Tadaima by Anne Murayama

Anne Murayama’s second edition photobook, Tadaima, poetically reinterprets the meaning of the Japanese word after six years of living in Tokyo. Revisiting a wider edit from 2017, Murayama reflects on her evolving sense of home, capturing sleeping commuters, street cats, uniquely shaped trees, and the haunting presence of transient souls. Though her tools have changed, her eye for the beauty in the mundane remains unwavering. The large A4 format and full-bleed images, set against a calming yet haunting moonlit cover, create a poignant visual narrative that speaks to the everlong quest for belonging and the solace of hearing “Okaerinasai.”

About Anne Murayama

Anne Murayama completed two pre-medical degrees in Science before following her true love in the Arts. Formerly known as Erin Cross • Erin Nøir of the now-defunct Parallel Planets and Frame Zero, she was also the chief editor of Lomography’s international magazine and the curator-manager of Vetro.

As an image-based artist, Anne has created a diverse body of work with a diaristic approach: evoking an intimate, mysterious disposition that is distinctly hers. To her, black and white images illuminate an evocative kind of solitude, like a phantasm—stripped off of hues, but not devoid of spirit.

As an independent curator and publisher since 2013, Anne has organized more than 10 international group exhibitions and has produced more than 30 photo books and zines. Her works have been exhibited and featured in Australia, Cambodia, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, the UK, and the US. She is also an alumnus of the Invisible Photographer Asia and the Angkor Photo Workshops.

In 2023, after surviving a life-changing illness, Anne started ephemere. — a small gallery and press that aims to help photographers showcase their work in Japan. She lives in Tokyo with her husband and their cat, Kiki.