Akito Tsuda (津田 明人, Tsuda Akito, born 1966 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese photographer.[1] Tsuda has published works focused on subjects in Chicago, Osaka, and Tokyo. His work has been exhibited in Japan, Italy, and the United States. He has been recognized for his work documenting the Latino residents of the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago in the early 1990s.
Akito Tsuda | |
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津田 明人 | |
 Tsuda in 2017 at La Catrina Cafe in Chicago | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Notable work | Pilsen Days |
| Website | akitotsuda |
Biography
editTsuda was born in 1966 in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
In 1989, Tsuda left Japan for the United States on a work visa, and lived in Winnetka, Illinois for a short time. He then moved to the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago and studied photography at Columbia College Chicago.[2] One of Tsuda's school projects at Columbia was to document his neighborhood, and his work depicted some of the streets between Halsted Street to Western Avenue and 16th Street to Cermak Road.[2] These works were first made available in a self-published book called made me better than before,[3] which had limited circulation and promptly sold out.[2] Tsuda created a second edition of the book called Pilsen Days in 2016 after getting feedback from Pilsen residents.[2][4]
Exhibitions and recognition
editTsuda's work has been exhibited in Milan,[5] Tokyo,[6] and Chicago.[7] In May 2001, Tsuda won the Hitotsuboten, a Tokyo-based annual contest for graphic design and photography for his solo exhibition titled Robō no Neko (路傍の猫, trans. "Street Cat").[8]
References
edit- ^ "Akito Tsuda Returns to Chicago from Japan for Photography Exhibition of Pilsen in the Nineties". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Serrato, Jacqueline (11 August 2017). "Japanese photographer returns with unseen photos of '90s Mexican Pilsen". Hoy. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "made me better than before". Akito Tsuda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Brown, Mark (28 October 2017). "Outsider who captured 'poor … but happy' Pilsen welcomed—again". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Akito Tsuda – Breath in breath out | Artribune". Artribune (in Italian). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Akito Tsuda". Guardian Garden. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Events". Cultura in Pilsen. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "津田明人「路傍の猫」". ガーディアン・ガーデン (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2017.