Born in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1961, Satoru Watanabe graduated from the Faculty of Art at Nihon University in Tokyo with a degree in Photography. Watanabe is the recipient of the Special Prize at the 33rd Society of Photography Award (Shashin-no-Kai Shō). His works are included in the collections of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, among others. He currently teaches as a lecturer at Keio University Graduate School. His notable photo books include da.gasita (Toseisha), prana (Toseisha) and inception (Fugensha). His most recent publications also include The Power to Photograph, The Power to See (Toru Chikara Miru Chikara, Hobby Japan).
