Shinoyama – A new fine day

When his graduation project was featured in ‘Camera Mainichi’ magazine in 1963, Shinoyama Kishin soon became one of the leading photographers of his generation. His early works featuring nudes were widely regarded as a new form of expression, while later he would generate “pop idols”. Published with a broad retrospective exhibition at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, this collection shows how throughout his career Shinoyama effortlessly kept pace with the rapidly changing times, from the transformation of Tokyo during the bubble economy and the destruction of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, to iconic portraits, magazine covers, and visual storytelling.