Taishi Hirokawa

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950. Began working as a photographer in 1974. Professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts. In addition to his activities in advertising photography, TV commercials, etc., he has been invited to hold numerous solo exhibitions and participate in art exhibitions worldwide. Collections of his works include “sonomama sonomama,” “STILL CRAZY,” “TIMESCAPES: Infinite Tune,” etc. He has won numerous awards, including the Kodansha Award in Publishing and Culture, New York ADC Award, and the Photographic Society of Japan Award. Collections of his works are found both in Japan and overseas, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Bibliothèque Nationale de France and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. He also served as director of photography on the films “Tony Takitani” (2005) and “FLOWERS” (2010). “Tony Takitani” has been screened in more than 30 countries and won three prizes (including Special Jury Prize) at the Locarno International Film Festival.