Matsushima was born on 5 January 1913 in Ushigome

Ushigome

is the name of a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and a former ward in the now-defunct Tokyo City.-Places named after Ushigome:* Ushigome bridge, adjacent to Iidabashi Station...

, 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 studied at Tōkyō Kōtō Kōgei Gakkō ' onMouseout='HidePop("27130")' href="/topics/Chiba_University">Chiba University

Chiba University

is a national university in the city of Chiba, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University.-Faculties:*Letters*Education*Law and Economics*Science...

), where a fellow-student was Gen Ōtsuka

Gen Otsuka

was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...

. On graduating in 1933, he joined Jiji Shinpō-sha

Jiji Press

Jiji Press Ltd. is a leading wire service in Japan. Headquartered at Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo, Jiji has 82 branch offices, general bureau and bureau in Japan and 28 general bureau globally. Seizo Wakabayashi is the current President of Jiji Press.-External links:*...

, but soon quit and moved to Nikkatsu

Nikkatsu

is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...

, where he worked as a photographer of still

Still

A still is a permanent apparatus used to distill miscible or immiscible liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor...

s, especially portraits of women, which he also submitted to Photo Times and other photographic magazines.

After the war Matsushima went freelance, working on portraits of women, fashion, and the like. In 1948 he created the group Shashinka Shūdan with Fujio Matsugi

Fujio Matsugi

was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...

, Sankichi Ozaki

Sankichi Ozaki

was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:*Nihon shashinka jiten / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese....

 and others. He continued to work prolifically after this.

Matsushima is an honorary member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society

Japan Professional Photographers Society

The is a Tokyo-based organization of photographers founded in 1950 that has continued to this day. Its logo reads “JPS”. It was formed from the combination of three earlier organizations, none more than two years old: Seinen Hōdō Shashin Kenkyūkai , Seinen Shashinka Kyōkai , and Shashinka Shūdan...

 and the Japan Photographers Association.

Solo exhibitions

• Dai ikkai Matsushima Susumu Josei Shashin-ten , 1952.
• Matsushima Susumu Josei Shashin Kyōshitsu , 1969.

Publications

• Josei satsuei no jissai (. Tokyo: Amiko Shuppansha, 1951.
• Josei-bi no utsushikata . 大泉書店, 1951.
• Young Lady Nude: 36 Sheets of Color. 三世新社, 1968. A portfolio.
• (Joint work) Pōtrēto nūdo fotogurafi ). N.p. Matsushima Susumu Fotosutajio, 1979.
• Āto forumu: 70-nin no moderu ni yoru rafu-pōzu . Tokyo: Erute Shuppan, 1990. ISBN 4871990206.
• Sutā pōtrēto-shū .
• Nūdo forumu .