Daidō Moriyama
photographer
Daido Moriyama is a leading figure in Japanese photography, best known for his black-and-white street photography and his association with the avant-garde magazine Provoke. After training as a graphic designer in Osaka, he moved to Tokyo in 1961 and became an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe. His work is characterized by its uncompromising pursuit of the unexpected and its influence on global street photography.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10]
- Street Photography
- Avant-garde
- Pop Art Influence
- Urban Landscapes
Books
Works by Daidō Moriyama
- 1968 Provoke Joined the collective for issue No. 2.
Exhibitions
- Eleven Photographers from 1965 to 1975
- 1974 New Japanese Photography
Awards
- 2012 ICP Infinity Award
- 2018 Order of Arts and Culture
References
- Daido Moriyama Biography. daidomoriyama.com link
- Daido Moriyama Profile. Tate link
- Daido Moriyama Biography. Polka Galerie link
- Daido Moriyama Biography. Wikipedia link
- Daido Moriyama Profile. Fondation Cartier link
- Daidō Moriyama. Wikipedia link
- Biography Moriyama Daido Official WebSite link
- Daido Moriyama was born in 1938 in Osaka.... Hamiltons Gallery link
- Daido Moriyama... awarded the ICP Infinity Award (2012). Peter Fetterman Gallery link
- Moriyama Daido - National Museum of Asian Art. National Museum of Asian Art link