About
Naoto Ijichi is a Sydney-based photographer originally from Kyoto, Japan, with a background in Visual Communication Design from Kyoto College of Art and Kyoto Seika University.
Specialising in architectural, interior, and environmental portrait photography, he collaborates with publishing companies and architectural studios to create imagery that captures space, form, atmosphere, and narrative.
His architectural work includes photographing Jimon-tei Zen Garden in Sydney for internationally renowned Japanese landscape architect and Zen Priest Shunmyo Masuno, the award-winning restaurant Raku in Canberra for Facet Studio, and the residential development Skye North Sydney for Koichi Takada Architects. These projects reflect his sensitivity to design detail, materiality, and cultural context.
He contributed to the heritage-listed Transport House renovation project with Design 5 Architects, and has photographed the Lavender Bay House, designed by Collins and Turner, with a focus on the interplay of light and shadow and the use of natural materials.
His work explores the relationship between culture and nature, tradition and contemporary life, often bridging perspectives between West and East. His personal projects include the series "Tokyo Gardens"—a visual journey through 14 of Tokyo’s historic and modern gardens—exhibited in Tokyo, Madrid, and Sydney. His recent series, "New Homes", was featured in the 2024 international exhibition Different Perspectives in South Korea, exploring evolving ideas of home, interior, and identity.
Exhibition
2024 Group Exhibition "New Homes"
featured in “Different Perspectives" Zone5 International Photography Exhibition
Art Space Gotgan, Cheonjiu, South Korea
2015 Solo Exhibition “Tokyo Gardens”
As a part of "Head On Photo Festival"
Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2015 Solo Exhibition “Tokyo Gardens”
Cowra Japanese Garden Cultural Centre, NSW Australia
2012 Group Exhibition “Selected Japanese and Chinese Landscape photographs printed on
Japanese washi paper”
China -Anhui, Huangshan, Beijing / Japan-Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kyoto
2008 Solo Exhibition “Jardines de Tokio”
Gallery of University Autonoma De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2006 Solo Exhibition “Tokyo Gardens”
Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan
Links
Award
2025 International Architecture Photography Awards
• 2nd Place – Stairs Category
• Honourable Mention – Interior Architecture Category
2022 Mono Award
• "Sydney Harbour Bridge" Highly Commended, Place Category
• "The CTA Building" Highly Commended, Place Category
• "Wedding Cake Rock" Highly Commended, Place Category
2021 ND Award, Professional Architecture Category
• "Lavender Bay House, Sydney" Honourable Mentions
• "The Exchange, Sydney" Honourable Mentions
• "Two Chairs, Canberra" Honourable Mentions
2021 Photographer of the Year, Black & White Category
Australian Photography Magazine
• "Living Deco Sydney" Highly Commended