NOMACHI'S SACRED LANDS

Mar. 28—May. 17, 2009

• Mar. 28—May. 17, 2009
• Closed Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)
• Admission：Adults ￥800（640）／College Students ￥700（560）／High School and Junior High School Students, Over 65 ￥600（480）

The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is delighted to announce the opening of an exhibition featuring the work of NOMACHI Kazuyoshi, entitled "NOMACHI'S SACRED LANDS".




Nomachi Kazuyoshi
Nomachi was born in Japan in 1946 in Kochi Prefecture. He studied at Kochi Technical High School. In 1969 He studied photography under Takashi Kijima. In 1971 he began his career as a freelance advertising photographer and in the next year he made his first trip to the Sahara where he was shocked to see the strong life of the people living under the harsh environment of the area. Since 1988 he turned his attention to Asia. With the occasion of his coverage of the western areas of China, he got attracted with the people living at the extreme altitude of Tibet and the Buddhism. And from 2002, he visited the Andes highlands, Peru and Bolivia with a theme of the blending of the catholic belief with the Inca civilization. His visit to this area still continue since then.