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Kishin Shinoyama

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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
(m. 1979)

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.

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

References

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