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下岡蓮杖SHIMOOKA Renjō

1823-03-24 – 1914-03-03

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Names

下岡蓮杖

SHIMOOKA Renjō (index name)

Shimooka Renjō (display name)

下岡蓮杖 (Japanese display name)

しもおか れんじょう (transliterated hiragana)

Date of birth
1823-03-24
Birth place
Izu Province
Date of death
1914-03-03
Death place
Tokyo
Gender
male
Fields of activity
Photography

Wikipedia

Shimooka Renjō (下岡 蓮杖, March 24, 1823 – March 3, 1914) was a Japanese photographer and was one of the first professional photographers in Japan. He opened the first commercial photography studio in Yokohama, and in Japan he is widely considered the father of Japanese photography.
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2023-02-20