Photography as Thought

Photography grounded in philosophy and thought — questioning the image, the act of seeing, and the environment surrounding contemporary photography.

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Practice
Philosophy & Thought
Inquiry
Contemporary Photography & Its Environment
Exhibitions
NY / Ginza / Nakanoshima / Ebisu
Selection
Selected among 99 worldwide — advancing toward the Top 10
022025
shutomuroi — portrait

Profile

shutomuroi — portrait

shutomuroi

Photographer / Creative Director

In his final year of university he founded a graphic design studio and began taking on international commissions. He went on to study under a photographer working between New York and Berlin, and it was in the midst of this apprenticeship that he first picked up a camera and was captivated by it. After roughly three years refining his craft as an assistant, a nomination at a contemporary art show in New York became the turning point for his independent practice.

He is known for a monochrome sensibility that draws out the gradations of light and shadow. Today he works as a photographer in Japan and abroad, and serves as creative director on the art project DREAMDIVER.

Awards & Selections

2024MVVO AD ART SHOW, New York

Nominated at the international competition MVVO AD ART SHOW 2024. In a competition judged by curators from Sotheby's and Christie's, he became the youngest Asian artist ever selected, and the work was exhibited at the OUTFRONT Media headquarters in New York.

Web58th Canon Photo Contest — Honorable Mention

Selected from among tens of thousands of entries in one of Japan's most prestigious open photography competitions.

Fields of Practice

  • Photography — advertising, art, fashion & film stills
  • Graphic design & visual direction
  • Creative direction — DREAMDIVER project