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Akihiko Okamura

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Akihiko Okamura (岡村 昭彦, Okamura Akihiko, 1929–1985) was a Japanese photographer.[1]

Work

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Okamura was a war photographer, in the first years of the Vietnam War, as well as in conflict zones in Ethiopia, Biafra, and Northern Ireland.[2][3]

Publications

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  • All About Life and Death. Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 2014. ISBN 9784568104806.
  • The Memories of Others. Prestel, 2024. ISBN 978-3791393247.

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions

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Group exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (2024-04-07). "'The surreal dislocation of the everyday': how Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura captured the Troubles as never before". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ Durden, Mark. "Derry via Tokyo: How an outsider captured the Troubles in colour - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ "Akihiko Okamura 'The Memories of Others' - A new photography exhibition, photobook and film premiere at Photo Museum Ireland - Explore this free contemporary art Museum in Dublin supporting Irish Artists". Photo Museum Ireland. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ "Photographs of Akihiko Okamura All About Life and Death （Tokyo Photographic Art Museum）". Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ "Akihiko Okamura: All About Life and Death | Art in Tokyo". Time Out Tokyo. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  6. ^ "Atelier EXB : Akihiko Okamura : The memories of others". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  7. ^ "In Pictures: The Troubles through the lens of a Japanese war photographer". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  8. ^ "Sean O'Hagan on Akihiko Okamura's photos of The Troubles". RTE. 2024-04-16.
  9. ^ "Everyday Britain, through the eyes of international photographers". Huck. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

General references

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  • Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. (in Japanese) Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese.


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