日本摄影的发展虽离不开世界摄影的发展，但是在战后数十年的发展过程中，仍然走出了一条属于日本自己的独具特色的摄影之路。日本摄影家结合所面临的社会政治与经济状况、自身体验与思想观念积极探索出属于自己的摄影表现，他们之间亦师亦友的关系更是导致了两代摄影家之间的某种独特的张力，尖锐、批判又充满活力。

The beauty of shadows is a subtle, rich, and just-right oriental classical beauty. Yoshihiko Ueda prefers the shadows described by Junichiro Tanizaki in "In Praise of Shadows". Capturing the atmosphere and absorbing the light, the beauty of shadows quietly flows through his photos. He is undoubtedly an outstanding photographer, picking up the scattered light and film clips in this world and recording them in the form of photos, and has won numerous awards. Yoshihiko Ueda, who has been in photography for more than 40 years, still feels that "my golden moment should not have come yet"; "I will always be shooting."

In the 1970s, the WORKSHOP private photography school was born in Tokyo, initiated by Tomatsu Shodo, with Hosoe Eikoh, Moriyama Daido, Fukase Masahisa, Araki Nobuyoshi, Yokosuka Komitsu and others as lecturers. In 1975, Nakahira Takuma and Narahara Ichiko also joined as lecturers. In addition to formal courses, the school also has summer seminars, research classes, and various joint photography exhibitions, providing a free teaching, organizing, and learning atmosphere.