Shihachi Fujimoto

Shihachi Fujimoto (藤本 四八, Fujimoto Shihachi; 1911–2006) was a Japanese photographer.

In 1938, he helped found the Seinen Hodo Shashin Kenkyukai (Youth Reportage Photography Research Association), which was formed with the support of Photo Times.

Fujimoto's works are in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.

Iida City Museum runs a photographic contest, Fujimoto Shihachi Shashin Bunka-shō (藤本四八写真文化賞), in his honour.

References

  1. ↑ 藤本四八. Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. ↑ アヴァンガルド勃興　近代日本の前衛写真 [Avant-Garde Rising: The Photographic Vanguard in Modern Japan] (PDF). Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Harumi Niwa (丹羽晴美, Niwa Harumi), "Fujimoto Shihachi", in Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000; ISBN 4-473-01750-8), p.272.
  4. ↑ Description of the contest, Iida City Museum. (in Japanese) Accessed 14 November 2009.