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Kimio Tanaka
Kimio Tanaka

Kimio Tanaka was born in Kyoto. After making pottery at a Kiyomizu-ware potter, he enrolled in the photography course at Tama School of Art. Following graduation, he became a freelance photographer. His diverse photo genres and subject matter include people, objects, food, landscapes, snapshots, fashion, documentary images, etc. In addition to his long history of shooting car photographs for the major car magazines, he has published many new camera and lens test reports and photography how-to articles in magazines. He has also taught many photography classes and seminars, and since 1987 he has been on the selection committee for the Japan Camera Grand Prix.
Kimio Tanaka's photo exhibitions include "Kyo miyako - Kyoto wo kokoku suru" (Kyo Capital - Advertising Kyoto), "Italian Classic Car Rhapsody - Mille Miglia 1992," and "A Dream of Kings. He has also created or contributed to many photo books, including:
-Ton ton ton (Rat-a-tat-tat) co-created with Yukichi Amano, publisher: Fukuinkan -Photography director for Shimada Soji no meisha koyuroku (Soji Shimada's Favorite Famous Car Chronicles), publisher: Rippu Shobo -Meisha tankyu (Famous Car Quest), publisher: Rippu Shobo -Sekai mingei mandara (World Folk Art Mandalas), publisher: Mainichi Shimbun -German Impressions, publisher: German National Tourist Board -Dijitaru ichigan - Puro kyu (Digital SLR at the Pro Level), publisher: Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd. -Dijitaru ichigan jotatsu koza (Digital SLR Skill Seminar), publisher: Ascii Media Works -Ichigan refu kamera no tatsujin ni naru (Mastering the SLR Camera), publisher: Genkosha
Website
http://www.thisistanaka.com/
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