WATARU YONEDA PHOTOGRAPHY
©Tokimaru Tanaka
Biography
1977 Born in Tokyo , Japan
1997 Studied under Noriyuki Ishizuka
2000 Graduated from Rikkyo University ( a faculty of law ) andTokyo College of Photography
2000 Studied at STUDIO EBISU
2002 Wandered around Asia , Europe and Africa for a year
2003 Started as a freelance photographer
2007 Formed Image making duo “W&Y” with VFX Artist Yoshiaki Nakaichi
2015 Studied under Nick Knight
2016~ freelance photographer
2018 Formed Image making duo “WY²K”with VFX Artist Kenju Yoshino
2022~ Special Lecturer at Toyo Univ(Faculty of Sociology)
★Awards
2000 Yoshikazu Ueno Photography Prize
2000 KODAK Challenge Photography Prize
2019 London International Short Film Festival Musical,Experimental and Holiday Shorts nominated(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 Colorado International Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival finalist(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 GOLD AWARD of Sound&Vision Visionary of the Year Award at Sound&Vision International Film&Technology Festival(『Fire of the Sun』) N.Y,U.S.A
★Exhibition
2005 『doze』at Gallery EVE(Tokyo)
2009 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Scandinavia Photography』 at +81 Galery+Lab (Tokyo)
2010 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Spain-Morocco Photography』 at +81 Galery+Lab (Tokyo)
2012 『PLUS81 Voyage Photo Exhibition by Wataru Yoneda』（Trans Arts Tokyo）
★Appearance
2007 200 Photographers Portfolio(Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.)
2008 100 Photographers 2008 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2009 100 Photographers 2009 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2017 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2017 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2018 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2018 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2019 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2019 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2020 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2020(COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2021 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2021 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2022 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2022 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2023 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2023 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2024 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2024 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2025 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2025 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
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経歴
1977 東京生まれ
1997 石塚憲之氏に師事
2000 立教大学法学部政治学科並びに東京綜合写真専門学校写真芸術第二学科卒業
（株）スタジオエビス入社
2002 海外放浪へ
2003 帰国後フリーランスに
2007 VFXアーティストの中市好昭とイメージ制作デュオ “W&Y”結成
2015 Nick Knight氏に師事
2016 帰国後東京にて活動再開
2018 VFXアーティストの吉野賢樹とイメージ制作デュオ “WY²K”結成
2022~ 東洋大学 社会学部 メディアコミュニケーション学科 特別講師を勤めている
★受賞
2000 上野芳和写真賞
2000 KODAK Challenge Photography Prize
2019 London International Short Film Festival Musical,Experimental and Holiday Shorts nominated(『Fire of the Sun』
2019 Colorado International Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival finalist(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 GOLD AWARD of Sound&Vision Visionary of the Year Award at Sound&Vision International Film&Technology Festival(『Fire of the Sun』) N.Y,U.S.A
★展覧会
2005 『doze』（ギャラリーイヴ,東京）
2009 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Scandinavia Photography』 (+81 Galery+Lab , 東京)
2010 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Spain-Morocco Photography』 (+81 Galery+Lab , 東京)
2012 『PLUS81 Voyage Photo Exhibition by Wataru Yoneda』（Trans Arts Tokyo）
★掲載
2007 200 Photographers Portfolio (グラフィック社)
2008 100 Photographers 2008 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2009 100 Photographers 2009 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2017 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2017 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2018 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2018 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2019 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2019 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2020 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2020 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2021 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2021 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2022 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2022 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2023 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2023 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2024 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2024 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2025 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2025 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
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Clients
★EDITORIAL
・International
En Vie(France) , HUF Magazine(UK) , KALTBLUT MAGAZINE(Germany) , Fiercive Magazine
・Women’s Fashion
ELLE JAPON , ELLE ON LINE , marie claire , SPUR , SPUR LUXE , GINZA , W.W.D ,
Fashion News , Liniere , Marisol
・Men’s Fashion
UOMO , Men’s Nonno , Men’s JOKER , OCEANS , Blue
・Culture
Esquire , DUNE , plus 81 , plus81 voyage , pen , coyote , LAST , BRUTUS , SWITCH ,
Tokyo Calendar , EYESCREAM , AEON ENTARTAINMENT mag , Yomiuri Newspaper , Fujin Gahou
・Music
MUSICA , LOUD , PULSE , BE PASS
・Beauty
HAIR MODE , Ocappa , Voce , BOB
・Others
METRO POLITANA , metro min , PIA , Bijyutu Techo , cinekon walker , T , Nichi Ei cinema magazine
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★ADVERTISEMENT
・International
SHISEIDO(China) , less rain(Germany) , G+D(Germany) , CASIO CHINA
・Women’s Fashion
Isetan Department , NEW BALANCE , Lee , UNIQLO , JOURNAL STANDARD , DIESEL , LEVIS , DEUXIME CLASS , Samantha Thabasa , cocoon , gassane , RNA , iliann loeb , Dimaru Department , 20 MILION FRAGMENTS , Reir , flower , EMODA , MARK&LONA , AKIRA NAKA , YOSUKE FUJII , JOSH MATTI TSUCHINO , SIDE SLOPE , web a la moda , stefis , Nolley’s , JOINT WORKS , POURTON DE MOI , SLOBE Citron. , BRADELIS NEW YORK , theory , BONUM , YETI , H.P.FRANCE , WUT STORE peu a beaute , NEW ERA , nami , JACQUES LE CORRE
Theory , WESTOVERALLS
・Men’s Fashion
FACTOTUM , FACTOTUM JEANS , VALLIS , adidas , NEW BALANCE , JOURNAL STANDARD , LORINZA , UNIVERSAL LAB , SOLATINA , varde77 , UNIQLO KURO , BRING ON THE NOISE , TOSSY MIURA , YUIMA NAKAZATO , MARK&LONA BURNER , SIDE SLOPE , WNW , IZREEL , EDIFICE , NANO UNIVERSE , Nolley’s , JOINT WORKS , RICE NINE TEN , AOKI , TASHIRO , PELLE MORBIDA , ANGEL CLOVER , MATIN AVENIR , YETI , WUT STORE , NEW ERA , JACQUES LE CORRE , WESTOVERALLS
・Beauty
SHISEIDO , Milbon , Lebel One , Kanebo , TOUT VERT
・Music
SMAP , MONDO GROSSO , Shinichi Osawa , Naotaro Moriyama , Rimi Natsukawa , Suneo Hair , Onsoku Line , Yu Kobayashi , SONOKO INOUE
・Others
OMEGA , TOYOTA , Panasonic , SHARP , CASIO , CITIZEN , VICTOR , BRIDGESTONE , NISSIN , JBL , OMOTESANDO HILLS , ILUMS , broocH , LIM , Herman Miller , Nintendo , Aprica , chopard , Bongrain , Nihon Eiga Broadcast , Yamada Yohojo , ANGFA , KAKUSHINHAN , Hoken no Zenbu , au , NTT docomo , GEO , Toyo University , Seijo University , Yokohama Toin university , YOU花園 , Chevrolet , Jyohoku Shinyo Kinko
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1977 Born in Tokyo , Japan
1997 Studied under Noriyuki Ishizuka
2000 Graduated from Rikkyo University ( a faculty of law ) andTokyo College of Photography
2000 Studied at STUDIO EBISU
2002 Wandered around Asia , Europe and Africa for a year
2003 Started as a freelance photographer
2007 Formed Image making duo “W&Y” with VFX Artist Yoshiaki Nakaichi
2015 Studied under Nick Knight
2016~ freelance photographer
2018 Formed Image making duo “WY²K”with VFX Artist Kenju Yoshino
2022~ Special Lecturer at Toyo Univ(Faculty of Sociology)
★Awards
2000 Yoshikazu Ueno Photography Prize
2000 KODAK Challenge Photography Prize
2019 London International Short Film Festival Musical,Experimental and Holiday Shorts nominated(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 Colorado International Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival finalist(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 GOLD AWARD of Sound&Vision Visionary of the Year Award at Sound&Vision International Film&Technology Festival(『Fire of the Sun』) N.Y,U.S.A
★Exhibition
2005 『doze』at Gallery EVE(Tokyo)
2009 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Scandinavia Photography』 at +81 Galery+Lab (Tokyo)
2010 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Spain-Morocco Photography』 at +81 Galery+Lab (Tokyo)
2012 『PLUS81 Voyage Photo Exhibition by Wataru Yoneda』（Trans Arts Tokyo）
★Appearance
2007 200 Photographers Portfolio(Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.)
2008 100 Photographers 2008 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2009 100 Photographers 2009 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2017 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2017 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2018 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2018 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2019 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2019 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2020 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2020(COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2021 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2021 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2022 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2022 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2023 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2023 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2024 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2024 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
2025 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2025 (COMMERCIAL PHOTO,Japanese Mag)
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経歴
1977 東京生まれ
1997 石塚憲之氏に師事
2000 立教大学法学部政治学科並びに東京綜合写真専門学校写真芸術第二学科卒業
（株）スタジオエビス入社
2002 海外放浪へ
2003 帰国後フリーランスに
2007 VFXアーティストの中市好昭とイメージ制作デュオ “W&Y”結成
2015 Nick Knight氏に師事
2016 帰国後東京にて活動再開
2018 VFXアーティストの吉野賢樹とイメージ制作デュオ “WY²K”結成
2022~ 東洋大学 社会学部 メディアコミュニケーション学科 特別講師を勤めている
★受賞
2000 上野芳和写真賞
2000 KODAK Challenge Photography Prize
2019 London International Short Film Festival Musical,Experimental and Holiday Shorts nominated(『Fire of the Sun』
2019 Colorado International Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival finalist(『Fire of the Sun』)
2019 GOLD AWARD of Sound&Vision Visionary of the Year Award at Sound&Vision International Film&Technology Festival(『Fire of the Sun』) N.Y,U.S.A
★展覧会
2005 『doze』（ギャラリーイヴ,東京）
2009 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Scandinavia Photography』 (+81 Galery+Lab , 東京)
2010 +81 Voyage Photo Exhibition 『Spain-Morocco Photography』 (+81 Galery+Lab , 東京)
2012 『PLUS81 Voyage Photo Exhibition by Wataru Yoneda』（Trans Arts Tokyo）
★掲載
2007 200 Photographers Portfolio (グラフィック社)
2008 100 Photographers 2008 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2009 100 Photographers 2009 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2017 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2017 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2018 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2018 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2019 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2019 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2020 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2020 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2021 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2021 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2022 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2022 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2023 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2023 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2024 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2024 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
2025 PHOTOGRAPHERS FILE 2025 (玄光社COMMERCIAL PHOTO)
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Clients
★EDITORIAL
・International
En Vie(France) , HUF Magazine(UK) , KALTBLUT MAGAZINE(Germany) , Fiercive Magazine
・Women’s Fashion
ELLE JAPON , ELLE ON LINE , marie claire , SPUR , SPUR LUXE , GINZA , W.W.D ,
Fashion News , Liniere , Marisol
・Men’s Fashion
UOMO , Men’s Nonno , Men’s JOKER , OCEANS , Blue
・Culture
Esquire , DUNE , plus 81 , plus81 voyage , pen , coyote , LAST , BRUTUS , SWITCH ,
Tokyo Calendar , EYESCREAM , AEON ENTARTAINMENT mag , Yomiuri Newspaper , Fujin Gahou
・Music
MUSICA , LOUD , PULSE , BE PASS
・Beauty
HAIR MODE , Ocappa , Voce , BOB
・Others
METRO POLITANA , metro min , PIA , Bijyutu Techo , cinekon walker , T , Nichi Ei cinema magazine
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
★ADVERTISEMENT
・International
SHISEIDO(China) , less rain(Germany) , G+D(Germany) , CASIO CHINA
・Women’s Fashion
Isetan Department , NEW BALANCE , Lee , UNIQLO , JOURNAL STANDARD , DIESEL , LEVIS , DEUXIME CLASS , Samantha Thabasa , cocoon , gassane , RNA , iliann loeb , Dimaru Department , 20 MILION FRAGMENTS , Reir , flower , EMODA , MARK&LONA , AKIRA NAKA , YOSUKE FUJII , JOSH MATTI TSUCHINO , SIDE SLOPE , web a la moda , stefis , Nolley’s , JOINT WORKS , POURTON DE MOI , SLOBE Citron. , BRADELIS NEW YORK , theory , BONUM , YETI , H.P.FRANCE , WUT STORE peu a beaute , NEW ERA , nami , JACQUES LE CORRE
Theory , WESTOVERALLS
・Men’s Fashion
FACTOTUM , FACTOTUM JEANS , VALLIS , adidas , NEW BALANCE , JOURNAL STANDARD , LORINZA , UNIVERSAL LAB , SOLATINA , varde77 , UNIQLO KURO , BRING ON THE NOISE , TOSSY MIURA , YUIMA NAKAZATO , MARK&LONA BURNER , SIDE SLOPE , WNW , IZREEL , EDIFICE , NANO UNIVERSE , Nolley’s , JOINT WORKS , RICE NINE TEN , AOKI , TASHIRO , PELLE MORBIDA , ANGEL CLOVER , MATIN AVENIR , YETI , WUT STORE , NEW ERA , JACQUES LE CORRE , WESTOVERALLS
・Beauty
SHISEIDO , Milbon , Lebel One , Kanebo , TOUT VERT
・Music
SMAP , MONDO GROSSO , Shinichi Osawa , Naotaro Moriyama , Rimi Natsukawa , Suneo Hair , Onsoku Line , Yu Kobayashi , SONOKO INOUE
・Others
OMEGA , TOYOTA , Panasonic , SHARP , CASIO , CITIZEN , VICTOR , BRIDGESTONE , NISSIN , JBL , OMOTESANDO HILLS , ILUMS , broocH , LIM , Herman Miller , Nintendo , Aprica , chopard , Bongrain , Nihon Eiga Broadcast , Yamada Yohojo , ANGFA , KAKUSHINHAN , Hoken no Zenbu , au , NTT docomo , GEO , Toyo University , Seijo University , Yokohama Toin university , YOU花園 , Chevrolet , Jyohoku Shinyo Kinko
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