Toshinori Nishimura
西 村 俊 範
Toshinori Nishimura
Born in 1966 Kumamoto, Japan
Toshinori is a Portrait Photographer, an ex-hair & make up artist based in NY until 2003 when he started taking pictures of his backstage crew. He returns to Tokyo and start his career as a portrait photographer.
The encounter of working with KAPITAL INC. pushed his career forward. Portraits he took of over 120 artisans in the factory of KAPITAL Inc had a great impact. His photo book ‘BLUE HANDS’ was released and his solo exhibitions has been taking place in and out of Japan. His latest exhibition in NY starts in September, 2015.
西村俊範
1966年生まれ 熊本出身
2003年NYでヘアースタイリストとしてショーに参加。その時撮ったバックステージフォトがきっかけで写真を始める。帰国後、舞台ポスター、雑誌、ポートレート等で活動開始。2012年にKAPITAL BLUE HANDSとの出会いから、１年半かけてデニム職人１２０人のありのままの姿を撮影。これが反響を呼び、写真集「BLUE HANDS」を出版。以来国内外での個展を開催している。