Masato SETO

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Deputy Director of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Senior Photographer

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JP

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In 1974, he studied photography under Daido Moriyama at Tokyo Visual Arts and aspired to become a photographer. He later became an assistant to Masahisa Fukase for 18 years.

In 1987, he founded and directed the photography gallery Place M.

 

Award

1988, the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer Award

1993, the Higashikawa Awards – The New Photographer Award

1996, the 21st Kimura Ihei Award

1999, the 12th Shincho Gakugei Award.

2007, the Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award

2010, he served as a jury member for the Kimura Ihei Award.

2020, he held a solo exhibition “Map of Memory” at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.

2021, he was appointed Deputy Director of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts

2021, the Higashikawa Awards – Domestic Photographer Award

 

Photobooks

His publications include 《Bangkok/Hanoi (IPC)》, 《Room》,《Silent Mode》, 《Picnic》, 《Binran》, 《Map of Memory》。

 

Publications

《Tooi to Masato》、《Biography of Masahisa Fukase》。