Japan Photographic Society (1924–)
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Unrelated to an earlier organization with the same name
, the JPS grew out of the and the Kōga-kai (光画会). Founded in 1924, its first president was Shinzō Fukuhara
, and its other founding members included the amateur photographers Rosō Fukuhara
, Kiichirō Ishida, Isao Kakefuda, Maroni Kumazawa
, Yasutarō Mori, Masajirō Sakai, Hekisui Yamanaka, and Jiichirō Yasukōchi
. Among the members who joined soon after was Yasuzō Nojima
, in 1926.
From 1925, the JPS held a joint exhibition once a year.
The JPS was suspended in 1944, but restarted in 1946.
Japan Photographic Society (19th century)
The was a Tokyo-based organization of photographers founded in 1889 that continued until the closing years of the nineteenth century.The JPS started as Japan's first organization for amateur photographers, although professionals too later joined. Of the fifty-six founding members, twenty-four were...
, the JPS grew out of the and the Kōga-kai (光画会). Founded in 1924, its first president was Shinzō Fukuhara
Shinzo Fukuhara
was a renowned Japanese photographer.He was born in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō and Toku Fukuhara . The third brother predeceased his birth, so he was named and treated as the third son...
, and its other founding members included the amateur photographers Rosō Fukuhara
Roso Fukuhara
was a Japanese photographer noted for a strikingly modern approach to pictorialism.He was born in Ginza on 16 January 1892, as , son of , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō and...
, Kiichirō Ishida, Isao Kakefuda, Maroni Kumazawa
Maroni Kumazawa
was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, Yasutarō Mori, Masajirō Sakai, Hekisui Yamanaka, and Jiichirō Yasukōchi
Jiichiro Yasukochi
was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
. Among the members who joined soon after was Yasuzō Nojima
Yasuzo Nojima
was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, in 1926.
From 1925, the JPS held a joint exhibition once a year.
The JPS was suspended in 1944, but restarted in 1946.
Members
- Rosō FukuharaRoso Fukuharawas a Japanese photographer noted for a strikingly modern approach to pictorialism.He was born in Ginza on 16 January 1892, as , son of , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō and...
- Shinzō FukuharaShinzo Fukuharawas a renowned Japanese photographer.He was born in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō and Toku Fukuhara . The third brother predeceased his birth, so he was named and treated as the third son...
- Kiyoshi NishiyamaKiyoshi Nishiyamawas a versatile Japanese amateur photographer who specialized in landscapes.Born in Tokyo in 1893 as Kiyonosuke Nishiyama , Nishiyama became interested in photography at 15...
- Akira ToriyamaAkira Toriyama (ophthalmologist)was a Japanese opthalmologist who rose to become president of Showa University; he was also an exhibited and published amateur photographer.-Biography and medical career:...
Sources and further reading
- Iizawa KōtarōKotaro Iizawais a Japanese photography critic, historian of photography, and magazine editor.Born in Sendai, Miyagi in 1954, Iizawa studied photography in Nihon University, graduating in 1977. He obtained his doctorate at University of Tsukuba....
. “In Search of the Poetry of Life: The Photographic World of Shinzo Fukuhara.” Pp. 117–25. In Hikari no shijō: Fukuhara Shinzō no sekai (光の詩情：福原信三の世界) / The World of Shinzo Fukuhara: Poetics of Light. Tokyo: Shiseido Corporate Culture Department, 1994. A translation of the Japanese-language text, which appears on pp. 15–24 of this bilingual exhibition catalogue. - Matsuda Takako. “Major Photography Clubs and Associations.” In Anne Wilkes Tucker, et al. The History of Japanese Photography. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-300-09925-8. Pp. 373. Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. P. 347. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. Despite its alternative title in English, the text is all in Japanese.