Tamotsu FUJII

藤井保

Japanese photographer, known for his advertising photography for JR East, Nissin Cup Noodles (Schwarzenegger), Maglite, MUJI, and others. He was in charge of still photography for Hirokazu Kore-eda's film “Phantom Light,” and together with Kaoru Kasai, the film's title work and advertising art director, he published “ESUMI,” a collection of photographs by Makiko Esumi, the performer.
One of her former assistants was photographer Mikiya Takimoto.
Often uses large format cameras, especially 4x5 (Sinogo) with negative film

Chronology

1949 - Born in Ota City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
1970 - Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography
1972 - Joins the Photography Department of Osaka Advertising Institute
1976 - Becomes independent and moves to Tokyo to establish Tamotsu Fujii Photography Office

Publications

1986 - “Furusato no Shashinkan” Mahoroba no Kai
1987 - “野獣降臨(のけものきたりて)劇団夢の遊眠社エディンバラ国際芸術祭参加記念写真帖” CBS Sony Publishing Co.
1996 - “ESUMI” Little More
1999 - “NIRAIKANAI” Little More
2005 - “AKARI” Little More
2006 - “Kamuimintara: 神々の遊ぶ庭” Little More
2006 - “GELATINE SILVER SESSION” Gelatin Silver Session Executive Committee

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1990 - “南方熊楠” Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
1998 - “月下海地空” semina rerum Zurich
1998 - “Le Corbusier” Ark Hills Club Tokyo
2003 - “Time Tunnel Series vol.18 Traveling Photography” Recruit Gallery Tokyo
2006 - “Kamuimintara, 神々の遊ぶ庭” MA2 Gallery Tokyo, Gallery PAXREX Kobe
2006 - “GELATINE SILVER SESSION” Gelatin Silver Session Executive Committee
2007 - “GELATINE SILVER SESSION 2007” Gelatin Silver Session Executive Committee
2009 - “BIRD SONG” MA2Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013 - “Tamotsu Fujii -1989-2013 Gallery Selection of Tamotsu Fujii's Silver Halide Photographs” MA2Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 - “TWO FOGGY ISLANDS,” MA2Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018 - “NORTHERN PARK” MA2Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018 - “Tamotsu Fujii Photography Exhibition: ‘私が見たもの、出会った人’”, CANON Gallery S, Tokyo
2020 - “藤井保 瀧本幹也 往復書簡　その先へ” MA2Gallery, Tokyo
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Books from Tamotsu FUJII