Daisuke Akita

Daisuke Akita 1988~Study photography in U.S. 1992~Professional Photographer as freelance. Traveling around the world shooting for lifestyle magazine ( architecture, fashion, food, portrait, transportation,travel ),and Advertisement. He hold exhibitions for collectors, and museums also have his work as permanent collection. [ Advertisement, Brand Official ] Baccarat ／Fiat Group Automobiles Japan／LOUIS VUITTON／TOSHIBA／CLARINS／UNIQLO／Henessy
/GLOBE TROTTER／Tesla Motors Japan／TAKAMI BRIDAL/Resort Hotel Bella Vista Sakaigahama/ Fairmont Hotel Singapore/Ouroku Sake distillery/AMAN/FUJI FILM/TOSHIMAEN [ Magazine, other ] JAL SKY WARD ／JCB THE PREMIUM／American Express Impression Gold／DAZZL／LUXTAGE／JAL AGORA／25ans／Richesse／ELLE Japon／ELLEmariage／Modernliving／Harper`s BAZAAR/Voce／Fujingahou/SIGNATURE/／Chronos／amana images/Fortuna/ Discover New Asia/InterFM、CD Jacket、DVDJacket [ Publication ] 2000 「Takao Osawa in Vietnam」Photobook Asahi publishing 2001 「Arashi Calendar book 2001 – 2002」Wani books 2002 「DAY DREAM」Yumi Adachi Photobook ongakusenka 2003 「Tomoka」Tomoka Kurokawa Photobook Ponny Canyon 2012　「Hanako TRAVEL special extreme vacation」Magazine house 2013 「eat design」 Metro Verlag, AUSTRIA 2019 「KLIMT RE LOADED」Bijutsu Press 2019 「FOOD・BIGGER THAN THE PLATE」V&A Publishing London [ Awards ] 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 Japan Advertising Photographer`s Association 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Young Portfolio Award 2014 Moscow international Foto awards [ Permanent Collection ] Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, KITANO Cultural Center, TATE Residency Tokyo [ Exhibition ] 1994 Aoyama Las Chicas “TRAVELOGUE” ,Tokyo Japan 1994 Shibuya Space Edge Group Exhibition, Tokyo Japan 1995 Aoyama Las Chicas 6SENSE “A day in the life of Tokyo”, Tokyo Japan 1997 Vision Net Work Spiral Gallery “Sur Lejano” ,Tokyo Japan 1997 Tokyo Salon + Vision Net Work Gallery “TRAVELOGUE 2”, Tokyo Japan 1997 Gallery AZIS AOYAMA “Vienna in the Spring”, Tokyo Japan 1998 Ben`s Cafe “A Piece Of The Moment”, Tokyo Japan 1999 Nagoya Mitsukoshi “Glorious Moment, Takao Osawa in Vietnam”, Japan 1999 Shibuya PARCO 1 “Glorious Moment, Takao Osawa in Vietnam”, Tokyo Japan 2000 Vive La Vie “TRAVELOGUE 3”, Tokyo Japan 2001 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan 2001 Fireking cafe “LES GENEVEZ”, Tokyo Japan 2002 Fireking cafe “NOT FOR EVERYBODY”, Tokyo Japan 2002 Gallery LE DﾉCO Group Exhibition, Tokyo Japan 2002 Fireking cafe “POSITANO in south Italy”,Tokyo Japan 2003 CELL “Full tuned”, Tokyo Japan 2004 Fireking cafe “I`ll　call you next week”, Tokyo Japan 2005 Fireking cafe “Cognac”, Tokyo Japan 2006 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan 2007 Fireking cafe “TRAVELOGUE 4”,Tokyo Japan 2008 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan 2009 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan 2010 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan 2013 EU-Japan in Marseille for the Arty Box Collection “Our life & Animism by Daisuke Akita” , France 2013 EU-Japan in Marseille Daisuke Akita Photograph exhibition “Travelogue V“ 2019 Victoria&Albert Museum London, "FOOD・BIGGER THAN THE PLATE. as a part of Honey&Bunny.

About me

Daisuke Akita

1988~Study photography in U.S.

1992~Professional Photographer as freelance. Traveling around the world shooting for lifestyle magazine ( architecture, fashion, food, portrait, transportation,travel ),and Advertisement. He hold exhibitions for collectors, and museums also have his work as permanent collection.


[ Advertisement, Brand Official ]

Baccarat ／Fiat Group Automobiles Japan／LOUIS VUITTON／TOSHIBA／CLARINS／UNIQLO／Henessy
/GLOBE TROTTER／Tesla Motors Japan／TAKAMI BRIDAL/Resort Hotel Bella Vista Sakaigahama/ Fairmont Hotel Singapore/Ouroku Sake distillery/AMAN/FUJI FILM/TOSHIMAEN


[ Magazine, other ]

JAL SKY WARD ／JCB THE PREMIUM／American Express Impression Gold／DAZZL／LUXTAGE／JAL AGORA／25ans／Richesse／ELLE Japon／ELLEmariage／Modernliving／Harper`s BAZAAR/Voce／Fujingahou/SIGNATURE/／Chronos／amana images/Fortuna/ Discover New Asia/InterFM、CD Jacket、DVDJacket


[ Publication ]

2000 「Takao Osawa in Vietnam」Photobook Asahi publishing

2001 「Arashi Calendar book 2001 – 2002」Wani books

2002 「DAY DREAM」Yumi Adachi Photobook ongakusenka

2003 「Tomoka」Tomoka Kurokawa Photobook Ponny Canyon

2012　「Hanako TRAVEL special extreme vacation」Magazine house

2013 「eat design」 Metro Verlag, AUSTRIA

2019 「KLIMT RE LOADED」Bijutsu Press

2019 「FOOD・BIGGER THAN THE PLATE」V&A Publishing London


[ Awards ]

2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 Japan Advertising Photographer`s Association

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Young Portfolio Award

2014 Moscow international Foto awards


[ Permanent Collection ]

Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, KITANO Cultural Center, TATE Residency Tokyo


[ Exhibition ]

1994 Aoyama Las Chicas “TRAVELOGUE” ,Tokyo Japan

1994 Shibuya Space Edge Group Exhibition, Tokyo Japan

1995 Aoyama Las Chicas 6SENSE “A day in the life of Tokyo”, Tokyo Japan

1997 Vision Net Work Spiral Gallery “Sur Lejano” ,Tokyo Japan

1997 Tokyo Salon + Vision Net Work Gallery “TRAVELOGUE 2”, Tokyo Japan

1997 Gallery AZIS AOYAMA “Vienna in the Spring”, Tokyo Japan

1998 Ben`s Cafe “A Piece Of The Moment”, Tokyo Japan

1999 Nagoya Mitsukoshi “Glorious Moment, Takao Osawa in Vietnam”, Japan

1999 Shibuya PARCO 1 “Glorious Moment, Takao Osawa in Vietnam”, Tokyo Japan

2000 Vive La Vie “TRAVELOGUE 3”, Tokyo Japan

2001 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan

2001 Fireking cafe “LES GENEVEZ”, Tokyo Japan

2002 Fireking cafe “NOT FOR EVERYBODY”, Tokyo Japan

2002 Gallery LE DﾉCO Group Exhibition, Tokyo Japan

2002 Fireking cafe “POSITANO in south Italy”,Tokyo Japan

2003 CELL “Full tuned”, Tokyo Japan

2004 Fireking cafe “I`ll　call you next week”, Tokyo Japan

2005 Fireking cafe “Cognac”, Tokyo Japan

2006 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan

2007 Fireking cafe “TRAVELOGUE 4”,Tokyo Japan

2008 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan

2009 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan

2010 Fireking cafe “The Photography of Daisuke Akita”, Tokyo Japan

2013 EU-Japan in Marseille for the Arty Box Collection “Our life & Animism by Daisuke Akita” , France 2013 EU-Japan in Marseille Daisuke Akita Photograph exhibition “Travelogue V“

2019 Victoria&Albert Museum London, "FOOD・BIGGER THAN THE PLATE. as a part of Honey&Bunny.