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title: "3 Hiroshi Hamaya Quotes - Famous Photographer"
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# Hiroshi Hamaya

(1915–1999)   Photographer

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Hiroshi Hamaya was a photographer.

## Quick Facts About Hiroshi Hamaya

Born March 28, 1915

Died March 6, 1999

Profession Photographer

## About Hiroshi Hamaya

Japanese photographer (1915–1999)... \| Hiroshi Hamaya was a Japanese photographer active from 1935 to 1999. In particular, Hamaya was known for his photographs of rural Japan.

##  Quotes by Hiroshi Hamaya

> [The subject I liked best was painting, but the teachers didn't approve of my experiments and sometimes criticized me in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-hamaya/the-subject-i-liked-best-was-painting-but-the-teachers-didn-t-approve/)

[Hiroshi Hamaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-hamaya/)

[Class](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/hiroshi-hamaya-83433_class_the-subject-i-liked-best-was-painting-bu_373746.jpg)

> [For years my only purpose was to do documentary photos for magazines, without any idea that they were part of a larger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-hamaya/for-years-my-only-purpose-was-to-do-documentary-photos-for-magazines/)

[Hiroshi Hamaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-hamaya/)

[Currents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/currents/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/hiroshi-hamaya-83433_currents_for-years-my-only-purpose-was-to-do-docu_793131.jpg)

> [I like the idea that my work isn't intended only for the Earth, but for the entire Universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-hamaya/i-like-the-idea-that-my-work-isn-t-intended-only-for-the-earth-but/)

[Hiroshi Hamaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-hamaya/)

[Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/hiroshi-hamaya-83433_earth_i-like-the-idea-that-my-work-isn-t-inten_2526810.jpg)

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