Takeyoshi Tanuma (田沼 武能, Tanuma Takeyoshi, February 18, 1929 – June 1, 2022) was a Japanese photographer.[1]

Takeyoshi Tanuma
Born(1929-02-18)February 18, 1929
DiedJune 1, 2022(2022-06-01) (aged 93)
Alma materTokyo Polytechnic University
OccupationPhotographer

In 2019, the Japanese government honoured him with the Order of Culture, making him the first photographer to receive the order.[2]

References

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  1. ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
  2. ^ "Famed Japanese Photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma Dies at 93". Jiji Press.