Yang Seung-Woo

Born in South Korea in 1966. He came to Japan in 1996, entering the Nippon Photography Institute. He continued his photography studies at Tokyo Polytechnic University, where he also completed postgraduate research. Yang now works principally in Japan. In 2016, he won the Domon Ken Award for his photobook Shinjuku maigo (Shinjuku Lost Child), and in 2017, he published Hito (End of the Line Kotobukichō). Has held numerous exhibitions in Japan, South Korea, and France. Other publications include You’re There and I’m Here (2006), The Best Days (2012), The Last Cabaret (2020), Yang-Tarō Baka-Tarō (2021), and Tekiya (2022). More information on his career is available at:


https://zen-foto.jp/jp/artist/yang-seung-woo