JACOB AUE SOBOL: I, Tokyo His work is in major

His work is in major galleries and museums worldwide

about the smell of whores and night life in the cafés

and Travnik Natural History Museum

were shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Prize and nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary award

JACOB AUE SOBOL: I, Tokyo His work is in majorWinner European Publishers Award for Photography 2008 Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol moved to Tokyo in spring 2006. "Initially I felt invisible. Each day I would walk the streets without anyone making eye contact with me. Everyone seemed to be heading somewhere it was as if they had no need of communication. Most mornings I would take the Chuo line from Nakano to Shinjuku, and even though the train would be packed with salary men and school girls