BIOGRAPHY

1925 Born in Oita.

1947 Hired by Natori Yonosuke as an editor for the newly-launched magazine Sun News. Observed top photographers including Kimura Ihee, Shihachi Fujimoto and Inamura Takamasa on location.

1949 Became a photographer for the Iwanami Shashin Bunko series, alongside Tomatsu Shomei. Travelled across Japan to take documentary images for over 60 volumes.

1954 Goes freelance and begins to establish his reputation as a documentary photographer.

1964 Involved in the filming of the Tokyo Olympics for Kon Ichikawa’s documentary film. Nagano will spend the next twenty years working in film and documentary.

1985 Returns to still photography and to his favourite subject, the city of Tokyo.

1993 Awarded the Medal with the Purple Ribbon by the Japanese Government.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1962 Tokyo Essay, Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo.

1996 A Strange Perspective in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.

2000 A Chronicle of Japan: Nagano Shigeichi, a Life in Photography. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.