Main Equipment

FUJIFILM GFX 50s IICANON R6
MAMIYA 645Leica M4
Afghan box camera

Biography

1984Born in the city of Kochi

2007Graduated from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

2007 - 2009Worked at the Consulate General in Penang, Malaysia

2009Began producing photographic works based in Tokyo

2014Moved back to Kochi and began working as a specialized commercial photographer

2015Started "m photo office" studio in central Kochi City

Exhibitions & Projects

2010Group Exhibition "Spotlight Unseen" / Gallery Kujakudo, Tokyo

2011Angkor Photo Workshop / Cambodia

2012Solo exhibition "Menschen nach den Katastrophen" / Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

2012Solo exhibition "My Recollections" / RICOH Art Gallery, Tokyo

2013Screened slide show "Asian Women Photographers’ Showcase" at the Chiang Mai Documentary ArtsFestival / Chiang Mai, Thailand

2013Group Exhibition "Pure 2013" / Gallery TANTO TEMPO, Kobe

2013Participated as a panelist at the "Semiha Es International Female Photographers Symposium" / Istanbul, Turkey

2015Group Exhibition "Asian Young Photographers" at the Beijing Photo Festival / Beijing, China

2016Group Exhibition "FOCUS JAPAN" at the Kuala Lumpur International Photo Award / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2017Group Exhibition "Keeping Records" / Xi’an International Photography, Xi’an, China

2018Solo Exhibition "Brazil" / Gallery E, Kochi

2018Collaboration exhibition with box camera photographer Jeffrey Lim "Instant KANTA Portrait" / m photo office, Kochi

2020Solo Exhibition "Cerrado" / Gallery E, Kochi

2020Project "Artist in residence Kochi 2020" / Susaki Machikado Gallery, Kochi

2021Group Exhibition "Kami Art Annual vol.9" / Kochi

List of publications

PIX Quartery（PIX/India） 
Washington Post

Photography Notes (Galata Fotografhansei / Turkey, International）

Le Monde etc