Photographer Bios: Rinko Kawauchi | Ray Metzker | Imogen Cunningham | LaToya Ruby Frazier | Ina Jang | Roy DeCarava | Hellen Van Meene | Alex Webb | Andre Kertsez | Lee Friedlander | Laslo Moholy Nagy RINKO KAWAUCHI Rinko Kawauchi is a contemporary Japanese photographer known for her lyrical images of elemental subjects. Kawauchi’s photographs capture ordinary moments with a profound and dreamlike perspective. Born in 1972, Kawauchi became interested in photography while studying graphic design at Seian University of Art and Design in the early 1990s. She first worked in commercial photography and advertising for several years before embarking on a career as a fine art photographer. Kawauchi published her first 3 photo books in 2001 and went on to release several others. Kawauchi's art is rooted in Shinto, the ethnic religion of the people of Japan. According to Shinto, all things on earth have a spirit, hence no subject is too small or mundane for Kawauchi's work;
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