Hiroshi Okamoto
Visual Storyteller / Photographer / Film Director
He was born in Tokyo in 1990. He studied anthropology and social sciences at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. After graduating, he used to work as a director in video production in Tokyo.
His works are based on a research and focused on storytelling with using variety of visual approaches from photography and videography, object, archive. He works as a visual storyteller to find and create personal narratives to understand the structure and history of society and social phenomena.
岡本 裕志
Visual Storyteller / 写真家 / 映像ディレクター
1990年東京都生まれ。立命館アジア太平洋大学卒。
大学在学中は社会学、人類学を学び、東部アフリカへ頻繁に訪れる。 卒業後、映像制作会社勤務を経て写真家、映像ディレクターとして独立。社会と個人の関係性に注目し、国内外でプロジェクトを行う。
日本の就職活動を題材としたプロジェクト「Recruit」がドイツのDummy Award Kasselにて準グランプリ受賞やオランダのFoam Magazine への掲載、2016年のVogueイタリア版の写真集10選に選ばれる、ニューヨーク近代美術館（MoMA）ライブラリーへ永久収蔵されるなど。
AWARDS / 受賞
2018. World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
- Nominee
2017. Reminders Photography Stronghold Grant, Japan
2017. Reminders Photography Stronghold Grant, Japan
- Grantee
2017. Prix Pictet Japan Award, Japan
2017. Prix Pictet Japan Award, Japan
- Nominee
2017. Unseen Photo Fair Dummy Award, The Netherlands
2017. Unseen Photo Fair Dummy Award, The Netherlands
- Shortlisted
2016. Feria de Libros de Fotos de Autor Felifa, Argentina
2016. Feria de Libros de Fotos de Autor Felifa, Argentina
- Honorable Mention
2016. The Anamorphosis Prize, US
2016. The Anamorphosis Prize, US
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2016. Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles, France
2016. Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles, France
- Shortlisted
2016. Kassel Dummy Book Award, Germany
2016. Kassel Dummy Book Award, Germany
- 2nd Prize
2016. Photo Espana Best Photo Book of Year Award, Spain
2016. Photo Espana Best Photo Book of Year Award, Spain
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2015. Photolux Festival Self Publishing Award, Italy
2015. Photolux Festival Self Publishing Award, Italy
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards, Japan
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards, Japan
- Mainichi Shimbun Award
- Mainichi Shimbun Award
COLLECTIONS / 収蔵
The Museum of Modern Art in New York Library
- New York, US
- New York, US
SOLO EXHIBITONS / 個展
2018. "We do not need you, here. / If I could only fly."
- Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan
2017. "We do not need you, here. / If I could only fly."
- Emon Photo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016. "Recruit"
- Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan
SELECTED EXHIBITONS / 展示
2019. "Recruit"
- "Civilization: The Way We Live Now" by FEP, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing,China
- "Civilization: The Way We Live Nowt", Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing,China
2018. "Recruit"
- "Civilization: The Way We Live Now" by FEP, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul,Korea
- "Civilization: The Way We Live Nowt", National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2018. "Recruit"
- "Why Work?" Fotodok, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- "Why Work?" Fotodok, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2017. "Recruit"
- Photobook Phenomenon, Barcelona, Spain
- Photobook Phenomenon, Barcelona, Spain
2017. "We do not need you, here. / If I could only fly."
- Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greek
- Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greek
2016. "Recruit"
- Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
- Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
2016. "Recruit"
2016. "Recruit"
- Seoul Lunar Photo Festival, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul Lunar Photo Festival, Seoul, Korea
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition
- Higashikawa Culture Gallery, Hokkaido, Japan
- Higashikawa Culture Gallery, Hokkaido, Japan
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition
- Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, JAPAN
- Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition
- Museum of Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Museum of Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
ARTIST RESIDENCY
2016. Docking Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016. Docking Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
EDUCATION
2016. Photobook Masterclass in RPS Tokyo, Japan
2016. Photobook Masterclass in RPS Tokyo, Japan
by Teun van der Heijden and Sandra van der Doelen, Yumi Goto
2015. Photobook as Object Workshop in RPS Tokyo, Japan
2015. Photobook as Object Workshop in RPS Tokyo, Japan
by Jan Rosseel and Yumi Goto
LECTURES & ARTIST TALKS
2019. Lecture "Visual Storytelling and Society"
2019. Lecture "Visual Storytelling and Society"
- Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
- Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing,China
2017. Workshop "Visual Storytelling and Dummy Book"
- @KCUA Kyoto City Of University of Arts Gallery, Japan
- @KCUA Kyoto City Of University of Arts Gallery, Japan
2017. Artist Talk
- Emon Photo Gallery, Japan
- Emon Photo Gallery, Japan
2017. Lecture, "Visual Storytelling and Media"
- Chisogakusya, Yokohama, Japan
- Chisogakusya, Yokohama, Japan
2016. Artist Talk
- Seoul Lunar Photo Festival, Book Society, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul Lunar Photo Festival, Book Society, Seoul, Korea
2016. Workshop, "Film Making and Book"
- Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan
- Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan
PUBLICATIONS / 掲載
Le Monde M Magazine, France
Le Monde M Magazine, France
Foam Magazine, The Neteherlands
Foam Magazine, The Netherlands
Financial Times, UK
Internazionale Magazine, Italy
Internazionale Magazine, Italy
Vogue Italia, Italy
Vogue Italia, Italy
The Wall Street Journal, US
The Wall Street Journal, US
burn magazine, US
burn magazine, US
GUP Magazine, The Netherlands
Yorokobu Magazine, Spain
Photo World Magazine, China
Vostok Magazine, Korea
Vostok Magazine, Korea
KIEKIE, The Netherlands
PHmuseum, UK
Archivo Zine, Portugal
The Monthly Photo Art Magazine, Korea
Asia Paper Camera, Malaysia
Yahoo!News Japan, Japan
BuzzFeed Japan, Japan
The Page, Japan
honeyee.com, Japan
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東京新聞
東京新聞
西日本新聞
小学館CAPA
玄光社 COMMERCIAL PHOTO
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CLIENTS / クライアント
BBC
NBC
The Wall Street Journal
Le Monde
Smithsonian Magazine
Financial Times
Phoenix Weekly
Amnesty International
FIFA FILM
Saudi Aramco
MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K.
Loftus Media Ltd
JAXA / Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency
Yahoo Japan
FleishmanHillard Japan
BuzzFeed Japan
Linkazia Japan
WWF Japan
350.org Japan
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