Hosomi Museum

As part of the Kyotographie International Photography Festival, the Hosomi Museum presents a selection of pieces by Jacques Henri Lartigue, an early 20th Century amateur photographer whose work was kept hidden from the public until it was shown at a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York when he had already reached 69 years of age. As a child, Lartigue was gifted with a wooden view camera by his father and quickly developed a fascination with photography, going on to devote his life to documenting moments of happiness. The debut of his works in 1963 caused a stir around the world and carved a space in the history of photography for this gifted artist with an eye for joy.