Ryūji Miyamoto
Japanese photographer · Japan · On the map · Artists · Born 1947 · age 79
Ryūji Miyamoto is a Japanese photographer, best known as the "ruins photographer". Having studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, he taught himself photography and began as an architectural journalist for magazines and newspapers.
Ryūji Miyamoto is read about 8 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Inspired by the landscapes of post-war Japan that marked his childhood he came to reckon the imagery of destruction when he received a commission from Asahi Graph to document the demolition of the Nakano Prison in Tokyo.
Country
Japan
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79
