Tokyo Photo Dead Wave: Patrick Tsai

Tokyo Photo Dead Wave is a bi-weekly series curated by Néojaponisme showcasing the best up-and-coming new photography from Tokyo.

The second photo in the series is by American photographer Patrick Tsai.

“This photo was originally full color… anyways Japanese armpit hair is always black… I think.”

See the original color version here.

About Patrick Tsai:

Patrick Tsai was born in America, but, as he could, he left. Since then, he has been working in Taiwan, China, and Japan as a photographer documenting the strange and the beautiful. His work has been featured in Foam Magazine, Vice Magazine, as well as the Hyere’s Festival.

For more information please visit his website.

This article was originally published on Néojaponisme, where you’ll find a link to a larger version of the photo.

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Tokyo Photo Dead Wave: Patrick Tsai
Writer: Ian Lynam
July 26, 2010
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