Shomei’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Untitled (Nagoya), from the series "Floods and Japanese"
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Ruinous Garden, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Editor, Takuma Nakahira, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Screen, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Untitled (Kadena, Okinawa)
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Blood and Rose, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Asphalt, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Tsuyo Kataoka, Motohara Town, Nagasaki
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Japan World Exposition, Osaka
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Blood and Rose, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Asphalt, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Eiko Oshima, Actress in the Film Shiiku (Prize Stock)
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Koza, Okinawa
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Plastics, Kujukuri Beach, Chiba
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Plastics, Kujukuri Beach, Chiba
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Young Power, Shinjuku
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Castle, Tokyo
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012

Miyako Island, Okinawa
Shomei Tomatsu Japanese, 1930–2012