Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1967. His passion for photography was ignited during one year sojourn in Africa in 1989. He attended a photography college in Tokyo in 1992 and later lived in Kyoto and Nagoya. His portfolio includes images depicting scenes from China, Korea, and Japan, and has recently produced and presented works using classical photography techniques.

Website http://www.takefoto.info/

Publications

2020 "Shadow Thief - 99 profiles" Tosei-sha

2017 "Wandering in Japan" Tosei-sha

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2020 Wandering in Japan VI, Gallery Tosei,Tokyo      

2020 Field Grasses on albumen print, Gallery Camellia,Tokyo

2019 Wandering in the Light , Gallery Iwaki,Fukushima/Bousho Coffee Factory,Seto

2018 Wandering in the Light : Photosynthesis, Gallery Tosei,Tokyo

2017 Wandering in Japan ,Gallery Iwaki,Fukushima/Gallery Sou,Nagoya

2016 Wandering in Japan V, Konica Minolta Plaza,Tokyo

2015 Wandering in Japan Ⅳ, Konica Minolta Plaza,Tokyo

2013 3 Shiratori Ann ♀(My Cat), Konica Minolta Plaza,Tokyo

2012 Japanese Plants Albumen prints, Gallery F,Kyoto/ Gallery Sou,Nagoya

2011 Wandering in Japan Ⅲ, Konica Minolta Plaza.Tokyo

2010 Wandering in Japan Ⅱ, Konica Minolta Plaza,Tokyo

2009 Wandering in Japan Ⅰ, Konica Minolta Plaza,Tokyo

2002 Passerby in Korea , Ginza Nikon Salon,Tokyo



1996 Passerby in China , Ginza Nikon Salon,Tokyo

Books from Izuru TAKEYA