relationships in a way that remains both celebrated and controversial. He was also a participant in the Provoke collective, and his 1971 book, alongside Moriyama's and Nakahira's works, is considered foundational to the radical shift in Japanese photography of that period.
