PGI & The Third Gallery Aya

Photography captures not only fragments of life but also a universal reality, which transcends time and place. Since opening in 1979, Photo Gallery International has served as a place that people visit to look at actual prints in person. It has continuously introduced works by both domestic and foreign artists whose works are representative of their era. Since its start, the gallery has acquainted Japanese art lovers with the works of West Coast photographers such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. In addition, the gallery has featured many other great photographers from the United States and beyond, including Harry Callahan, Robert Adams, Josef Sudek, and Emmet Gowin, just to name a few. PGI also has worked with Japanese masters representing postwar photography in Japan, including Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Kikuji Kawada, Ikko Narahara, and Eikoh Hosoe. The gallery also takes pride in its partnerships with distinguished artists such as Kozo Miyoshi, Michiko Kon, and Yoshihiko Ito, from early on in their careers. Since 2003, PGI, eager to discover young new talents, has welcomed Shintaro Sato, Yuji Hamada, Takashi Arai, and many others.