© by Shinichi Maruyama

Shinichi Maruyama was born in 1968 in Nagano, Japan. Surrounded by beautiful mountains. In High School he became immersed in mountain climbing, and wanting to preserve the stunning landscapes began taking photographs. After graduating in 1991, majoring in film/photography at Chiba University, Maruyama began taking photos for his personal project »Into the Spiti Valley«, a documentary work about Tibetan culture in India, the exhibition later opened in 2001 with the publication of two books »Into The Spiti Valley« and »Spiti«. He moved to New York in 2003 where he created his latest two series »Nihonga« and »KUSHO« (shown above).

Take a look at his website for other amazing projects like »KUSHO DROP« and the »KUSHO« movie:
SHINICHI MARUYAMA Website