Born in Hong Kong, 1976, Eric came to Japan in 1997 and learned his photography skills while working at Nishimura Camera, a camera store and photo lab in West Tokyo. In 2001, Eric graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts College and was awarded the Konica Photo Premio Grand Prize for his series “Chikuseki To Mirai [Accumulation and Future]”. He has also received many other awards including the 19th Hitotsubo Photography Grand Prix for “Ichinichi To Eien [One Day and Eternity]” in 2002, the 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award - Grand Prize for “every where” in 2004 and in 2009, the 9th Sagamihara Emerging Photographer Incentive Award for “Good Luck China”. His main publications are “Good Luck China” (AKAAKA, 2008), “Look at this people” (AKAAKA, 2011) and “Eye of the Vortex” (AKAAKA, 2014),“Good Luck Hong Kong” (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018), “We Love Hong Kong” (AKAAKA, 2019), “Tokyo Superdeep Borehole” (Zen Foto Gallery, 2022).

Chronology

1976 Born in Hong Kong
1997 Moved to Tokyo
2001 Graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts, Department of Photography
2001 Awarded Konica Minolta Photo Premio Prize for his work "Accumulation and Future"
2002 Awarded 19th 'Hitotsubo' Photography Grand Prix for his work "One Day and Eternity"
2004 Awarded 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award Grand Prix for his work "Every Where"
2009 Received the 9th Photo City Sagamihara Newcomer Award for his work "Good Luck China"
2023 Received the 23rd Photo City Sagamihara Asia Award for his work "Good Luck Hong Kong"

Selected Publications

2005 "Every Where" Tokyo Visual Arts
2008 "Good Luck China" AKAAKA
2011 "Look at This People" AKAAKA
2014 "Eye of the Vortex" AKAAKA
2018 "Good Luck Hong Kong" Zen Foto Gallery
2019 "We Love Hong Kong" AKAAKA
2022 "Tokyo Superdeep Borehole" Zen Foto Gallery

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2002 "Accumulation and Future" Konica Plaza, Tokyo; "Back and Front" Visual Arts Gallery, Tokyo
2003 "One Day and Eternity" Guardian Garden, Tokyo; Visual Arts Gallery, Osaka
2005 "Japan Family" Place M, Tokyo
2006 "Cold Snap" Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Osaka Nikon Salon
2007 "Eric Flash" Place M, Tokyo
2008 "Good Luck China" Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Osaka Nikon Salon
2012 "Look at this people" Osaka Arts Gallery
2014 "Eye of the Vortex" Guardian Garden, Tokyo
2015 "Good Luck Hong Kong" Atsukobarouh, Tokyo
2019 "Good Luck Hong Kong" Zen Foto Gallery, Tokyo
2023 "Tokyo Superdeep Borehole" Zen Foto Gallery, Tokyo
2023 "Tokyo Superdeep Borehole" Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012 "Flash! Flash! Flash! Photographs by Dr. Edgerton, O. Winston Link and ERIC" Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
2018 "TECHSTYLE Series 3.1 Exhibition: Archiving The Mills Through The Lens" MILL6CHAT, Hong Kong
2021 "Encounter — Infinite Variety of Faces", Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Kagawa
2023 "Photo City Sagamihara 2023 Winners' Exhibition" Sagamihara Citizen's Gallery, Kanagawa

Awards

2001 Konica Minolta Photo Premio Prize
2002 19th 'Hitotsubo' Photography Grand Prix
2004 2nd Visual Arts Photo Award Grand Prix
2009 9th Photo City Sagamihara Newcomer Award
2023 23rd Photo City Sagamihara Asia Award

Collections

2003-2011 Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts

Gallery Exhibitions

Publications & Prints