Portrait from Tibet

Name: Portrait from Tibet
Brand: 有元伸也 / ARIMOTO Shinya
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The first photobook by Shinya Arimoto. This collection features portraits taken in Tibet in the 1990s, capturing the lives of people in a harsh natural environment. It won the 35th Taiyo Award in 1998 and was published the following year.

In the mid-1990s, Shinya Arimoto encountered Tibetan people while traveling in India and Nepal, and was so captivated by their strong spirituality that he continued to photograph them. At times, he would jump off a moving bus and continue his journey, walking at the same eye level and pace as the local people. At the time, many areas had strict restrictions on foreigners, and this collection of photographs was taken during an extended period of stay and travel.

The images depict the faces and bodies of people living on the Tibetan plateau. Their gaze and posture quietly convey not only the local climate and history, but also the dignity and presence of each individual. This book is a valuable resource for understanding the starting point of Shinya Arimoto's career.

[Title] Portraits from Tibet
[Publisher] Visual Arts College Osaka
[Publication Date] June 20, 1999 (First Edition)
[Pages] 112 pages
[Size] Approx. 230*300*10mm / 730g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] TIBET YORI SHOUZOU
[Author/Editor] Shinya Arimoto / Author, Masahiko Yamada / Design
[Printing] Mitsumura Printing / Printing and Binding
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used【5】Fair (stain on top edge)
[Accessories] None
[Featured In] -
[Related Exhibition] 1997 "Portraits from Tibet" (Nikon Salon Ginza)

Shinya Arimoto (born 1971)

Born in Osaka Prefecture. Photographer.
In 1994, he graduated from Visual Arts College Osaka. After working for a publishing company, he became a freelance photographer. In 1998, he won the 35th Taiyo Award for "Portraits from Tibet," and the photobook of the same title was published the following year.

After photographing in Tibet, India, and Nepal, he has continuously presented works on the streets of Tokyo since the 2000s. In 2008, he established TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY, and in parallel with his activities as a photographer, he is also committed to creating opportunities for young artists to present their work.

His representative works include "Portraits from Tibet," "TIBET," "Tokyo Circulation," "Tokyo Debugger," and "Tokyo Strut."

Major awards include the 35th Taiyo Award (1998), the 26th Tadahiko Hayashi Award (2017), and the Photographic Society of Japan Photographer's Award (2017).

His works are held in the collections of the Shunan City Museum of Art and History, the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University, and the Japan Foundation.