Masato Ninomiya is a self-taught photographer born in Tokyo and based in Kanagawa, Japan. He is a landscape photographer. He is working on several photographic projects. His interests are focusing on the history of his hometown of Kanagawa and its relationship with nature and the environment (Series Wintertag, Coastline, The Wall, Borderland, and Eden. Also, Tokyo 2020 is the social landscape of Tokyo suburbs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reincarnation is his parents’ story). He primarily works with 6×7 medium format film. All his black and white photographs were home developed by himself. This website was launched in October 2003.
*Sorry, I don’t have a Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads and Twitter (X) account. And my English isn’t so good, so feel free to ask me if there is anything unclear.
東京都出身、神奈川県在住。神奈川の歴史とその自然や環境との関係をテーマにランドスケープ・シリーズを制作しています。Wintertag、Coastline、The Wall、Borderland、Edenの各シリーズとその他、Reincarnationは両親の終の住処のフォトストーリー、Tokyo 2020はCovid-19によるパンデミック時の東京郊外のソーシャル・ランドスケープ。
- Competition
- 2022
- Shortlist: IMA next STORY / Series Reincarnation
Jury: Tomoko Yoneda
- 2021
- Shortlist: URBANAUTICA Institute Awards 2020 / Series Coastline
- 2019
- Nominee: International Photography Grant 2019 in the landscape category / Series Wintertag
- Publications
- 2024
- Valentine Editions HANDS
- 2023
- Another Earth What Makes a Lake? Tracing Movement
- 2022
- FotoFilmic JRNL Issue 11 / Series Wintertag
Guest edited by Corey Keller (SFMoMA / CCA)
- 2022
- Black Box Gallery Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture
- 2020
- Goldenrod Editions Goldenrod Issue 01
- 2020
- Pine Island Press Incandescent Issue 17
- 2017
- Eyescape Magazine special issue CONNECTIONS
- 2011
- TOKYO-GA photobook for restoration assistance following the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake
- Group show
- 2023
- A Fundraising Exhibition Postcards for Palestine
at Berlinskej Model Gallery in Prague and Claire de Rouen Books in London
- 2022
- Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture at Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon / From the series Coastline
- 2020
- Hidden Histories virtual exhibition by In Conversation With / Series Borderland
cf. UAL Post-Grad Community Exhibition Feature
- NFT’s Artwork
- 2022
- Fine Art NFT Marketplace UNCONTAMINATED
My account: @masatoninomiya
- Online Magazine
- 2021
- Landscape Stories Magazine blog / Series Coastline
- 2020
- International Photography Magazine / Series Wintertag
- 2020
- Landscape Stories Magazine blog / Series Wintertag
- 2020
- Landscape Stories Magazine blog / Series Borderland
- 2020
- of the land & us / Series Wintertag
- 2019
- New Landscape Photography / Series Wintertag
- 2019
- SEEN Magazine / Series Wintertag
- 2019
- Don’t Take Pictures / From the series Wintertag
Photo of the day
- 2019
- Phases Magazine / Series Wintertag
- 2016
- | In a clearing | / Series Wintertag
- Portfolio review
- 2021
- Online portfolio review by IMA editorial department
Reviewer: Naoko Higashi (Editor at the IMA magazine and project manager of TABF)
- 2010
- The 1st Yokohama Photo Festival Open portfolio review at Red Brick Warehouse Building No.1
Event produced by Yoichi Nagata
- Lifestyle Magazine
- 2010
- homeland magazine / Interview: Culture and ART
- Client work and Support activities
- 2018
2016 - ShareGrapher
- Toppan Printing Co.,Ltd
WAO project
- 2013
- Go Green Market
- E&K Promotions and KEIO Corporation
- 2013
- Rustic Wedding
- E&K Promotions and KEIO Corporation
- 2012
- The Design Of Understanding
- Photo contributed to Getty Images UK
- 2011
- Click! Real Japan
- Video interview by Getty Images Japan
- 2014
2010 - Portrait
- Woodwind Quintet Ensemble fem, Musical actress Kazumi Abiko etc.
- Education / Seminars
- 2013
- Correspondence course at the Kyoto University of Art and Design
- 2012
- Photographers Forum by Getty Images Japan at VACANT
- 2010
- “Photo market in the USA” by Yoichi Nagata at Gallery COSMOS
- 2004
- Symposium “Today’s Typography and Typeface: Letters for Printing in Digital Age” by Joshibi University of Art and Design
Cooperation
1. Series Coastline, The Wall, Tokyo 2020, Eden
Translated by Michael Normoyle and Yoshiko Furuhashi at M&Y Translations (Rotherham, UK).
2. Series Wintertag, Borderland
Translated by Natsuka Watanabe and Natsuho Taira.
Copyright
All images and text © Masato Ninomiya
All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without written permission is strictly forbidden.