Yasuhiro Ishimoto, nacido en San Francisco y que vivió durante su adolescencia en Japón (residencias que alternaría), sufrió el internamiento de japoneses americanos durante el comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Aprendió Fotografía con maestros como Harry Callahan o Aaron Siskind y su trabajo fue seleccionado por Steichen para formar parte de la conocida exposición 'La Familia del Hombre'. Vivió en Chicago con una beca Minolta (donde tomó algunas de sus mejores fotos, algunas de las cuales acompañan esta entrada) y más tarde se trasladó a Japón de donde se hizo ciudadano natural. Más imágenes en el Museo de Fotografía Contemporánea de Chicago.
Yasuhiro Ishimoto, born in San Francisco but who lived during his teenage in Japan, suffered from the internment of Japanese Americans during the outbreak of the Second World War. He learned photography with masters such as Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind and his work was selected by Steichen to be part of the famous exhibition 'The Family of Man'. He lived in Chicago with a Minolta scholarship (where he took many of his best pictures, some of which accompany this post) and later moved to Japan where he became a natural citizen. More images at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
Yasuhiro Ishimoto, born in San Francisco but who lived during his teenage in Japan, suffered from the internment of Japanese Americans during the outbreak of the Second World War. He learned photography with masters such as Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind and his work was selected by Steichen to be part of the famous exhibition 'The Family of Man'. He lived in Chicago with a Minolta scholarship (where he took many of his best pictures, some of which accompany this post) and later moved to Japan where he became a natural citizen. More images at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
[vía Galerie Camera Obscura]
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