About
RK
Based in Tokyo City, Japan.
While working for a graphic design company, he started shooting and editing using only the iPhone in 2013. RK, who is active in multiple fields such as photographer, graphic design, and DJ, as the exclusive iPhone Photographer of the running crew "AFE TOKYO". He is one of the Japanese artists who are currently attracting attention.
In 2017, an event was held at Apple Ginza. While working as a graphic designer and DJ, he went on to become a photographer in earnest and became a freelancer in April 2018. He switched to a single-lens reflex camera and produced a number of masterpieces such as "His Grandpa in Akihabara" and "Taipei Bridge Bike". In addition, his work in Fujiyoshida City is shared on his Instagram official account, and his own followers are about 600,000. RK's works, which capture portraits
of many celebrities such as Takashi Murakami and KAWS, TYGA, Naomi, streets, buildings, nature, etc, in fantastic colors, have been featured not only in Japan but also in many overseas media. He also collaborates with brands of various genres and is energetically active mainly in Asia.
Interview / Article / Radio
2014 - Moment lens / ALA CHAMP MAG.8
2015 - "URBAN RUNNERS" magazine
2016 - TheAppWhisperer / Smirnoff
"Marie Claire" magazine Taiwan
2017 - that's mags / MY MODERN MET / ARTIST FOUND
THE PERSPECTVE / PassionPassport / btime TheNorthFace®UE / READ01
2018 - THE GUARDIAN / Travel and Destinations
LiFO / SPIEGEL / YOHO! magazine
RENDEZ-VOUS No3 / SIZE MAGAZINE
World Photography Organisation
Don't take pictures / FUNDO / J-town.net
MY MODERN MET / PTT / GAMME / xuehua
GOGO NEWS / iFuun / SOHU / vision.xitek
2019 - PLAIN / ZEKKEI Japan / ROS PHOTO
COOL TAIWAN / Wechat / ELLE TAIWAN
Apple Daily / SONY TAIWAN / fotoforum / Mr.X
2020 - HYPEBEAST
J-WAVE TOKYO MORNING RADIO
Ryzen Properties Ltd. with HYPEBEAST ZH
Photo Exhibition / Events / Award
2014 - ・Exhibition at eN ROUTE Ginza
2017 - ・Apple Store Ginza Photo Lab
・TOKYO ART CITY by NAKED
2018 - ・the DENSE EXHIBITION at The Stall
2019 - ・TERG ARTIST PROJECT 2019 in Nakameguro
・VISA KOREA × RK AR exhibition
・TERG ARTIST PROJECT 2019 in Seoul
・THE DISORDER CITY in TAIPEI
・COLORFUL GUIZHOU 2019-12th
PHOTOCHINA ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Organiing Committee Recommended Award
2020 - ・NEOrient at Diesel Art Gallery (Feb.28~Apr.8)
・NEOrient Virtual Tour (Apr.8~May.31)
Collaboration works / Goods
2018 - ・Rooftopper Photo T-shirts with FR2
・XLARGEⓇ×MOGA MOGAMI×RK
・VANQUSH × RK 渋谷征服者Hoodie
2019 - ・FR2 × RK CAMERA STRAP (200K)
・1977RECORDS × RK (200K)
・AFE × WHIZ × MITA SNEAKERS
× WINICHE × RK 200K original T-shirts
・NIKE RUN CLUB(THE CITY OF FAST)
・Helinox × RK (Mix CD / Sacoche / Chair / Table)
・BAPE SS20
・RK × SKYTREE
2020 - ・glamb × RK
Photo Works
2015 - Suggested user of Instagram
2016 - Labrum London
2017 - Runners Pulse magazine
SB Skateboard Journal SUMMER
SB Skateboard Journal WINTER
KEEN×Winiche & Co
2018 - Kappa × WHIZ Look Book
'47
SB Skateboard Journal SUMMER
MYne
NIKE LAB GYAKUSOU SU18 COLLECTION
RED BULL TAIWAN × Flesh Juicer
KEEN × Winiche & Co
NIKE × AFE #TOKYOUNDERGROUNDPASS
BEAMS × Winiche & Co #街商
FLOAT YUZUKI × ROCOCO
FLOAT YUZUKI 18FW LOOK
KEEN×Winiche & Co
SILVER MAGAZINE
I.T HONGKONG(5cm)
XLARGEⓇ×LI-NING
DIOR×KAWS×PEN MAGAZINE
VANQUISH×LINE LIVE
'47 (GO OUT MAGAZINE)
glamb Spring collection 2019 LOOKBOOK
KOKI TANAKA×ROCK AND READ
I.T HONGKONG(NEITH EYEWEAR)
MIHARA YASUHIRO × DC SHOES 2nd
Chocoolate HK × WHIZ LIMITED
Highsnobiety THE INCOMPLETE
2019 - KAWS HOLIDAY in TAIPEI
UNITED TOKYO 2019 Spring
TFW49
KAWS HOLIDAY in Hongkong
KAWS HOLIDAY in Virginia Beach
UNITED TOKYO 2019 Summer
'47×Gregory
MURAKAMI vs MURAKAMI
BEYOND THE STREETS (KAIKAIKIKI)
SB Skateboard JourVnal #33
Helinox × Hilleberg
Helinox CINEMA PARADISE LOUVRE
KAWS HOLIDAY in Japan
TAKASHI MURAKAMI at STPI (Singapore)
FLOWERS BY NAKED 2019-Kyoto Nijo Castle
SB Skateboard Journal #34
AMIAYA × Dior
ComplexCon with TAKASHI MURAKAMI
RUNHAI (NIKE SHANGHAI×Shanghai Marathon)
TAKASHI MURAKAMI SUPERFLAT DORAEMON
Rhapsody of a Foolish Family (KAIKAIKIKI)
2020 - Bape × MASTERMIND JAPAN
REX-LOST ANGELS (KAIKAIKIKI)
'47 × NANGA
SWATCH
MADNESS TOKYO × KOSUKE KAWAMURA