Yoshihiko Ueda

Born in Hyogo, 1957. After graduating Visual Arts College Osaka, he studied under Masanobu Fukuda in 1980 and Taiji Arita in 1981, and started on a freelance basis from 1982.

While being one of the most successful photographers in the Japanese advertising industry, he continues to explore his private works. His oeuvre with such an originality and aesthetic has been highly praised both domestically and internationally.

His main works include The University Museum of The University of Tokyo collection book \"CHAMBER of CURIOSITIES\", the portrait of the holy forest of the American- Indian\"QUINAULT\", the portrait of Butoh-dancer Ushio Amagatsu \"AMAGATSU\", the portrait of the architecture by FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT \"FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT\", the portraits of Japanese writers and artists \"PORTRAIT\", and his family portrait book \"at HOME\".