1955 Born in Fukuoka, Japan 1956 Started Living in Tokyo 1979 Graduated form Visual Communication design Musashino University Studied Photography under Shigeru Akimoto, photographer 1980 Worked as a freelance Photographer for Magazine covers and other advertising projects 2000 Published " TOKYO NOBODY " from Little More It is his first book, which is a collection of the moments “nobody” in Tokyo. He took over 10 years for persuading to get the varied scenes with 8x10 camera. Published Cuba dia y Noce from Kyuryudo. 2002 Published " SHADOWS " (photos in HONG KONG) from Little More 2004 Published " TOKYO WINDOWS " from Kawadeshobo-shinsha 2007 Published " MY LOST AMERICA " from Little More 2008 Published " TOKYO FLOAT " from Kawadeshobo-shinsha

2001 the Photographic Society of Japan Award “New comer’s Award” with " TOKYO NOBODY " 2005 the 30th KIMURA IHEI AWARD with " TOKYO WINDOWS " 2008 the Sagamihara Photo AWARD 2008 with " MY LOST AMERICA "

2000 " TOKYO NOBODY ” Little More gallery 2001 “ On Landscape ;Contemporary Japanese Photography ” - Masaki Hirano/Risaku Suzuki/Masataka Nakano - Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 2002 “ Shadows ” Little More gallery 2003 “ STRAIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY ” Aalborg Kunstpavillon, Insbruk, Austria 2005 “ The 30thKIMURA IHEI AWARD - Masataka Nakano “ TOKYO WINDOWS ” KONICA MINORTA Plaza “ 36 Photographers of the Kimura Ihei Award 1975-2005 ” Kawasaki City Museum 2006 “TOKYO SITE MANIA” Art Unlimited Gallery, TOKYO 2007 “ MY LOST AMERICA 1 ” Little More Chika, TOKYO “ MY LOST AMERICA 2 ” Gallery Art Unlimited, TOKYO 2008 “ TOKYO by Masataka NAKANO ” EPSITE Gallery, TOKYO “ Compressed TOKYO Masataka NAKANO " Gallery Art Unlimited, TOKYO

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