Rinko Kawauchi, one of the most popular female photographers, won the 27th Ihei Kimura Photography Award in 2001. Her translucent photographs have won her many fans among the younger generation. Kawauchi depicts the fleeting nature of beauty in her pictures, highlighting the inseparability of the evanescence and cruelty of reality. In AILA, the long-awaited new book, you can enjoy her four-year works capturing moments of life begin.