• Satō Shintarō

    Born in Tokyo in 1969. Joined Kyōdō News agency after graduating from Waseda University. Went freelance in 2002. Has continued to photograph Tokyo as a “metabolic” organism. Major exhibitions of his photographs include “Risen in the East” (Photo Gallery International) and “Reinventing Tokyo” (Mead Art Museum). Published works include Hijō kaidan Tōkyō Twighlight Zone (Tokyo Emergency Staircase: Twilight Zone), Tōkyō tenkūju: Risen in the East (Tokyo Skytree: Risen in the East). His work was profiled on the website Japan Exposures. Awards include the Photographic Society of Japan’s Newcomer Award in 2009 and the Tadahiko Hayashi Award in 2012. For more, visit his personal website.

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    Jun 24, 2013