Masaru Goto has 24 years experience photographing social and human rights issues in South America and Asia, as well as in Japan. His photographs convey a strong message of compassion, highlighting the plight and resilience of ordinary people who are caught in conflicts, suffering oppression or economically disadvantaged. Masaru immerses himself in long-term documentary projects, spending time with the people in his images and sharing their sense of humanity. He also has participated in numerous campaigns on human rights and social issues. He strongly believes in sharing his photographs with civil society groups for advocacy and information campaigns on the issues he passionately examines in his work.

Oct 23 -- 20:50am-22:20am
The meeting room on the 8th floor in Wanbao Mansion, Wanbao Road 267# , Changsha, Hunan, China

Masaru Goto

Masaru Goto has 24 years experience photographing social and human rights issues in South America and Asia, as well as in Japan.

Award: "The Grand Prize"|
Photo City Sagamihara
General Photography Festival
Sagamihara city & Mainichi Newspaper/2005
"The Ueno Hikoma Award"
Kyushu Sangyo University & Mainichi Newspaper/2004
"The River of Life:Love and Illness"
World Health Organization (WHO)/2004
"The Photo Fund 2002"
International Fund for Documentary Photography(IFDP)
Fifty Crows Foundation/2002

Source: IOPF website