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Hiroshi Sugimoto
PhotographerKnown for:
long-exposure large-format photography of theaters and seascapes
Education:
Rikkyo University, Tokyo; Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (BFA, 1974)
Hiroshi Sugimoto makes long-exposure black-and-white photographs of movie theaters - exposing a single frame for the entire length of a film - as well as seascapes in which the horizon line divides the frame with absolute precision. He works with a large-format camera and silver gelatin film. His Theaters series, begun in 1978, now numbers more than one hundred images made in cinemas across the United States, Europe, and Japan.
Hiroshi Sugimoto's Gear List(2)
Linhof
Connection note
Sugimoto uses a Linhof Technika large-format camera for his Theaters and Seascapes series; documented in multiple gallery and museum interviews.
Product description
Manufactured in Munich since the 1930s, the Technika is a precision large-format field camera produced in 4×5 and other formats. Its coupled rangefinder allowed photographers to work without a dark cloth, making it practical for location work demanding large format movements.
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Last updated March 20, 2026