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Tsuneko Sasamoto

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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

  1. ^ a b "Japan's First Female Photojournalist is Still Shooting at the Age of 101". Petapixel.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  2. ^ Birmingham, Lucy (2014-09-02). "Tsuneko Sasamoto: 100 Years, 100 Women". artscape Japan. Dai Nippon Printing. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "At 101, Japan's First Female Photojournalist Reflects On Her Career". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ^ "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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