biography

Mitsuhiro Abe - Photographer, Videographer.

Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1996, he began photography at the age of 18 while studying at university. Traveling and photographing in countries such as Nepal, Cuba, and Morocco, he developed a deep interest in the dual nature of "boundaries"—their rigidity and ambiguity—which has since become the central theme of the works.

Since 2019, he has documented conflict zones in the Middle East and the lives of people affected by them. In 2020, the focus shifted to international borders, exploring the physical and symbolic forms "boundaries" take. After graduating from university, he worked as a news cameraman for NHK, covering domestic politics and disaster areas including the aftermath of the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Alongside the journalistic career, he held exhibitions in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Nagano, and Ishikawa.

The major works include Wandering Olive Trees (2019), which portrays life in Israel and Palestine; Boundary (2020), centered on the U.S.-Mexico border wall; and 侵喰 (2023). In 2025, he became independent. In addition to documentary photography, he also specializes in commercial photography.

阿部充紘　写真家／映像作家

1996年神奈川県生まれ、大学在学中の18歳から写真を始める。ネパールやキューバ、モロッコなど世界各地を旅しながら撮影を行う中で、「境界」の持つ強固さと曖昧さを写真活動のテーマに据える。2019年からは中東の紛争地とそこに生きる人々を写真に収めたほか、翌年には国境を題材に撮影を行い「境界」の形を模索してきた。大学卒業後はNHKで報道カメラマンとして国内政治や能登半島地震の被災地を取材する傍ら、東京、神奈川、長野、石川で展示を開催してきた。これまでにイスラエルとパレスチナを撮影した”Wandering Olive Trees”(2019)や、アメリカ・メキシコ国境間の壁を題材とした”Boundary”(2020)のほか”侵喰”(2023)を発表。2025年に独立。ドキュメンタリー撮影のほか、商業写真を専門とする。