Yoshikazu Shirakawa
Appearance
Yoshikazu Shirakawa (白川 義員, Shirakawa Yoshikazu, 1935 – April 5, 2022)[1] was a Japanese photographer.[2]
Shirakawa was born in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture. As a prolific photographer, on a span of 50 years he created 12 photoseries in different parts of the world, from China to Antarctica.[3] Shirakawa is particularly well known for his book Himalayas, published by Harry N. Abrams in 1971.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Himalayas, preface by Arnold Toynbee & preface by Sir Edmund Hillary. New York: Harry N. Abrams (1971) ISBN 0-8109-0162-5
- The Alps, text translated by Max A. Wyss, introduction by Chris Bonington. London: Thames and Hudson (1973) ISBN 0-500-24086-8
- (Translated from the German edition, Majestät der Alpen, by J. Maxwell Brownjohn)
References
[edit]- ^ "白川義員さんが死去 写真家、南極大陸撮影". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- ^ "Yoshikazu Shirakawa". Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Himalayas.
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