![Photography, MP005, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216266_1_grid.jpg)
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Floating memories 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$907
![Photography, Hana04_5062, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1692246_1_grid.jpg)
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Torrent25_8141
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch
$817
![Photography, Torrent06_6879, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940670_1_grid.jpg)
Torrent06_6879
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$817
![Photography, Real_14, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1153332_1_grid.jpg)
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Fickle Memory 07
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$567 $442
![Photography, Real_01, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1153266_1_grid.jpg)
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The river of ancient cities03 Kyoto 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$907
![Photography, A Journey to Reencounter Japanese Landscapes 5, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/905088_1_grid.jpg)
A Journey to Reencounter Japanese Landscapes 5
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$907
![Photography, Reflecting landscape 11, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/857766_1_grid.jpg)
Reflecting landscape 11
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 80 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,588
![Photography, Perhaps they live off the rocks around them 05, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/853167_1_grid.jpg)
Perhaps they live off the rocks around them 05
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3.5 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch
$2,042
![Photography, Torrent36_8617, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940712_1_grid.jpg)
Torrent36_8617
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch
$817
![Photography, Torrent34_8482, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940706_1_grid.jpg)
Torrent34_8482
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$817
![Photography, Hanoi 1-09, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856995_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Two Landscapes 19, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856155_1_grid.jpg)
Two Landscapes 19
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,042
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 457, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785312_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 457
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 359, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785306_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 359
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4367, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785285_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4367
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Two Landscapes 39, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1306779_1_grid.jpg)
Two Landscapes 39
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$907
![Photography, Two Landscapes20, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/878703_1_grid.jpg)
Two Landscapes20
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$567
![Photography, Two Landscapes19, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/878697_1_grid.jpg)
Two Landscapes19
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$567
![Photography, Hanoi 1-06, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856980_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Existence01, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885840_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Japanese Life 06, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1029036_1_grid.jpg)
Japanese Life 06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 25 x 120 x 3.8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch
$340
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4575, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785327_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4575
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 471, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785315_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 471
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4735-0100, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785330_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4735-0100
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 1010519, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785342_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 1010519
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 5086, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785339_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 5086
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4767, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785336_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4767
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 779, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785324_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 779
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 0737, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785321_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 0737
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 546, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785318_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 546
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 0416, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785309_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 0416
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 333, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785303_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 333
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 087, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785300_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 087
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 43, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785297_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 43
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 37, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785294_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 37
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4463, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785291_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4463
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4415, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785288_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4415
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4351, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785282_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4351
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
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Turbulence in Kyoto 4059
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4175, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785279_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4175
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3755, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785273_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 3755
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3643, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785270_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 3643
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3339, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785267_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 3339
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3115, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785264_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 3115
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3067, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785261_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 3067
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 01671, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785213_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 01671
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Lost village_06, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596750_1_grid.jpg)
Lost village_06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,815
![Photography, Lost Village_25, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596876_1_grid.jpg)
Lost Village_25
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Lost Village_12, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596846_1_grid.jpg)
Lost Village_12
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Lost Village_14, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596840_1_grid.jpg)
Lost Village_14
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,361
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 324654, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457625_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 324654
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,815
Biography
A photographer based in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Paris.
Born in 1948 in Kagawa, Japan.
In his photographic work, Yasuo Kiyonaga interprets nature, villages, cities, people, and everything else in our lives in surrealistic ways. The subjects captured in his viewfinder are freed from their original contexts and given new shapes and significances.
Many of his works are associated with the abstract arts of cubism and surrealism.
His output is not limited to photography. Using his unique skills, he beautifully combines seemingly incompatible concepts such as photographs and paintings, nature and the artificial, two-dimensional and three-dimensional, past and future, and dreams and reality, and sublimates them into art.
In 1966, strongly influenced by the two photographers Jean-Eugène Atget and Aaron Siskind, Yasuo Kiyonaga began studying photography. In 1970, after graduating from a college photography program, he started working for Recruit Co., Ltd. as a staff photographer, who mainly photograph the workers in Japan. In 1980, he left the organization and established his own company, SHC, which specializes in the planning and production of corporate communication content which was not well known at the time.
Yasuo Kiyonaga focused on the field of photojournalism for a long term and grew SHC into a company with 150 employees. Even today, this company remains an industry leader. In addition to its core business, it is also boldly taking on new challenges that are ahead of the times. The ideas, critical eye, and decision-making skills honed through these experiences have become the source of his creative activities.
In 1995, he resumed his career as an artist and opened a series of galleries in Tokyo, Kyoto, Paris, and online to display his works and those of other photographers. He is the owner of the online photo galleries Kyoto Museum of Photography, as well as the physical galleries Kyoto Museum of Photography, Gallery Artisan Tokyo and Gallery Japanesque Paris.
His works have been exhibited across Japan, including Spirit of Forest at Epson Imaging Gallery Epsite (2010), Hanoi × 6% at Kintetsu Department Store Abeno Harukas Art Gallery (2020), and Identity and Two Landscapes at Kyoto Museum of Photography Gallery Japanesque (2020).
Yasuo Kiyonaga has published several books, including Leslie (1999), Spirit of Forest (2007), Paris Sketch (2012), the Japanese Beautiful Landscapes series (from 2008), Japanese Tools (2015), and Ujo (Senses of Rain) (2016).
As part of his lifework, he has photographed ancient capitals, rural villages in Japan and other countries and compiled his pictures into books.
He is a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS).
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