Hikaru Hayashi / 林 玄(b.1988) is a Japanese photographer who captures the day-to-day episodes that appear before him.

After his studies in photography in Vancouver, BC, he began working for clients while actively pursuing projects in the documentary field. In 2012, he interned at NGO run by UNESCO in Nepal, working to address issues concerning education and the need for more schools. Between 2013 and 2014, he participated in a group exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine about the aftermath of 3.11 and reported on issues not covered by mainstream media. Currently based in Tokyo.


Email/ contact@hikaru-hayashi.com
Phone/ +81 90 3963 3445(jp)
+49 170 477 6586(eu)


Group Exhibition:

・"EMOP - EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS #1"
BBA gallery, Berlin, Germany.
October 2018.

・"Infinite Sauvage"
Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga,Latvia.
August 2018.

・“Pray for Fukushima”
Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum, Kiev, Ukraine.
July 2013-March 2014.


Residency:

・Lab Nieuw en Meer, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2017


Works:
Harper’s Magazine
thump - VICE
Invader
CD Journal
SLIDER MAGAZINE
AutoMoto Magazine
Palm Magazine
TRAIL HEADS
Artavi SkateBoards
projectspace.ca
The Peak Publication Society
SCOUT MAGAZINE
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