Izuru TAKEYA
竹谷出
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
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
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