Cozue Takagi
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Biography
Cozue Takagi was born in NaganoNagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
in 1985. She graduated from the photography department of Tokyo Polytechnic University
Tokyo Polytechnic University
is a private university in Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo. Its nickname is Shadai . It was formerly known as Tokyo College of Photography .The university was founded as Konishi Professional School of Photography in Shibuya in 1923...
in 2007.
In 2006 she won the Daido Moriyama Award and the second prize at the Epson Color Imaging Contest for her series Selfcounseling. In 2009 she was awarded the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award
Kimura Ihei Award
The is a Japanese photographic award that attracts the attention of the mass media and book-buyers.The award has been given every year since 1975 by the Asahi Shimbun Company, publisher of Asahi Shimbun and the magazine Asahi Camera, in honor of the photographer Ihei Kimura...
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Books
- MID. Akaaka Art Publishing, 2009.
- Ground. Akaaka Art Publishing, 2009.
- Suzu The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun Inc., 2011.