“URBAN TREES” is a zine by Japanese photographer Ryuta Abe (previously featured here). Published by Koshigoe School, the 52 page publication features black and white photographs of trees planted in the city. In the images, nature is tamed and pruned for man's consumption: lone trees stand amidst looming built environments. He writes, "Some of them have leaves like a plastic in all seasons."
The zine is part of Ryuta Abe's larger self-publising project, where he has published close to 60 works to date. He is invovled in every step of the process: from rolling his own film, taking the pictures, developing it in his studio, to printing it with his own xerox machine. His strong DIY ethos extends to his other music and handmade projects.
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