...was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1985. In 2006, after completing studies at the Tokyo Visual Arts College, she worked for three years as an assistant in the photo studio of Iino Media Pro in Tokyo. She moved to London in 2009 where she worked as a fashion photographer, and to New York in 2012 where she worked as a picture editor in the fashion industry. Since 2014, Ichida has dedicated an increasing amount of time to her own photographic projects. In 2016, she received the Japan Photo Award for her Deja Vu project, inspired by memories of a doll's house from her childhood. In 2018, her Mayu series was among the winners of the FotoFilmic18 Shortlist Show in Canada.
