Get to know the work of photographer Asahachi Kono. Originally from Japan, he moved to the United States in 1896 at age 20 and became part of a community of Japanese photographers working in and around Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. He also worked at the T. Iwata Art Store on East 1st Street, an important gathering place for photographers in LA. His photographic eye was drawn to circles and curves. Swipe to see how his work evolved from the soft-focus and atmospheric aesthetic of Pictorialism to experiments with geometric abstraction and Modernism. In 1936, he moved back to his hometown of Omi, Japan to become a photography teacher. After he left the US, the escalation of World War II changed the lives of Japanese American photographers. In December 1941, as part of the Alien Enemies Act, cameras were declared contraband in the hands of Japanese Americans. Read the amazing story of how many of these photographs were kept safe during World War II at the link in our bio. #aapi #aapihm...