
Couple by Joji Hashiguchi presents 103 frontal portraits of couples photographed between 1990 and 1992, from Okinawa to Tokyo. Continuing the approach of his earlier works Seventeen’s Map and Father, the series examines relationships, individuality, and social context. Hashiguchi’s structured yet intimate fieldwork reveals the shifting dynamics of identity within contemporary Japanese society.

Couple by Joji Hashiguchi presents 103 frontal portraits of couples photographed between 1990 and 1992, from Okinawa to Tokyo. Continuing the approach of his earlier works Seventeen’s Map and Father, the series examines relationships, individuality, and social context. Hashiguchi’s structured yet intimate fieldwork reveals the shifting dynamics of identity within contemporary Japanese society.