Tess Ayano
Photographer/Director
Fashion . Motion . Portrait
Tess Ayano is a Japanese-American photographer and director. Now based between New York and Tokyo, Tess spent her childhood in Japan before moving to ...
Tess Ayano is a Japanese-American photographer and director. Now based between New York and Tokyo, Tess spent her childhood in Japan before moving to ...
TESS AYANO
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'MIGUSHI'
Tess Ayano is a Japanese-American photographer and director. Now based between New York and Tokyo, Tess spent her childhood in Japan before moving to the United States in her teens.
'MIGUSHI'
GIGI HADID for VOGUE
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
After attending NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a focus on photography, darkroom printing, and the philosophy of aesthetics, Tess worked as an archivist for the LIGHT Gallery in New York. “I still very much draw inspiration from the work of photographers such as Andre Kertesz, Paul Strand, Emmet Gowin, and Alfred Stieglitz.”
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
THE NEW YORK TIMES, UP NEXT
M+J
Inspired by the transitory nature of life, which she describes as deeply rooted in Japanese culture and philosophy, Tess aims to create intimate vignettes from quiet ordinary moments.
JAPAN, GION
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
JAPAN, SUBTLY TRANSPARENT
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
JAPAN, SAKYOJI
“I find impermanence beautifully melancholic, and photographs let me notice and revisit those moments and stories that pass through our lives. I also find people fascinating and endearing, and I know I’ll never run out of interesting people to photograph.”
JAPANESE NEW YORKERS
LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF THE WAVES
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SENSES
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SENSES
Her subjects appear completely at ease in-front of her lens, a firm nod to Tess’s strength in building trust with those she photographs, and a sentiment celebrated throughout her personal project, Japanese New Yorkers, an ongoing portrait and film series of Japanese and Japanese-Americans living in New York.
THE NEW YORK TIMES, HOW WE GATHER NOW
THE NEW YORK TIMES, HOW WE GATHER NOW
THE NEW YORK TIMES, HOW WE GATHER NOW
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SENSES
THE NEW YORK TIMES, UP NEXT
Tess’s thoughtful and organic approach to image-making has led to collaborations with American Vogue, Vogue Italia , Puss Puss, The New York Time, The Cut, Max Mara and Vespa.
MAX MARA
JAPAN, HIROSHIMA
THE NEW YORK TIMES,KEEPING LOVE CLOSE
She has held an exhibition “Art in isolation” at Trunk Room 101 Gallery in Tokyo and more recently “Palm* Photo Prize”, 10 14 Gallery in London
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