Yoshihiko Ueda
photographer
Yoshihiko Ueda is a prominent Japanese photographer and professor of Graphic Design at Tama Art University (retired in March 2025). Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1957, he is known for his evocative photography that explores the relationship between humans and nature. His work often utilizes large-format cameras to capture profound silence and 'forces' within landscapes. Notable series include 'Quinault', a meditation on a sacred Native American rainforest; 'Amagatsu', a study of dancer Ushio Amagatsu; and 'Materia'. He has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Photographic Society of Japan Lifetime Achievement Award and several ADC Awards in both Tokyo and New York. In 2011, he established Gallery 916 to showcase his work.[1,2]
- nature
- forests
- landscape photography
- portraits of trees
- memory
Books
Works by Yoshihiko Ueda
- 1993 Quinault First edition. Published in English/Japanese as a reprint by Seigensha Art Publishing in 2003.
- 2018 FOREST: Impressions and Memories, 1989–2017
- 2018 68TH STREET
- 2015 A Life with Camera
Exhibitions
- 2010 QUINAULT
- 2010 QUINAULT
- 2009 QUINAULT
- 2018 FOREST: Impressions and Memories, 1989-2017
Awards
- 2014 Photographic Society of Japan Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2005 ADC Grand Prize