Biography

Tomohide Ikeya was born in Japan. He’s met an underwater photographer having scuba diving as a hobby. Meeting this photographer made him wanting to be a photographer.
Tomohide Ikeya started his career as a photographer assistant in 2000. He has been working as a freelance photographer since 2002.
He creates artwork with the theme of control.

The first water series, “WAVE” has been awarded 1st place in “Advertising (self promotion)” category of International Photography Award 2007.

At Prix de la Photography Paris 2008, both “WAVE” and “BREATH” (sequel to “WAVE”) have been given honorable mentions in “Water” category.

In 2009, “BREATH” has been awarded 1st place in the category “People – Other category”, 2nd place in the category “Special – Moving Images” My commercial work, “Nude Jewelry” has also earned 2nd place in “Advertising – Catalogue” at International Photography Award 2009.

“BREATH” has held an exhibition in Tokyo at the EPSON/epSITE gallery in July 2008, also in Dec. 2008 at the Nagaoka Institute of Design Gallery in Nigata.

Editorial

1974 born in Kanagawa, Japan

1992-1999 works as a chef in an Italian restaurant

2000 Assistant to CARATS (Katsuji Takasaki etc.)

2002 starts working as a freelance photographer for magazines, cosmetics companies, pop bands etc.

Exhibitions

Mar-Apr. 2007
“水宇” at CAMARADA (Tokyo)

Oct. 2007-2008
IPA ”Best of show” (Global 8 Places)

May 2008
IPA ”Best of show Portrait Edition” at Farmani Gallery, New York, USA

July 2008
“BREATH” at epSITE (Tokyo)

Dec 2008
“BREATH” at Nagaoka Institute of Design Gallery (Niigata)

Feb 2009
“y-generation -six rising photographers Exhibition” at SEIBU Shibuya (Tokyo)

Dec. 2009
Contemporary art fair “Shibuya Style Vol.3” at SEIBU Shibuya (Tokyo)

Mar. 2010
“BREATH” at LOWER AKIHABARA (Tokyo)

July-Sept. 2010
“BREATH” at Micheko Gallery, Munich, Germany

Awards

International Photography Awards 2007 1st place in Advertising (self promotion) for “WAVE”

PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS “WATER” Competition 2008 Honorable Mentions for “WAVE” & “BREATH”

International Photography Awards 2009 1st place in People (other) for “BREATH”

International Photography Awards 2009 2nd place in Special (moving images) for “BREATH”

International Photography Awards 2009 2nd place in Advertising (catalogue) for “Nude Jewelry”

Xto image award 2010 1st place in Body in Nature for “BREATH”

PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2010 2nd place in Fine art (nudes) for “BREATH”