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Takeyoshi Tanuma

たぬま たけよし

Tanuma Takeyoshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-02-18 (Asakusa, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture)
Died
2022-06-01 (Residence in Tokyo) age 93
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Photographer, Professor, Chairman
Active Years
1949-2022
Affiliations
Japan Professional Photographers Society, Japan Copyright Association of Photographers, Tokyo Polytechnic University, The Article 9 Association
Memberships
Japan Professional Photographers Society
Influenced By
Ihei Kimura

Education

Tokyo College of Photography
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: Japan
Predecessor of Tokyo Polytechnic University

Awards

Japan Photography Association Annual Award
1975
Organization: Japan Photography Association
Result: 受賞
Mobil Children's Culture Award
1979
Organization: Mobil
Result: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1985
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Japan Photography Association Annual Award
1988
Organization: Japan Photography Association
Result: 受賞
Japan Photography Association Annual Award
1994
Organization: Japan Photography Association
Result: 受賞
Asahi Prize Special Award
2020
Work: 70 years of photographic activities and great contributions to the photography world
Organization: Asahi Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Street Snap
Recurring Motifs
ChildrenConditions around the world

Legacy

The first photographer to receive the Order of Culture, renowned for photographing children worldwide and making significant contributions to photographic culture.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Professional Photographers Society

Trivia

  • First photographer to receive the Order of Culture.
  • Traveled to over 120 countries documenting children over more than 70 years.