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ENDO Katsura was born in the scenic resort of Hakone, at the foot of Mt. Fuji. His grandfather was a nature photographer and his father a commercial photographer, resulting in him having been closely involved in photography his whole life. He confronts his subjects deliberately, capturing time/space on film using a unique style he calls, ‘fingerpainting with light’, to capture the energy of nature and the flow of time within his works. |
| ◎ Brief Biography | |
| 1958 | Born in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 1978 | Graduated Tokyo Junior College of Photography (now known as Tokyo Polytechnic University) |
| 1979-80 | Participated as a photographer on a winter expedition to climb the Island Peaks in the Himalayas. Held his first solo exhibition on his return to Japan |
| 1982-86 | トBecame assistant to photographer Tosh Wakabayashi |
| 1991 | Established the photographic agency, OASIS |
| 1998 | Lecturer in photography at the Vantan Design Institute |
| 2002 | Established the Hakone Museum of Photography |
| 2009 | Judge of the ‘Hakone foto hyakusen’ (100 Photographs of Hakone) competition, organized by the Hakone Tourist Association |
| ◎Selected Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2013 | ‘Helene Aziza presente, Simplicite et depouillement ‘Vingt ans de photographies du Mont Fuji’ (19 rue Paul Fort, Paris, France, Group Exhibition) |
| ‘Mt. Fuji/European Landscapes’ (Daimaru-Shinsaibashi, Osaka) | |
| 2012 | ‘ENDO Katsura―Mt. Fuji―Earth’s Pulse, Nature’s Breath―’ (The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Tokyo) |
| 10 ans de voyages / 10 jours de photographies (Kagurazaka Kourintei Gallery, Tokyo) | |
| ‘Genten 1977-1980’ (Hakone Museum of Photography Kanagawa) | |
| ‘Le temps tranquille’ (Gallery Seizan, Tokyo) | |
| 2011 | ‘Memoires du temps’ (Hakone Museum of Photography, Kanagawa)
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| ‘Katsura ENDO Photo Exhibition: Treasures of the Heart ―HAKONE mon fuji―’ (Yokohama Takashimaya, Kanagawa)
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| ‘Treasures of Hakone―Cultural Properties Photo Exhibition’ (Yokohama Takashimaya, Kanagawa)
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| ‘Memories of Fuji’ (Galerie Azur, Tokyo)
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| 2010 | ‘HIBIKI’ (Dupif Photo Galerie, France) |
| 2009 | ‘Lumiere Sacree’ (Gallery Seizan, Tokyo) |
| 2008 | ‘HAKUSUI’ (Dupif Photo Galerie, France) [Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Franco-Japanese Relations)
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| 2007 | ‘Katsura ENDO, Silent Journey―in homage to Koyo OKADA’ (Ikeda Art Museum, Niigata) |
| 2005 | ‘ENDO Katsura Photo Exhibition―Within the Atmosphere of Mt. Fuji’ (Nichinan Town Museum, Tottori) |
| ‘Because that Day’s Wind is Blowing―Kumiko KUN x Katsura ENDO Hundred Exhibition’ (Hakone Hotel, Kanagawa) | |
| ‘NEBURI’ (Dupif Photo Galerie, France) | |
| 2004 | ‘Photo Exhibition of Mt. Fuji’ (Hakone Hotel, Kanagawa) |
| 2003 | ‘SOUEI’ (Fujiya Hotel, Kanagawa)
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| ‘SOUEI’ (Dupif Photo Galerie, France)
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| 2002 | ‘Mt. FUJI―Tranquility of Beauty’ (Hakone Museum of Photography, Kanagawa) |
| 1995 | ‘Photo Exhibition for Respect-for-the-Aged Day’ (Kashiwa Takashimaya, Chiba) |
| 1981 | ‘Photography of Nepal and the Himalayas―the blue sky, white clouds and folks’ (Gallery Belayneh, Kanagawa)
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