GOTO AKI   
Born in Kawasaki, Japan in 1972, Goto Aki studied economics at Sophia University and photography at the Tokyo College of Photography. Following a year-long journey around the world in 1993–94, he has since traveled to 56 countries. After working in the energy sector at Marubeni Corporation, where he was involved in natural gas pipeline logistics, he shifted his path toward photography. He studied under Kiyoshi Suzuki and Norio Kobayashi, from whom he learned the philosophy of “thinking through photography,” a principle that continues to shape both his creative and educational practice.Goto Aki focuses primarily on natural landscapes across Japan, exploring the underlying structures, rhythms, and the resonant interplay of light and color. His photographic work navigates the space between visual autonomy and spiritual introspection. Major projects include the photobooks and exhibitions LAND ESCAPES, LAND ESCAPES FACE, and terra. His solo exhibition terra at Canon Gallery S and the accompanying book (published by AKAAKA) earned him the Newcomer's Award from the Japan Photographic Society in 2020.In recent years, he has embarked on a new series titled Tabi-gori: Non-linear Landscapes, created by walking long distances along ancient pilgrimage routes in the Kii Peninsula. In an age of accelerating digital and AI technologies, his practice reclaims the role of the body in artistic perception—seeking photographic expressions born from tactile dialogue with the land. He is currently Associate Professor at Nihon University College of Art.
 Solo Exhibitions 
2024 " TERRA 2024 - Body and Space " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka
2023 " TERRA 2023 " Dojidai Gallery, Kyoto
2022 " terra " Kabe Gallery Concent, Tokyo


2021 " event horizon " Fugensha Gallery, Tokyo 
2021 " Voice of  terra " Nihonbashi-Takashimaya, Tokyo 


2019 " TERRA 2019 [Face of the Earth] " MYD Gallery, Tokyo
2019 " terra " Canon Gallery S, Tokyo
2016 " Earthscape " Gallery Iwao, Oita
2016 " LISTEN " Ushio Garo Gallery, Tokyo
2015 " LAND × FACE " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Fukuoka 
2014 " element - TIME & LIGHT - " Canon Open Gallery, Tokyo 
2013 " LAND ESCAPES - Japan - " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka
2010 " LAND ESCAPES " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka 
2002 " ambient " Hokari Fine Art Gallery, Tokyo
2001 " speakeasy " LAS CHICAS D ZONE, Tokyo
2000 " Mirror Site " Shinjyuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo      
1999 " journey on life" Shinjyuku Nikon Salon Juna 21, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2024 "Faculty Exhibition SKY VII," College of Art, Nihon University　Sony Imaging Gallery, Tokyo
2024 "The 45th SSP Exhibition 2024–2025"　Fuji Film Photo Salon (Tokyo / Osaka / Sapporo), Toyama 
Science Museum, Akashi Municipal Planetarium, and other 
venues (10 locations in total)
2024 Special Exhibition: "Why Always EOS R SYSTEM?" Canon Open Gallery, Tokyo
2024 "The 5th" Jam Photo Gallery Exhibition Jam Photo Gallery, Tokyo
2021 " Where Do Photographers Come From, and Where Are They Going? " – Traveling the World, 
Transforming the Earth through Photograph 
 (Two-person exhibition with Sohei Nishino)
2021 " Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer Award" Exhibition
2020 " your EOS. " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka


2020 " Tokyo Curiosity 2020 " Bunkamura The Museum, Tokyo
2020 " into the lights " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka
2020 " Self-Portrait " Jam Photo Gallery, Tokyo
2020 " Tokyo 2020 spring with corona "  Fugensha Gallery Tokyo
2020 " SSP - Society of Scientific Photography " Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo and other 7 cities in Japan 
2015 " The Photographers 2 " Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka
2012 " Art Photograph Group Show " recto verso gallery, Tokyo 
Video Installations
2013 " circulation " Zushi Media Art Festival, Kanagawa  / Osumi Art Festival, Kagoshima
2012 " water silence " IID, Tokyo / Zushi Media Art Festival, Kanagawa  / Osumi Art Festival
 Kagoshima  /  Saga Castle, Saga  /  Taketa Art Culture, Oita  /  Art Center, Miyazaki  　　　　　　　　　
Publications
2019 " terra " AKAAKA Art Publishing
2015 " LAND ESAPES FACE " traviaggio publishing
2012 " LAND ESCAPES " traviaggio publishing
Awards
2020 – Newcomer Award, Photographic Society of Japan
2005 – Hummingbird Prize, 7th Itaru Hirama Photography Prize
1999 – Selected for Nikon Juna 21 (Emerging Photographers Program)