A major Japanese artist, Issei Suda graduated from Tokyo College of Photography in 1962. His Early Works were featured in several magazines before appearing together in a 2013 book published for his retrospective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. from His & Hers (1970) to Silence (1975), by way of Passing Summer (1971), Issei photographed the Japanese street and defined his favourite themes: children, portraits, the curious daily lives of ordinary people, and the passage of time. In 1978 Issei Suda completed his Fushikaden series, which brought him international success. He has received the Photographic Society of Japan’s Annual Prize (1983) and the Domon Ken Prize (1996). His first exhibition to a western public was Japan: A Self-Portrait (1979) at the New International Center of Photography, New York.