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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Sasamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan. She went to college of home economics, but quit because she had an ambition to become a painter. After the dropout, she went to an institute of painting (without telling parents) and a dressmaking school. |
Sasamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan. She went to college of home economics, but quit because she had an ambition to become a painter. After the dropout, she went to an institute of painting (without telling parents) and a dressmaking school. <ref>{{Cite book|url = https://www.worldcat.org/title/nihon-shashinka-jiten-tokyo-to-shashin-bijutsukan-shozo-sakka/oclc/44769689&referer=brief_results|title = 日本写真家事典: 東京都写真美術館所蔵作家|last = 東京都写真美術館|date = 2000-01-01|publisher = 淡交社|isbn = 4473017508|location = 京都市|language = Japanese}}</ref> |
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== Early Career == |
== Early Career == |
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Sasamoto started her career as a part-time illustrator on the local news pages in Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun (now Mainichi Shimbun, one of the newspapers in Japan) . At 26, she got promoted to a probationary employee in 1940 when she joined [[:ja:写真協会|the Photographic Society in Japan]], officially becoming the first female photojournalist in Japan. She calls Margaret Bourke-White a major influence.<ref>{{cite web|title=At 101, Japan’s First Female Photojournalist Reflects On Her Career|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tsuneko-sasamoto-japanese-photojournalist_us_56966dbce4b086bc1cd60843|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> |
Sasamoto started her career as a part-time illustrator on the local news pages in Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun (now Mainichi Shimbun, one of the newspapers in Japan) . At 26, she got promoted to a probationary employee in 1940 when she joined [[:ja:写真協会|the Photographic Society in Japan]], officially becoming the first female photojournalist in Japan. She calls Margaret Bourke-White a major influence in why she became a photographer.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=At 101, Japan’s First Female Photojournalist Reflects On Her Career|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tsuneko-sasamoto-japanese-photojournalist_us_56966dbce4b086bc1cd60843|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> Sasamoto photographed subjects from General Douglas MacArthur during the American occupation of Japan to striking coalminers and protesting students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pioneer photojournalist blazed trails for women|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/08/national/pioneer-photojournalist-blazed-trails-women/#.V88LDJMrK34|website=The Japan Times|publisher=The Japan Times|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> |
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Sasamoto photographed subjects from General Douglas MacArthur during the American occupation of Japan to striking coalminers and protesting students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pioneer photojournalist blazed trails for women|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/08/national/pioneer-photojournalist-blazed-trails-women/#.V88LDJMrK34|website=The Japan Times|publisher=The Japan Times|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> |
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==Later Career== |
==Later Career== |
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In 2014, Sasamoto had an exhibit of her work called “Hyakusai Ten” (“Centenarian’s Exhibition”) and a related book called “Hyakusai no Finder” (“Centenarian’s Finder”). The following year, Sasamoto published a book, Inquisitive Girl at 101.<ref |
In 2014, Sasamoto had an exhibit of her work called “Hyakusai Ten” (“Centenarian’s Exhibition”) and a related book called “Hyakusai no Finder” (“Centenarian’s Finder”). The following year, Sasamoto published a book, Inquisitive Girl at 101.<ref name=":0" /> She broke her left hand and both legs in 2015 but continues to photograph. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Tsuneko Sasamoto (笹本 恒子, Sasamoto Tsuneko, born September 1, 1914) was Japan's first female photojournalist.[1] She also published a photo book in 2011.[1] She turned 100 in September 2014.[2]
Early life
Sasamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan. She went to college of home economics, but quit because she had an ambition to become a painter. After the dropout, she went to an institute of painting (without telling parents) and a dressmaking school. [3]
Early Career
Sasamoto started her career as a part-time illustrator on the local news pages in Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun (now Mainichi Shimbun, one of the newspapers in Japan) . At 26, she got promoted to a probationary employee in 1940 when she joined the Photographic Society in Japan, officially becoming the first female photojournalist in Japan. She calls Margaret Bourke-White a major influence in why she became a photographer.[4] Sasamoto photographed subjects from General Douglas MacArthur during the American occupation of Japan to striking coalminers and protesting students.[5]
Later Career
In 2014, Sasamoto had an exhibit of her work called “Hyakusai Ten” (“Centenarian’s Exhibition”) and a related book called “Hyakusai no Finder” (“Centenarian’s Finder”). The following year, Sasamoto published a book, Inquisitive Girl at 101.[4] She broke her left hand and both legs in 2015 but continues to photograph.
References
- ^ a b "Japan's First Female Photojournalist is Still Shooting at the Age of 101". Petapixel.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ Birmingham, Lucy (2014-09-02). "Tsuneko Sasamoto: 100 Years, 100 Women". artscape Japan. Dai Nippon Printing. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ^ 東京都写真美術館 (2000-01-01). 日本写真家事典: 東京都写真美術館所蔵作家 (in Japanese). 京都市: 淡交社. ISBN 4473017508.
- ^ a b "At 101, Japan's First Female Photojournalist Reflects On Her Career". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Pioneer photojournalist blazed trails for women". The Japan Times. The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. Template:Ja icon
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