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
Editor, Takuma Nakahira, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Screen, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Untitled (Kadena, Okinawa)
Blood and Rose, Tokyo
Asphalt, Tokyo
Tsuyo Kataoka, Motohara Town, Nagasaki
Japan World Exposition, Osaka
Eiko Oshima, Actress in the Film Shiiku (Prize Stock)
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Koza, Okinawa
Plastics, Kujukuri Beach, Chiba
Young Power, Shinjuku
Castle, Tokyo
Miyako Island, Okinawa