Takeyoshi Tanuma

Takeyoshi Tanuma
Born(1929-02-18)February 18, 1929
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJune 1, 2022(2022-06-01) (aged 93)
EducationTokyo Polytechnic University
OccupationPhotographer

Takeyoshi Tanuma (田沼 武能, Tanuma Takeyoshi; February 18, 1929 – June 1, 2022) was a Japanese photographer.

In 2019, the Japanese government honoured him with the Order of Culture, making him the first photographer to receive the order.

References

  1. ↑ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
  2. ↑ "Famed Japanese Photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma Dies at 93". Jiji Press.