Photokina, visited Shiotani in Akasaki; the next year, Shiotani exhibited, with 17 others, in Fotografie 1922–1982, held as part of Photokina. Curated by Heiting and described by the reviewer for Popular Photography as "the pièce de résistance of the [Photokina] picture shows, without a doubt" and a "magnificent exhibition", this presented Shiotani, Eliot Porter and Jean Dieuzaide as three exponents of the Pencil of Nature. Susumu Shiotani () accepted a crystal obelisk at Photokina on his grandfather's behalf. The Photokina show led to publication in the magazines Camera Arts (US) and (France). Shiotani's inclusion in Photofest 1988 (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) led to a solo exhibition that toured seven US cities until 1990; a review of it said that Akasaki: is [Shiotani's] ancestral home, a fishing village in the Tottori Prefecture of central Japan, and his entire world. [. . .] The images are somehow gentle, like the passing of one season into the next or the process of growing older, a change that is never harsh or self-proclamatory – you just simply notice it one day. He has focused on the landscape, the people and the objects they use, framing them into harmonious compositions and imbuing them with affection. From 1973 to 1983, Shiotani often contributed to 's quarterly magazine Kōdai (). The Vest Pocket Kodak and large-format camera were not the only cameras Shiotani used – in 1975, he wrote that he was still using the former but also a Piccolette and a Rolleicord – but in his eighties he continued to use the lens of the Vest Pocket Kodak, attached to a Pentax Spotmatic 35 mm camera. Shiotani said to his fellow photographers: You have to look for beauty close to hand. It is important that you find beauty in ordinary, daily life; there is no need to travel long distances to photograph. Subjects exist all around you. You must sharpen your sensitivity and discover the beauty in your local environment. Shiotani died on 28 October 1988. Legacy In 2014, hundreds of prints from the Shiotani family's collection, and many other related materials, were donated to the Shimane Art Museum. According to the chief curator of the museum, "His work [had] been meticulously preserved for eighty years, this miraculous collection remaining in perfect condition." The Tottori Prefectural Museum also has a large number of his prints. , six books largely or completely devoted to his work