Yamashita Tsuneo

Born in Tokyo in 1961. Completed a degree in photography at the Nihon University College of Art in 1984. Began taking photographs of Okinawa in 1982, when he was still a university student. Photo collections include Shima no jikan (Time on the Ryūkyū Islands), Mou hitotsu no shima no jikan (Another Time on the Ryūkyū Islands), and Shima omoi (Thoughts of Islands).

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Photographs from Shima omoi

Another Time on the Ryūkyū Islands available here

English interview at The LPV Show