View of Manhattan from Long Island City, 1989

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Digital photograph from film original ed. 3 of 9 hp premium satin photo paper with archival inks born in japan … more Digital photograph from film original ed. 3 of 9 hp premium satin photo paper with archival inks born in japan in 1940 and educated at the art center college of design in california, michael k. Yamaoka honed his eye as an award-winning advertising and editorial photographer of the fortune 500 before devoting himself to fine art. Traveling worldwide, he seeks majesty and beauty in both nature and man’s creations, often incorporating a goddess figure in a modern interpretation of mythology. In addition to exhibitions in germany, japan, the united states and great britain, he was honored in 2017 with a solo exhibition at the united nations in new york. His work is included in corporate and private collections worldwide, including the personal collection of i.m. Pei. He is presently a member of the prestigious salmagundi club in ny, where he has been honored with numerous awards for photography. All images are printed on archival quality paper, either hp premium satin photo paper, or kodak professional endura premier lustre paper, with archival inks. The photographer’s japanese seal is located in the print on lower right, and hand signed in ink on front, lower right. Each image is surrounded by a minimum 1” white border. Editions are limited to 9 prints. A certificate of authenticity is included. Delivered rolled in a tube this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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