Born in Tokyo. Studied photography at Eikoh Hosoe’s workshop/photography school, and worked as photographer and photo editor for the magazine “Yu” at the publisher Kosakusha. Also as an experimental film artist, entered the work “Still Movie” in local and international film festivals. Worked as freelance photographer for magazines “Brutus” and “Tarzan” etc., and advertising assignments for various clients such as Shu Uemura, Shiseido, Benese Corporation, Sumitomo Metal Mining, Asahi Beer, Marui, Nikkei BP, Kashikey, and others. Advertising works are published in “Graphis Poster” ,“Shu Uemura: The Man Who Transformed The Face And The World of Cosmetics” , “The Spirit of Creative Advertising by Nakatsuka Daisuke” , “Advertising Photography in Japan 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009” & Shiseido Gallery.
Co Founder & Editor in Chief of Fraction Magazine Japan from 2011.
 

Solo & Group Exhibition

 

“Photobook Show” Davis Orton Gallery & The Griffin Museum of Photography
(U.S.A.) 2017
“Star of the Stars” Jiro Miura Gallery (Japan) 2015
“BredaPhoto International photo festival” Breda Netherland 2014 
“Warsaw Photo Days” Warsaw Poland 2013
“Center Forward” The Center for Fine Art Photography Fort Collins (U.S.A.) 2013 
“Photography and Environmental Concern” Photo Place Gallery U.S.A. 2013
"Star of the Stars" The Center for Fine Art Photography Fort Collins (U.S.A.) 2011
“Center Forward” Denver International Airport 2011 June~October
“Center Forward” The Center for Fine Art Photography(U.S.A.) 2011 May~June.
“Earthwork” Central Booking Gallery(N.Y. U.S.A.) 2011 April~June.
“Natural World” The Center for Fine Art Photography(U.S.A.) 2010 Dec.
“Digital10 Planet Earth” New York Hall of Science 2010 Oct.
“Celine Wu & Yoichi Nagata in Kontraste” Micheko Galerie (Germany) 2010 Jun.
 

Award

 

“Center Forward” The Center for Fine Art Photography Director’s Honorable Mention 2011
“Natural World” The Center for Fine Art Photography Director’s Honorable Mention 2010
Critical Mass 2010 finalist
PX3 2010 Second Prize in Fine Art People
& many Honorable Mention PX3 ipa etc.
 
 
東京生まれ。ワークショップ/写真学校 細江英公教室で写真を学び、出版社工作舎で雑誌『遊』のフォトグラファー、フォトエディターをつとめる。
その間に実験映画作家として代表作「STILL MOVIE」などを国内外の実験映画祭に出品。 
その後フリーランスで活動。
雑誌『ブルータス』『ターザン』や広告写真の分野の仕事をしてきた。
シュウウエムラ化粧品の広告をはじめとして、資生堂、ベネッセコーポレーション、住友金属鉱山、アサヒビール、丸井、日経BP社、柏圭など数多くのクライアントの広告写真を手がけてきている。
広告作品は「GRAPHIS POSTER88 」,「シュウ・ウエムラ 顔と化粧品を変えた人」
「中塚大輔・広告の魂」,「年鑑日本の広告写真」1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 , 資生堂ギャラリーなどに所収されている。 
2011年よりFraction Magazine Japanの共同創立者・編集長
 

個展・グループ展

 

「Photobook Show」 Davis Orton Gallery & The Griffin Museum of Photography
(U.S.A.) 2017
「福福星 Star of the Stars」みうらじろうギャラリー 2015
「BredaPhoto International photo festival」 Breda Netherland 2014
「Warsaw Photo Days」Warsaw Poland 2013
「Center Forward」The Center for Fine Art Photography(U.S.A.) 2013
「Photography and Environmental Concern」Photo Place Gallery U.S.A. 2013
「福福星 Star of the Stars」The Center for Fine Art Photography (U.S.A.) 2011
「Center Forward」Denver International Airport 2011 6月~10月
「Center Forward」The Center for Fine Art Photography(U.S.A.) 2011 5月~6月
「Earthwork」Central Booking Gallery (N.Y. U.S.A.) 2011 4月~6月
「Natural World」The Center for Fine Art Photography (U.S.A.) 2010 12月
「Digital 10 Planet Earth」New York Hall of Science 2010 10月~2011 3月
「Kontraste」セリーン・ウーとの2人展 (ドイツ) 2010 6月~7月
 

アワード

 

“Center Forward” The Center for Fine Art Photography Director’s Honorable Mention   2011
“Natural World” The Center for Fine Art Photography Director’s Honorable Mention    2010
Critical Mass 2010 finalist
PX3 2010 Second Prize in Fine Art People
PX3 ipa 等で Honorable Mention 多数