川谷光平
Kohei Kawatani

Born in 1992, Shimane. A photographer based in Tokyo. His unique style which captures the subjects up close and with rich colors has gathered international attention. He received the JAPAN PHOTO AWARD Charlotte Cotton award in 2019. In 2021, he published Tofu-Knife, the first-ever work by a Japanese artist to receive the First Prize at the Kassel Dummy Award 2020. He took part in the group exhibition “BOOK_SPACES, 2023” (Museum für Photographie Braunschweig, Germany).


1992年島根県生まれ。 東京を拠点に活動する写真家。近い距離感から色鮮やかに被写体を捉える独自の作風が国内外から注目を集める。2019年、JAPAN PHOTO AWARD シャーロット・コットン賞受賞。2021年、Kassel Dummy Award 2020で日本人初の最優秀賞を受賞した作品『Tofu-Knife』を出版。グループ展「BOOK_SPACES、2023」(Museum für Photographie Braunschweig、ドイツ)に参加。