Himesaki Hana - Deaeta Kiseki

Takeshobo releases Deaeta Kiseki (出会えた奇跡, "The Miracle of Meeting"), the third photobook from Himesaki Hana. At 100 pages in A4 format, the production signals confidence—Takeshobo doesn't commit to oversized format lightly, and the ¥4,400 price point sits above their standard range.

Photographer comeme. brings a different energy from Himesaki's previous two books. The earlier work leaned playful, candy-colored, and youthful. Here the palette shifts. The lighting is more considered, the compositions quieter. There's a warmth that suggests familiarity between photographer and subject—the kind of trust that only builds over multiple shoots.

What's notable about Himesaki's trajectory is the pace. Three books in under two years, each with a different publisher or photographer pairing, and she's still only 23. That's a model whose management is reading demand correctly. The "miracle of meeting" title carries a double meaning—it speaks to the reader, but it also maps her own career arc. Every new collaboration has stretched what she's willing to show.

The A4 format lets the images breathe in a way her earlier B5 releases couldn't. Comeme.'s framing takes advantage, pulling back further than expected. The result feels less like a gravure book and more like a portrait series—which, at this stage in her career, is exactly the right move.