1966 Born in Tokyo, Japan
Based in Tokyo.
The member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Ten Disciples" GALLERY 176 (Osaka)
2016 "Ten Disciples" ZEN FOTO GALLERY (Tokyo)
2014 "Dried-up" ALBA GALLERY (Beijing, China)
2013 "THIRTEEN ORPHANS" Colorado Photographic Arts Center (Colorado, USA)
2012 "Double-dealing" ALBA GALLERY (Beijing, China)
2012 "THIRTEEN ORPHANS" ZEN FOTO GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVAL
2017 FOCUS Photography Festival 2017 (Mumbai, India)
2016 "Stories from the Camera" UNM Art Museum (New Mexico, USA)
2015 FOCUS Photography Festival 2015 (Mumbai, India)
2014 La Quatrieme Image International Photo Festival 2014 (Paris, France)
2014 "How one thing leads to another" Houston Center for Photography (Texas, USA)
2013 TOKYO PHOTO 2013 (Tokyo, Japan)

AWARDS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2015 Winner, EMERGING ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT
2014 Winner, LensCulture Portrait Awards (USA)
2013 Winner, Photolucida’s Critical Mass TOP 50 (USA)
2013 Selected Portfolio, Review Santa Fe (USA)
2010 Selected Portfolio, Yokohama Photo Festival (Japan)

PUBLICATIONS
2016 Photography Book, “Ten Disciples 2016”
2015 Photography Book, “Ten Disciples” published by ZEN FOTO GALLERY, Tokyo
2012 Photography Book, “THIRTEEN ORPHANS” published by ZEN FOTO GALLERY, Tokyo
2011 Photography Book, “Bulgarian Rose “ Private published (Tokyo, Japan)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
LEICA LFI magazine, Internazionale, The New Yorker, Index FOTO HUNGARY, WIRED, LensCulture, Feature Shoot, LENSCRATCH, LEICA M Magazine, Huffington Post, Art Photo Index, Fraction Magazine Japan, Photographer Russia, ZHI JP知日03, Artinasia, Espal Fotographic,

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
UNM University of New Mexico Art Museum (New Mexico, USA)
Dr Brau Daji Lad Museum (Mumbai, India)

GALLERY
ZEN FOTO GALLERY, Tokyo (http://www.zen-foto.jp/)

CONTACT
E-mail: yamagata126@ybb.ne.jp
Tel & Fax: +81 3 3725 6613
Mobile: +81 90 6538 5918