Bronze in Special/Others “Special” / 2025 / Special / Others “Special”

• Prize
  Bronze in Special/Others “Special”
• Photographer
  Hiroshi Kutomi, Japan
• Studio
  Roots Ltd
• Instagram
  hiroshikutomi

Inspired by Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, this series reflects on the suffering that repeats through war and human desire. The distorted bodies evoke not only physical pain but the enduring violence within us. Drawing on the Buddhist Four Noble Truths—Dukkha and Samudaya—the images visualize cycles of suffering born from attachment and illusion. These figures, ritualized and suspended, do not offer salvation, but confront us with the question: Can we ever escape this endless repetition?

Currently active across a wide range of fields, including advertising and magazines, specializing in
beauty, fashion, and portrait photography.

Career Overview

2007 Returned to Japan and established my base in Tokyo.

1999 Began working as a fashion photographer in London, UK.

1997 Worked as first assistant to Master Nick Knight, Fashion Photographer, in London.

1996 Moved to London, UK.

1994 Worked as an assistant to Master Kei Ogata, Fashion Photographer.

1991 Joined Sasaki Studio, a commercial photography company, in Tokyo.

Awards ipa ( International Photography Awards) 2025