Yoshino Oishi
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is a renowned Japanese photojournalist.
Ōishi was born in Suginami-ku
, Tokyo
on 28 May 1944. Seeing Melanesian art while at Nihon University
had a big effect on her, as did a visit to Vietnam
and Cambodia
in 1966. After graduating in photography, she became a freelance photojournalist, working in west Africa, southeast Asia, and Europe. In 1971 she held an exhibition in the Nikon Salon
of photographs of a Ghanaian child growing up in Nagano
; she then spent three years photographing New Guinea
. She worked on portraiture, and documented the effects of the Khmer Rouge
in Cambodia, the effects of wartime dioxin
in Vietnam, perestroika
in the Soviet Union
, and more.
Ōishi's work on Vietnam won her the Domon Ken Award
. In both 1982 and 1989 she won the Annual Award
from the Photographic Society of Japan
. She has taught at Tokyo Polytechnic University
. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
.
Ōishi was born in Suginami-ku
Suginami, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 538,703, with 301,277 households, and a density of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².-Geography:Suginami occupies the...
, 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...
on 28 May 1944. Seeing Melanesian art while 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....
had a big effect on her, as did a visit to Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
in 1966. After graduating in photography, she became a freelance photojournalist, working in west Africa, southeast Asia, and Europe. In 1971 she held an exhibition in the Nikon Salon
Nikon Salon
is the name given to exhibition spaces and activities run by Nikon in Japan.The Ginza Nikon Salon opened in January 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nippon Kōgaku . This was later augmented by the Shinjuku Nikon Salon and the Osaka Nikon Salon...
of photographs of a Ghanaian child growing up in Nagano
Nagano 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...
; she then spent three years photographing New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. She worked on portraiture, and documented the effects of the Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
in Cambodia, the effects of wartime dioxin
Dioxin
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins , or simply dioxins, are a group of organic polyhalogenated compounds that are significant environmental pollutants. They are commonly but inaccurately referred to as dioxins for simplicity, because every PCDD molecule contains a dioxin skeletal structure as the...
in Vietnam, perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, and more.
Ōishi's work on Vietnam won her the Domon Ken Award
Domon Ken Award
The Domon Ken Award is one of Japan's most celebrated photographic awards.The award was started in 1981 by the Mainichi Newspapers to mark the 110th birthday of the Mainichi Shimbun, its daily newspaper and main publication, in honor of the photographer Ken Domon...
. In both 1982 and 1989 she won the Annual Award
Photographic Society of Japan
Since its inception, the Photographic Society of Japan has annually presented a large number of awards.-1952–1956:-1957–1984:-1985–1993:-1994–2003:-2004–2008:-2009–2010:...
from the Photographic Society of Japan
Photographic Society of Japan
Since its inception, the Photographic Society of Japan has annually presented a large number of awards.-1952–1956:-1957–1984:-1985–1993:-1994–2003:-2004–2008:-2009–2010:...
. She has taught at 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...
. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
The is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
.
Books by Ōishi
- Itoshi no Nyūginia . Tokyo: Gakushū-kenkyūsha, 1978. On New Guinea.
- Hana modashi: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū . Tokyo: Buronzu-sha, 1979.
- Onna no kuni ni natta Kanbojia . Tokyo: Ushio Shuppansha, 1980. On Cambodia.
- Mukoku no tami: Kanbojia no shōgen . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1981. On Cambodia.
- Papua-jin: Ima seki-jidai ni ikiru . Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1981. On Papua.
- Wani no tami: Meraneshia geijutsu no hitobito . Tokyo: Tōjusha, 1983. On Melanesia.
- Shōnen Papanī . Tokyo: Yayoi Shobō, 1983. On a Ghanaian child in NaganoNagano Prefectureis 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...
. - Oki no kuni . Tokyo: Kumon Shuppan, 1984. ISBN 4-87576-177-5. On the Oki islandsOki Islandsare a group of islands in the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan and belong to Japan.-Geography:The Oki Islands are situated between 40 to 80 kilometers north of the coast of Honshū.The islands are of volcanic origin and have a total area of 346,1 km2...
. - Shōgen suru tami: Jūnen ato no Betonamu sensō . Tokyo: Kodansha, 1984. ISBN 4-06-201079-8. On Vietnam.
- Okinawa ni ikiru . Tokyo: Yōbisha, 1986. On Okinawa.
- Okinawa no genzō: Uchi to soto no sōkoku . Naha: Nirai-sha, 1988. ISBN 4-88024-112-1. With Masanori Nakahodo . On Okinawa.
- "Yoru to kiri" o koete: Pōrando kyōsei shūyōjo no seikansha-tachi . Tokyo: NHK, 1988. ISBN 4-14-008612-2. On the survivors of Polish concentration camps.
- Yoru to kiri wa ima / Those Who Survived the Concentration Camps. Tokyo: Yōbisha, 1988. ISBN 4-946419-55-1.
- Sobieto henreki: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū . Tokyo: NHK, 1991. ISBN 4-14-009166-5. On the Soviet Union.
- Kanashimi no Sobieto: Minzoku o aruku . Tokyo: Kodansha, 1991. ISBN 4-06-205400-0. On the Soviet Union.
- Ano hi, Betonamu ni kare-hazai ga futta: Sensō no kizu-ato o mitsumetsuzuketa shinjitsu no kioku . Tokyo: Kumon Shuppan, 1992. ISBN 4-87576-741-2. On Vietnam.
- Okinawa: Datsuwa no jidai . Naha: Nirai-sha, 1992. ISBN 4-88024-157-1. On Okinawa. Text by Takeshi Miki .
- Konbojia kugai tenshō: Ōishi Yoshino foto-dokyumento . Tokyo: Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-314603-0.
- Kamera o kata ni mita sekai . Messēji 21. Tokyo: Rōdō-junpō-sha, 1993. ISBN 4-8451-0323-0.
- Hiroshima hanseki no shōzō: Yasuragi o motomeru hibi . Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, 1995. ISBN 4-04-851108-4. On Hiroshima.
- Chiisa na kusa ni . Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1997. ISBN 4-02-257060-1.
- Kakki afurete nagai sensō no ato: Betonamu . Ajia no kodomo-tachi. Tokyo: Sōdo Bunka, 1997. ISBN 4-7945-0711-9. On Vietnamese children.
- Okinawa wakanatsu no kioku . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1997. ISBN 4-00-022358-5. On Okinawa.
- Inochi no ki: Ajia no hitobito to shizen . Tokyo: Sōdo Bunka, 1998. ISBN 4-7945-0764-X.
- Betonamu rin to: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū / Vietnam after the War. Tokyo: Kodansha, 2000. ISBN 4-06-210395-8.
- Kosobo hakai no hate ni: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū / Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo. Tokyo: Kodansha, 2002. ISBN 4-06-211309-0.
- Afuganisutan senka o ikinuku: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū / Afghanistan: Life under Fire and the Sword. Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2003. ISBN 4-89434-357-6.
- Kosobo zetsubō no fuchi kara asu e . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2004. ISBN 4-00-026964-X. On Kosovo.
- Kodomo ikusayo no naka de: Ōishi Yoshino shashinshū . Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2005. ISBN 4-89434-473-4. On children.
- Tamashii to no deai: Shashinka to shakaigakusha no taiwa . Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2007. ISBN 978-4-89434-601-7. Conversations with the sociologist Kazuko Tsurumi .
- Kurokawa-nō no sato: Shōnai ni idakarete . Tokyo: Seiryū Shuppan, 2008. ISBN 978-4-86029-214-0. With text by Akiko Baba . On the Kurokawa nō theatreNoh, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
of TsuruokaTsuruoka, Yamagatais a city located in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.Tsuruoka is the second largest city in Yamagata Prefecture after Yamagata City...
(YamagataYamagata Prefecture-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
). - "Fu-hatsudan" to ikiru: Inori o oru Raosu . Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2008. ISBN 978-4-89434-661-1. On Laos.
- Shimura no iro: Shimura Fukumi, Shimura Yōko no senshoku / Colors of the Shimuras. Tokyo: Kyūryūdō, 2009. ISBN 978-4-7630-0935-7. On the kimonoKimonoThe is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" , has come to denote these full-length robes...
of Fukumi Shimura and Yōko Shimura, and with text by them.
External links
- Dreaming of a Return Home to Sudan. JICA. Photographs by Ōishi of Sudan.