- Akihide Tamura
, "Tamura Shigeru"). [Akihide Tamura should not be confused with the well-known photographer Shigeru Tamura (1909–87), whose name is even written with the same "
kanji ." (Perhaps part of the reason for the younger Tamura's change of name was to avoid this very confusion.)] He studied atTokyo College of Photography , graduating first in 1967 and then from a more advanced course two years later.Tamura's first solo exhibition — under the name Shigeru Tamura (nihongo2|田村 シゲル) — was "Yume no hikari" (Dream light) in
Ginza Nikon Salon in 1969. He became known for his somewhat harsh monochrome depictions of landscapes. In 1974 his works appeared within the "New Japanese Photography" show in theMuseum of Modern Art , New York.Tamura made the stills for several of the late films of
Akira Kurosawa , and has published a book of photographs taken on the sets of Kurosawa's films.Note
Books by Tamura
*"Tamura Photographs" (1983)
*"Base." Tokyo: Mole, 1992. ISBN 4-938628-07-4.
*"Kurosawa Akira" (nihongo2|黒澤明, Akira Kurosawa). Tokyo: NTT, 1991. ISBN 4-87188-119-9. en icon fr icon ja iconources and external links
*ja icon [http://www.tcn-catv.ne.jp/~shigeru/works1_00.html Tamura Photographs]
*ja icon "Nihon shashinka jiten" (nihongo2|日本写真家事典, "328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers"). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8.
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