Sato, Susumu Winter in Windham, New York Landscape Photograph

Sato, Susumu
Japanese/ American
1951 – 2021
Winter
C print
image 32 x 21 n.
Artist label verso
Framed
Susumu Sato’s photography has spanned for more than 2 decades in Manhattan. From his early street photography, in the tradition of great American and European master photographers, through editorial work including covers for New York Times Magazine, Self and Money. This also included still-life advertising projects, and personal projects blending technical skill with his eye for portraiture.
Known professionally as Sato, the photographer grew up in Japan and graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1973. He moved to Manhattan that year, and soon began photographing the street life of the city, in the tradition of his heroes – documentary photographers Lee Friedlander, Gary Winogrand, and most importantly Cartier–Bresson.
Susumu Sato enjoyed a distinguished career spanning three decades in Manhattan, New York City, where his commercial work for such companies as Rolling Rock Beer, Pepsi Cola, Movado and other high profile accounts earned him numerous awards including a Gold Medal, Addy, Clio and The Award of Excellence in Photography from the United Nations. He also photographed covers for New York Times Magazine, Self, Money Magazine to mention a few.