Rinko Kawauchi

Rinko Kawauchi HonFRPS ( , Kawauchi Rinko, born 1972) is a Japanese photographer . "Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life" Kawauchi's art is rooted in Shinto, the ethnic religion of the people of Japan . Her photographs are mostly in 6 6 format . Kawauchi likes working in photo books because they allow the viewer to engage intimately with her images . Her photos have won awards from the Photography Society of Japan, the International Center of Photography, and the Higtsubo Exhibition . Kawauchi also composes haiku poems . She lived for many years in Tokyo and in 2018 moved to the countryside .