Shigeru Tamura (photographer)
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For a younger photographer of the same name, see Akihide Tamura
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was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism.
Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō
. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige. He studied photography at the Oriental School of Photography ; graduating in 1929. With Yoshio Watanabe
, in 1935 he set up a studio for advertising and other photography in Ginza
, Tokyo
. He was highly successful as a fashion photographer, notably in work for the magazine Fujin Gahō from 1937. Together with Ken Domon
and others, he set up the Young People's Photojournalism Research Society (Seinen Hōdōshashin Kenkyūkai) in 1938.
Tamura emerged from the war as a photographer of social issues in Japan, approaching them from a pacifist and left-wing angle. He also traveled, producing books on the Arab world and North Vietnam
. In 1963 he set up the Japan Realist Photographers Association (Nihon Riarizumu Shashin Shūdan).
In the 1970s Tamura documented the topography and cultural patrimony of Japan. He died in 1987.
, 1974.
Akihide Tamura
is a Japanese photographer. He was born in Tokyo on 13 March 1947 as Shigeru Tamura . He studied at Tokyo College of Photography, graduating first in 1967 and then from a more advanced course two years later....
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was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism.
Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige. He studied photography at the Oriental School of Photography ; graduating in 1929. With Yoshio Watanabe
Yoshio Watanabe
is a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, in 1935 he set up a studio for advertising and other photography in Ginza
Ginza
is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. He was highly successful as a fashion photographer, notably in work for the magazine Fujin Gahō from 1937. Together with Ken Domon
Ken Domon
is one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the twentieth century. He is most celebrated as a photojournalist, though he may have been most prolific as a photographer of Buddhist temples and statuary....
and others, he set up the Young People's Photojournalism Research Society (Seinen Hōdōshashin Kenkyūkai) in 1938.
Tamura emerged from the war as a photographer of social issues in Japan, approaching them from a pacifist and left-wing angle. He also traveled, producing books on the Arab world and North Vietnam
North Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , was a communist state that ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1954 until 1976 following the Geneva Conference and laid claim to all of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 during the First Indochina War, during which they controlled pockets of territory throughout...
. In 1963 he set up the Japan Realist Photographers Association (Nihon Riarizumu Shashin Shūdan).
In the 1970s Tamura documented the topography and cultural patrimony of Japan. He died in 1987.
Note
Books by Tamura
- Gendai Nihon no hyakunin . Tokyo: Bungei Shunju, 1953.
- Arabu no shinjitsu . Text by Kai Shizuma . Tokyo: Chikuma Shobō, 1958.
- Kita Betonamu no shōgen: Mina koroshi sakusen no jittai . Tokyo: Shin Nihon Shuppansha, 1967.
- Minna ga eiyū: Shashin de miru Kita-Betonamu hōkoku . Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1965.
- Chibetto . Tokyo: Kenkōsha, 1966.
- Nihon no fūdo to bunka . Tokyo: Kenkōsha, 1976. Waga kamera no sengoshi . Tokyo: Shin Nihon Shuppansha, 1982. A survey of Tamura's work.
- Tamura Shigeru no shashin jinsei . Tokyo: Shin Nihon Shuppansha, 1986. ISBN 4-406-01369-5.
- Gudō no shashinka Tamura Shigeru . Tokyo: Kōyō Shuppansha, 1990. ISBN 4-87662-058-X.
Sources and links
Nihon shashinka jiten / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8 Shashinka 100-nin: Kao to sakuhin / 100 photographers, profiles and photographs. Special 20th anniversary supplement to Camera MainichiCamera Mainichi
is a Japanese monthly magazine of photography that started in June 1954 and ceased publication in April 1985.As in most mass-market photography magazines, much of the editorial content of Camera Mainichi was devoted to news and reviews of cameras, lenses, and other equipment...
, 1974.
- Shigeru Tamura at PhotoGuide Japan