Hiromi Tsuchida began his career as a publicity photographer for a cosmetics company after graduating from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1966.
His first solo exhibition in 1971, held at the Ginza Nikon Salon, was entitled 'Autistic Space'. The photographs were the result of the photographer's self-examination and trepidation over leaving his life as a salaried worker to face the uncertainties of a freelance career.
His first publication, 'Zokushin' (Gods of the Earth, 1976), won high praise and became the subject of solo exhibitions at the the Doi Gallery, Fukuoka (1977), and at the Canon Photo Gallery at Amsterdam (1978).
'Zokushin', translated as "folk spirits" or "local gods," resulted from Tsuchida's travels throughout the Japanese archipelago, where he photographed images of traditional Japanese life, including festivals and rituals. In his 1977 solo exhibition, “Counting Grains of Sand”, held at Minolta Photo Space, Tokyo, Tsuchida investigated these themes.
Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Tsuchida explored the subject of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath. “Hiroshima 1945-1978” was the title of his solo exhibition at the Ginza Nikon Salon in 1978 as well as the title of a book published the following year.
In 1985 Tsuchida’s photographs of Hiroshima travelled throughout Japan and abroad in an exhibition that was sponsored by UNESCO.
In 1984 he won the annual award of the Photographic Society of Japan. From 1992 to 1996, he served as head of the Tokyo College of Photography.