Hiroshi Hamaya ( Japanese 濱 谷 浩 March 28, 1915 - March 15, 1999 , Tokyo , Japan ) is a Japanese photographer .
| Hiroshi Hamaya | |
|---|---|
| jap. 濱 谷 浩 | |
| Date of Birth | March 28, 1915 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo Japan |
| Date of death | March 15, 1999 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | Tokyo Japan |
| A country |  Japan |
| Genre | the photo |
| Awards | Hasselblad Prize ( 1987 ) |
Biography
Hiroshi Hamaya was born and raised in Tokyo. His interest in photography began to show at the age of 15. In 1933, he organized a photographic club and in the same year began working for the Eastern Photographic Company. Since 1937, he became an independent photographer. Hamaya quickly gained popularity and, along with her colleagues, went to Manchuria in 1940 as a military photojournalist. From 1945 to 1952, Hiroshi lived in Takada, then moved to the town of Oisho near Tokyo [1] . Since 1960, Hiroshi worked at the Magnum Agency. He also made many trips to America and Europe . Hiroshi documented the life of his compatriots in his photographic essays [1] . Hiroshi's series of photographs about the Niigata region is widely known. For more than 20 years, he continuously recorded the lives of local residents in the area covered with snow for more than 6 months a year [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Photographs of the 20th century. Ludwig Museum in Cologne / responsible = per. from English A.A. Sosinova. - ATS Publishing House, 2008. - ISBN 978-5-17-047116-4 .