Sharon Matsumoto of Los Angeles happily receives a copy of “Japan: Reverence for Beauty,” signed by author Gil Garcetti at a book-signing held at the DuncanMiller Gallery in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica on Dec. 7. Garcetti is a former Los Angeles district attorney and the father of Mayor Eric Garcetti. He has published eight books of photography. His latest book explores Japanese culture, its the appreciation of and need for beauty-both man-made and natural-in virtually every aspect of life. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
Signed with Reverence
