Kentaro Kumon

Kentaro Kumon is a Japanese photographer born in 1981 who works across magazines, books, and advertising while also creating his own long-term projects. His photography often focuses on people, landscapes shaped by human activity, and the relationship between place and memory. Over his career he has published many books and exhibited widely, exploring rural life, rivers, islands, and communities through careful attention and long stays behind the camera. Kumon has been recognized with awards from the Photographic Society of Japan, including the New Face Award in 2012 and the Artist Award in 2024. (Website, Instagram, Facebook)