Yoichiro Nishimura

Born in Tokyo in 1967.

Nishimura studied photography at Bigakko and began working as a freelance photographer in 1990 after assisting professional photographers.

Focusing on camera-less photographic techniques such as photogram and scangram, Nishimura has developed works using motifs including plants, insects, bird feathers, water, and the human body.

His work has been selected for exhibitions and awards including 20 Promising Photographers Vol.2 (PARCO Gallery), Young Portfolio (K’MoPA), the ’99 EPSON Color Imaging Contest, PHILIP MORRIS ART AWARD 2000, and TPCC Challenge 2003 (Tokyo Photographic Culture Center).

His photobook Blue Flower received the Director-General’s Award of the National Printing Bureau and the Gold Prize at the 58th National Catalog Exhibition.