Mitsugu Ōnishi (大西みつぐ,
[His personal name was originally written 貢.] ''Ōnishi Mitsugu''; born 7 October 1952) is a
Japanese
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photographer.
Born in
Tokyo
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, Ōnishi graduated from the
Tokyo College of Photography
The was set up in Nakano, Tokyo in 1958, as Tokyo Photo School (, ''Tōkyō Foto Sukūru''); its current name dates from 1960. During the 1960s, it moved to Hiyoshi (Yokohama), where it has remained.
Notable graduates
* Tadasuke Akiyama
* Tak ...
in 1974, rejoining a year later as a teacher, and staying there in that capacity until 1994. Ōnishi photographed everyday life and his native Tokyo; he later turned his attention to suburban housing projects. Ōnishi won the 22nd Taiyō award in 1985, and the 18th
Kimura Ihei Award
The is a Japanese photography award.
The award has been given every year since 1975 (except 1983) by the Asahi Shimbun Company, publisher of ''Asahi Shimbun'' and the magazine '' Asahi Camera'', in honor of the photographer Ihei Kimura
was a J ...
in 1993. In addition to the collections of his photographs, he has written books about photography and cameras. He continues to live in Tokyo.
Notes
Books of photographs by Ōnishi
*''Wonder Land.'' Frog, 1989.
*''Tōi natsu'' (遠い夏) / ''The long vacation.'' Waizu, 2001.
* ''Shitamachi junjō kamera'' (下町純情カメラ, Innocent ''
Shitamachi'' camera). Tokyo: Ei, 2004. A ''
bunkobon,'' much of which is devoted to color photographs of Tokyo's ''
shitamachi.''
Source, links
Ōnishi's site(requires Flash)
and sample photos, hosted by Nikon
* ''Nihon shashinka jiten'' (『日本写真家事典』, ''328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers''). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000.
1952 births
Japanese photographers
Living people
Photographers from Tokyo
Photography academics
Street photographers
Tokyo College of Photography alumni
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