Hiroshi Hamaya
c. 1915
Hiroshi Hamaya was a Japanese photographer active from 1935 to 1999. In particular, Hamaya was known for his photographs of rural Japan.
Hamaya was born in Shitaya, Tokyo, on 28 March 1915. Between 1942 and 1945 he contributed to Front, the propaganda photo journal of the Tōhō-sha company.
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