Kimiko Nishimoto
Kimiko Nishimoto (西本 喜美子, Nishimoto Kimiko, born 1928) is a Brazilian-born Japanese photographer and
homemaker
.
Early life and education
Kimiko Nishimoto was born in Brazil in 1928. Her parents taught
beauty school.[1]
Career
Nishimoto worked as a
coiffure. After 4 years working as a hairdresser, Nishimoto attended cycling school and became licensed as a professional cyclist.[1] From the age of 22 to 27, she competed nationally as a track cyclist with her younger 2 brothers.[2]
In 2001, Nishimoto began her career as an amateur photographer after taking a photography and
image processing course taught by her eldest son. In 2011, she had her first solo exhibit at the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.[3] In 2018, she had an exhibition named "Asobokane?" (transl. "Shall We Play?") at the Shinjuku.[1] As of March 2020[update], Nishimoto had developed a social media presence, with over 220,000 followers of her Instagram account.[4]
Personal life
At the age of 27, Nishimoto married Hitoshi, a tax official, and they raised their 3 children in
tall glass of Bourbon whiskey every day.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Ito, Masami (2018-02-10). "'Insta-gran' Kimiko Nishimoto discovers that it's never too late to experiment with inventive photography". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Sasaki, Sayo (December 18, 2017). "89-year-old photographer Kimiko Nishimoto debuts in Tokyo with funny selfies". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ a b Clark, Nicole (May 29, 2018). "This Insta-Famous 89-Year-Old Japanese Woman Takes Amazing Self-Portraits". Vice. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ a b Airth, Johanna (March 30, 2020). "What the Japanese can teach us about super-ageing gracefully". BBC. Retrieved 2020-07-06.