Kishin Shinoyama

Japanese photographer (1940–2024)

Kishin Shinoyama (篠山 紀信, Shinoyama Kishin, December 3, 1940 – January 4, 2024) was a Japanese photographer. He was well-known for having photographed the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey.

Kishin Shinoyama
篠山 紀信
A Japanese man standing behind a poster-board, featuring a photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono kissing in New York.
Kishin Shinoyama at Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 2015
Born
Shinoyama Kishin

(1940-12-03)December 3, 1940
DiedJanuary 4, 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forPhotography
Spouse
Saori Minami (m. 1979)

Shinoyama died on January 4, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 83.[1]

References change

  1. "Japanese photographer Kishin Shinoyama dies at 83". english.kyodonews.net. Kyodo News. Retrieved January 4, 2024.