Hiroji Kubota

is a Japanese photographer, a member of Magnum Photos who has specialized in photographing the far east.

Biography Born in Kanda (Tokyo), Kubota studied politics at Waseda University, graduating in 1962. In 1961 he met the Magnum photographers René Burri, Elliott Erwitt, and Burt Glinn. He then studied journalism and international politics at the University of Chicago, and became an assistant to Erwitt and Cornell Capa, in 1965, a freelance photographer. Three of his publications won him the first Kodansha Publishing Culture Award in 1970: "Black People", and essays on Calcutta and the Ryūkyū islands.

During the 1980s, Kubota utilized a diverse range of photographic equipment. For 35mm format, he relied on Leica M4-2, Nikon FM2, and Olympus OM-2 cameras. For his panoramic work, he employed two custom-made Fuji cameras in 8x20-inch and 2 1/4x7-inch formats. His photography primarily utilized Fujichrome transparency films (ISO 50 and 100), as well as custom-cut Fujicolor NS 100 negative film.

Exhibitions by Kubota "The President's People." Neikrug Gallery (New York), 1976.

Books by Kubota Daigan no nagare: Chūgoku no fūdo to ningen . Tokyo: PPS, 1980. Exhibition catalogue. Daigan no nagare: Chūgoku no fūdo to ningen . Tokyo: Geibunsha, 1981. Keirin mugen . Tokyo: Iwanani Shoten, 1982. Yūkyū no daichi Chūgoku: 5000-nen no rekishi o yuku . Higashi Murayama: Kyōikusha, 1985. . Kōzan senkyū . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1985. . China. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1985. . Chūgoku mange . Tokyo: PPS, 1986. Exhibition catalogue. Chūgoku mange . Tokyo: TBS Britannica, 1986. . Chine. [Neuilly-sur-Seine]: [Ed. Hologramme], 1987. Zhongguo feng wu (中國風物). Hong Kong: San lian shu dian Xianggang fen dian, 1987. . Chōsen 38-dosen no kita . Higashi Murayama: Kyōikusha, 1988. . Chōsen meihō Hakutōsan Kongōsan . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1988. . Chine: Photos de Hiroji Kubota. Paris: École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, 1988. Pungnyŏk ŭi sanha: Kubotʻa Hiroji sajinjip: Paektusan, Kŭmgangsan (북녘의산하: 구보타히로지사진집: 백두산 금강산). Seoul: Hanʼgyŏre Sinmunsa, 1988. Shinpen keirin mugen . Tokyo: Iwanami, 1990. . Shinpen Kōzan shinkyū . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1991. . Haruka naru daichi Chūgoku . Hachiōji: Tokyo Fuji Bijutsukan, 1991. Amerika no shōzō . Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1992. . From Sea to Shining Sea: A Portrait of America. New York: Norton, 1992. . Amerika: ein Porträt. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1992. . Ichiban tōi kuni: Kita Chōsen annai . Tokyo: Takarajima, 1994: . China. New York: Norton, 1995. . Ajia to shokuryō / Can We Feed Ourselves? Tokyo: Ie no Hikari Kyōkai, 1999. . The captions specify the place in both Japanese and English but the explanatory text is in Japanese only. Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia. New York: Magnum, 1999. . Out of the East: Transition and Tradition in Asia. New York: Norton, 1999. . Japan. New York: Norton, 2005. .