Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 44 (1994) award
Yoshino Oishi
おおいし よしの
Oishi Yoshino
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-05-28 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- photojournalist, university professor (former)
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Polytechnic University (former professor)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University, College of Art | College of Art | Department of Photography | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University, College of Art
College of Art
/ Department of Photography
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan Photographic Society Annual Award | Mukoku no Tami (The Unannounced People) | — | Japan Photographic Society | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Encouragement) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Domon Ken Award | Vietnam: Rinto | — | Domon Ken Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2008 | Nichi-gei Award (Nihon University College of Art Award) | — | — | Nihon University, College of Art | 受賞 |
Japan Photographic Society Annual Award
1982
Work:
Mukoku no Tami (The Unannounced People)
Organization:
Japan Photographic Society
Result:
受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists
1994
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Encouragement)
Result:
受賞
Domon Ken Award
2001
Work:
Vietnam: Rinto
Organization:
Domon Ken Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2007
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Nichi-gei Award (Nihon University College of Art Award)
2008
Organization:
Nihon University, College of Art
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mukoku no Tami (The Unannounced People)
1981 Photobook / Documentary photographyA photobook documenting civilians affected by war and internal conflict, recording lives of victims and refugees in Japan and abroad.
war and civiliansrefugeesdocumenting daily life
Vietnam: Rinto
2000 Photobook / Documentary photographyA collection of photographs from Vietnam portraying scars of war and the people who live with them.
Vietnam Warpost-war lifehuman dignity
Hiroshima: Half-Century Portraits
1995 Photobook / Documentary photographyA photographic series on Hiroshima survivors and post-bomb life, connecting memory of the bombing with contemporary realities.
atomic bombing survivorsmemory and legacypeace
That Day, Agent Orange Fell on Vietnam
1992 Non-fiction photobookA work documenting the victims and impact of Agent Orange, visualizing environmental destruction and human suffering.
Agent Orangeenvironmental damagehuman impact
Bibliography
- Mukoku no Tami (The Unannounced People)
- Vietnam: Rinto
- Hiroshima: Half-Century Portraits
- That Day, Agent Orange Fell on Vietnam
- Surviving Afghanistan's Devastation
- Living in Okinawa
- Cambodia: Rebirth from Suffering
- Kosovo: After the Destruction
- Children in the World of War
- Vietnam Today
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary-focused photojournalismquiet, observational approach
- Recurring Motifs
- war and civiliansrefugees and displacementbombing survivors and memory
Legacy
A photojournalist who has documented the lives of people affected by war and conflict, advocating for memory preservation and the importance of peace through domestic and international coverage.
Academic Societies
- Japan Photographic Society
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds materials)
- Nihon University, College of Art archives
In Popular Culture
- Featured in NHK documentary programs
Quotes
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She conveys to the world the tragic realities in which people's lives are disrupted and lives are lost due to war and conflict.
Source: Wikipedia (Yoshino Oishi) (2004)
Trivia
- Usually uses a Leica M6 (Summilux-M 1:1.4/35).
- Served as a member of the World Peace Appeal Seven-person Committee since 2004.