Photographer. Born in Tokyo in 1955. Influenced by his father, an amateur photographer, he began taking photographs at a young age. After dropping out of Meiji Gakuin University's Faculty of Sociology, he studied under art director Takeshi Moriya. As an art director, he has worked on many advertisements and record jackets. He taught himself photography from the age of 30, and became a photographer after holding a solo exhibition in 1988. He attracted attention with his portraits of celebrities in Shinchosha's magazine "03," and has worked in a wide range of fields, including fashion and documentaries. Since around 2000, he has also been shooting movies, producing many promotional videos and commercials. His works are in the collections of the National Library of France and the Shadai Gallery at Tokyo Polytechnic University.