嶋崎聡昭 Toshiaki Shimazaki
Photographer
Photographer
寺社仏閣を主題に、人の願いが仏像や所作に映る瞬間を撮っています。深大寺で自身の心を整えてきた体験を原点に、写真を単なる記録ではなく、見る人が少し立ち止まり、自分自身と向き合うきっかけになるものとして考えています。近年は堂内仏や奉納の舞にも関心を深めながら、和紙や掛軸など、日本の文化や工芸と響き合う展示表現も模索しています。
In life, there are moments when anyone feels the need to pause and stand still for a while.I once experienced such a period myself, and through visiting Jindaiji Temple and paying my respects to the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, I gradually found my way back to a sense of inner balance.
The reason I take photographs originates from that experience.If, at moments when people find it difficult to move forward, a photograph can serve—even slightly—as an opportunity to regain composure, then that alone gives meaning to pressing the shutter.With that thought in mind, I continue to photograph.
For me, photography is not merely a form of documentation.I seek to convey depth of time, the atmosphere of a place, and the accumulated memories of culture and prayer.In this sense, my photographs function as a kind of simulated act of pilgrimage—a quiet moment in which viewers face the image and, in doing so, engage in dialogue with their own inner selves.
To inherit the value of Japan’s traditions and spirit, as well as the natural environment that has nurtured them,not as something fading into the past, but as something that continues to live in the present—
for this purpose, I continue to take photographs.
Awards
2021
55th Kawasaki City Art Exhibition
Juror’s Special Award
第55回かわさき市美術展 審査員特別賞
55th Kawasaki City Art Exhibition
Juror’s Special Award
第55回かわさき市美術展 審査員特別賞
2025
International Photography Awards (IPA)
Official Selection (Final results pending)
Fine Art / Minimalism
International Photography Awards (IPA)
Official Selection (Final results pending)
Fine Art / Minimalism
2025
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)
Honorable Mention
Fine Art / Landscape
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)
Honorable Mention
Fine Art / Landscape
2025
Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)
Honorable Mention ×2
Fine Art / Minimalism
Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)
Honorable Mention ×2
Fine Art / Minimalism
2025
Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)
Bronze ×1 (Advertising / Automotive)
Honorable Mention ×1
Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)
Bronze ×1 (Advertising / Automotive)
Honorable Mention ×1
Solo Exhibition
2023
The Buddha of Jindaiji
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
The Buddha of Jindaiji
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
2027
The Buddha of Jindaiji-temple 2
Scheduled to be held
The Buddha of Jindaiji-temple 2
Scheduled to be held
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
TIFA & Kogame Photo - Joint Photo Exhibition,
Gallery LE DECO, Tokyo, Japan
TIFA & Kogame Photo - Joint Photo Exhibition,
Gallery LE DECO, Tokyo, Japan
SNS
Instagram: toshiakishimazaki
note: TOSHIAKI SHIMAZAKI
note: TOSHIAKI SHIMAZAKI
Contact
For exhibition inquiries, publications, commissions, or artwork sales,
please contact me via the Contact Page
please contact me via the Contact Page