Tamio Wakayama

Tamio Wakayama
Born(1941-04-03)April 3, 1941
DiedMarch 23, 2018(2018-03-23) (aged 76)
Known forphotography

Tamio Wakayama (1941–2018) was a Canadian photographer. He is known for his photographs of the American civil rights movement.

Wakayama was born on April 3, 1941 in Canada.[1] A self-described Nisei,[2] his family was relocated and incarcerated at the Tashme Incarceration Camp in British Columbia through the duration of World War II.[1]

Wakayama traveled to the United States during the time of Freedom Summer. He began taking photos for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.[1] Returning to Canada, Wakayama photographed the Japanese Canadian community through the 1970s and 1980s.[3]

Wakayama died on March 23, 2018.[1]

In 2025 the Vancouver Art Gallery held a retrospective of his work entitled Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama.[4]

Wakayama's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [5] His work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art,[6] and the National Gallery of Canada.[7]

He is the subject of the documentary Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama by Cindy Mochizuki.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tamio Wakayama". SNCC Digital Gateway. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Tamio Wakayama". Japanese Canadian Artists Directory. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ Woodend, Dorothy. "The Brilliant Photography of Tamio Wakayama". The Tyee. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780300283501.
  5. ^ Gomez, Michelle. "Documentary tells little-known story of Japanese-Canadian civil rights photographer". CBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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