Ken Domon

Place: Sakata

Born: 1909

Death: 1990

Biography:

Ken Domon (土門 拳, Domon Ken, 25 October 1909 – 15 September 1990) is one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the 20th century. He is most celebrated as a photojournalist, though he may have been most prolific as a photographer of Buddhist temples and statuary. Domon was born in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, and, as a young man, was deeply ...