Mitsugu Ōnishi (大西みつぐ,His personal name was originally written 貢. ''Ōnishi Mitsugu''; born 7 October 1952) is a Japanese photographer. Born in

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Ōnishi graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography 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 in 1993. In addition to the collections of his photographs, he has written books about photography and cameras. He continues to live in Tokyo.

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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 and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it as ...

'' camera). Tokyo: Ei, 2004. A ''

bunkobon In Japan, are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and space-saving. The great majority of ''bunkobon'' are A6 (105×148mm or 4.1"×5.8") in size. They are sometimes illustrated and like other Japanese paperbacks usually ...

,'' much of which is devoted to color photographs of Tokyo's ''

shitamachi and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it as ...

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Source, links

Ōnishi's site
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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 Living people Photographers from Tokyo Photography academics Japanese street photographers Tokyo College of Photography alumni {{Japan-photographer-stub