Hiroshi Hamaya

Hiroshi Hamaya
Hamaya photographed by Ian Berry in a Scottish cafe in 1973
Born
Hiroshi Hamaya (濱谷 浩)

(1915-03-28)March 28, 1915
Shitaya, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
DiedMarch 6, 1999(1999-03-06) (aged 83) or
March 15, 1999(1999-03-15) (aged 83)
Japan
Known forPhotography

Hiroshi Hamaya (濱谷 浩[n 1], Hamaya Hiroshi, 28 March 1915 – 6 or 15 March 1999[1]) was a Japanese photographer active from 1935 to 1999.[2] In particular, Hamaya was known for his photographs of rural Japan.[3]


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  1. ^ Amanda Hopkinson, "Have camera, will travel." The Guardian, 26 March 1999.
  2. ^ Mihashi Sumiyo (三橋純予), "Hamaya Hiroshi", in Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000; ISBN 4-473-01750-8), p.254. (in Japanese) In Japanese only, despite the additional English title.
  3. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-674-98848-4.