Born in 1972 in Shizuoka, Japan, Keiichiro Muramatsu is a photographic artist known for works exploring the dialogue between arranged flowers, light, and the space they inhabit. A graduate of the University of Science and Technology, he initially worked at a patent office before devoting himself fully to photography. Self-taught at first and inspired by Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson, his early experiments combined multiple exposures of urban and natural scenes, evoking the sense of a wanderer drifting through overlapping spaces and times.
In 2001, he studied at Focal Point Photography School in Vancouver, Canada, where he mastered diverse techniques and was deeply influenced by Harry Callahan’s minimalist expression and use of multiple exposures. After returning to Japan, he founded The Fourth Avenue Studio in Hamamatsu in 2008, focusing primarily on portrait photography.
In 2013, Muramatsu began practicing Nageire—a freeform style of ikebana—and incorporated its sensibility into his photographic work, marking the renewal of his artistic practice. From 2014 to 2024, he explored the tension and harmony between natural elements such as flowers and artificial materials. His current work extends this dialogue toward the themes of space, silence, and time, merging traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary visual expression.
His photographs are held in private and corporate collections in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and other countries worldwide.
AWARDS
- BIFA 2025 (Budapest International Foto Awards) Gold Prize, “17 Syllables“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2025 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris ) Bronze Prize, “17 Syllables“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- BIFA 2023 (Budapest International Foto Awards) Silver Prize, “Plate“, Professional-Portfolio/Fine Art
- BIFA 2023 (Budapest International Foto Awards) Bronze Prize, “Plate“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2023 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Silver Prize, “Colony“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2023 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Honorable Mention, “State“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2023 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Honorable Mention, “State“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- Minimalist Photography Awards Honorable Mention, “Colony“, Fine Art
- IPA 2023 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, “Colony“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2023 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, “State“, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2020 (International Photography Awards) 1st place, “White Light”, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- TIFA 2019 (Tokyo International Foto Awards) Silver Prize, “In Harmony-Sparkle-“, Professional-Fine Art/Other
- IPA 2019 (International Photography Awards) 3rd place, ” IN HARMONY”, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2019 (International Photography Awards) OneShot: Street Photography, Specials (shadows, reflections…) Honorable Mention
- TIFA 2018 (Tokyo International Foto Awards) Gold Prize, “White Light”, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2018 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2018 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, Professional-Fine Art/Still Life
- PX3 2018 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Honorable Mention, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2017 (International Photography Awards) 1st place, “Golden Light”, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2016 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2015 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Second Prize, “A STAGE”, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- PX3 2015 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) Honorable Mention, Professional-Fine Art/Still Life
- IPA 2015 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, Professional-Nature/Flowers
- IPA 2015 (International Photography Awards) Honorable Mention, Professional-Fine Art/Still Life
- 2015 the 40th exhibition of the JPS (Japan Professional Photographers Society) Honorable Mention
- 2013 the 38th exhibition of the JPS (Japan Professional Photographers Society) Honorable Mention
EDUCATION
- Focal Point professional photography course in Vancouver in 2001-2002
- Faculty of Science and Technology (at Tokyo Denki University) Division of Electronic Engineering– 1989–1993
SOLO & TWO-PERSON SHOWS
- July 2020 “Living Flowers” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- Apr. 2019 “SHINE A LIGHT” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- Nov. 2018 “WHITE LIGHT” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- Apr. 2018 “Struct” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- June 2017 “Lumières d’Or/Golden Light” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- Nov. 2015 “A STAGE” at Marie-Robin (Paris, France)
- Aug. 2002 “Vancouver” at Center A (Vancouver, BC)
GROUP EXHIBITION
- Juried exhibition “the 40th exhibition of the JPS” at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 2015
- Juried exhibition “the 38th exhibition of the JPS” at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 2013
- Group exhibition “Focal Point’s Full-Time Graduate Exhibition” at Exposure Gallery (Vancouver, BC) June 2002
- Juried exhibition “Explore Asian 2002-One more time-” at Turks (Vancouver, BC) May 2002
- Group exhibition Annual Exhibition-“Relation” etc. at Ai gallery (Shizuoka, Japan) 1998-2002
Review
- Review Santa Fe 2025
ART FAIR
- FOTOFEVER PARIS 2017 10>12 NOV. 2017 at CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE (Paris, France)
COLLECTIONS
- Private collections around the world.
MEDIA
SIGMA FRANCE “CLUB FOVENON #12”
