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Shōmei Tōmatsu

photographer

Japanese[3] b. 1930, Nagoya, Japan[1,2,5] d. 2012[1,6] active 1950–2012

Shomei Tomatsu (1930–2012) was a Japanese photographer renowned as the 'giant of postwar photography.' He is primarily known for his documentary work depicting the impact of World War II on Japan and the subsequent American occupation. His style balances despair with admiration, capturing the essential conflicts of a nation in transition through surrealistic street photography and profound emotional depth.[1,2,3,4]

  • Post-war Japan
  • Documentary Photography
  • Atomic Bomb Impact
  • Street Photography

Books

  1. Eikoh Hosoe, Shōmei Tōmatsu, Masahisa Fukase, Daidō Moriyama, Mark Holborn Black Sun: The eyes of four 1644
    Black Sun: The eyes of four
    Eikoh Hosoe, Shōmei Tōmatsu, Masahisa Fukase, Daidō Moriyama
    €31.00
  2. Shōmei Tōmatsu Skin of the Nation 1914
    Skin of the Nation
    Shōmei Tōmatsu
    €47.00
  3. Museum Of Photography The Half-Life of Awareness - Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2174
    The Half-Life of Awareness - Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    Museum Of Photography

Works by Shōmei Tōmatsu

  • 1995 The Half Life of Awareness: Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography · book · English, Japanese Exhibition catalogue featuring works by Tōmatsu and others.
  • 1990 Sakura sakura sakura 66 Brain Center · book · Japanese · ISBN 4-8339-0513-2 Color photographs of sakura.

Exhibitions

  • 1992 Sakura + Plastics Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · solo
  • 2004 Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of the Nation Japan Society, New York · solo

Awards

  • 1975 Annual Award for Pencil of the Sun Photographic Society of Japan
  • 1995 Purple Ribbon Medal Japanese government

References

  1. Shomei Tomatsu Biography. SFMOMA link
  2. Shomei Tomatsu Biography. Taka Ishii Gallery link
  3. Shomei Tomatsu Biography. Wikipedia link
  4. Shomei Tomatsu Biography. Michael Hoppen Gallery link
  5. Shōmei Tōmatsu link
  6. Sean O'Hagan. Shomei Tomatsu obituary. The Guardian. 2013 link