Tetsuya Ichimura
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Ichimura was born, with the family name Hamaguchi, in Nagasaki on 10 June 1930. As a young adult Ichimura moved to Tokyo
, where he studied for a year at Nihon University
, took various jobs, and chanced to meet Shōtarō Akiyama
, who aroused his interest in photography.
Ichimura won a special award at the , held at Takashimaya
in Nihonbashi
, Tokyo, in 1956. He quickly moved to nude photography, having his first solo exhibition, "Love & Lost", in Fuji Photo Salon in 1963. He also participated in exhibitions overseas: "New Japanese Photography" in New York
in 1974 and an exhibition of eight Japanese photographers in Graz
in 1976. From the late 1970s Ichimura branched out to photographs of Japanese iconography and landscape, particularly that of his native Nagasaki.
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...
, where he studied for a year at Nihon University
Nihon University
Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....
, took various jobs, and chanced to meet Shōtarō Akiyama
Shotaro Akiyama
is a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, who aroused his interest in photography.
Ichimura won a special award at the , held at Takashimaya
Takashimaya
is a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
in Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi
, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
, Tokyo, in 1956. He quickly moved to nude photography, having his first solo exhibition, "Love & Lost", in Fuji Photo Salon in 1963. He also participated in exhibitions overseas: "New Japanese Photography" in New York
New York City
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in 1974 and an exhibition of eight Japanese photographers in Graz
Graz
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in 1976. From the late 1970s Ichimura branched out to photographs of Japanese iconography and landscape, particularly that of his native Nagasaki.
Books by Ichimura
- Konna sei no hanashi mo aru . Tokyo: Besutoserāzu, 1970.
- Seidan to nūdo no fūkei . Tokyo: Besutoserāzu, 1970.
- Kyōki no utage Salome (Salome). Tokyo: Jitsugyō no Nihon sha, 1970.
- Come Up. Tokyo: Shashinhyōronsha, 1971.
- Onna to otoko: Imayō shunga . Gendai Shashinka Shirīzu. Tokyo: Ado angen, 1972. With Yoshihiro TatsukiYoshihiro Tatsukiis a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
and Tenmei Kanō. - Shashin no shisō . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1978.
- Nihon no kokoro . Tokyo: Canon Club, 1978.
- Onna soshite daraku... . Tokyo: Besutoserāzu, 1983. ISBN 4-584-17024-X.
- Nagasaki . Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1988. ISBN 4-02-255918-7.
- . Tokyo: Nippon Camera-sha, 1992.
- Body: Mega・sexual photo. Tokyo: Hanashi no Tokushū, 1994. ISBN 4-8264-0137-X.
- Ichimura Tetsuya feromon sakuhinshū: "Shunga" erotic picture do H (："Shunga" erotic picture do H). Tokyo: Wanimagajinsha, 1995. ISBN 4-89829-234-8.
- Tsuyu: Neo-waisetsu shashinshū . Tokyo: Hokuō Shobō / Japan Mix, 1997. ISBN 4-88321-342-0.
Other books with photographs by Ichimura
Nihon nūdo meisakushū (日本ヌード名作集, Japanese nudes). Camera Mainichi bessatsu. Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1982. Pp. 228–33 show Ichimura's work.- Szarkowski, JohnJohn SzarkowskiJohn Szarkowski was a photographer, curator, historian, and critic. From 1962 to 1991 Szarkowski was the Director of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art.-Early life and career:...
, and Shōji YamagishiShoji Yamagishiwas a photography critic, curator, and magazine editor.Yamagishi entered Mainichi Shinbunsha in 1950. He started as a photographer, but was less successful at taking than at selecting photographs....
. New Japanese Photography. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1974. ISBN 0-87070-503-2 (hard), ISBN 0-87070-503-2 (paper). Includes six pages of photographs by Ichimura.