Biography

Photographer. Born in Tokyo. In 1947, became independent and opened his photography studio. In 1952, the exhibition “Two Photographers: Ogawa Yoshikazu and Otsuji Kiyoji” was held at Takemiya Gallery (Tokyo). In 1953, a photo shoot for the photography magazine “The Asahi Picture News” motivated him to join the avant-garde art collective Jikken Kobo (Experimental Workshop). In that same year, he participated in the founding of Graphic Shudan (Graphic Group), which aimed to merge photography and design. The “1st Graphic Group Exhibition” was held at Matsuya Department Store, Ginza. Around that time, he also took many documentary photos of avant-garde artists, such as the members of Jikken Kobo and the Gutai Art Association. In 1999, his retrospective exhibition was held at the National Film Center, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.