Yoshimitsu Umekawa(1976-) is a Japanese photographer born in Tokyo. Since 1999, he has worked extensively for culture magazines, CD covers,advertisements and exhibitions as a freelance photographer. He has photographed a number of Japanese and international musicians such as RAMMELLZEE, and Kool Keith.He also does art/photo directions for CD covers as well as Music Video directions.  He published  photo books in 2012 ,"LEAVE ME ALONE".

AWARDS:
2010 Nominated for HIPHOP VIDEO "2010 SPACE SHOWER TV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS" / TETRAD THE GANG OF FOUR / LAILA dir. yoshimitsu umekawa.
2009 "Amebreak AWARDS 2009 BEST VIDEOs" / MIC AKIRA / ILLBOYFRIEND pt.1 (album ver.) feat. NIPPS dir. yoshimitsu umekawa

RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
2012 "The second KONYAGATANAKAMENBUDOUKAI" at LIQUID & LOFT (Tokyo,Japan)
2011 "HOUYHNHNM PHOTO EXHIBITON" at SUNDAY ISSUE (Tokyo,Japan)
2009 "Good to be mummy" at YAMAMOTO GENDAI (Tokyo,Japan)
2009 "100 Photographers 2009 Love＆Peace" CURATED BY COMMERCIAL PHOTO at Tokyu shibuya (Tokyo,Japan)
2007 "POCKET FILMS Festival in Japan" -theme program- at shinko kaijyo (Yokohama,Japan)
2007 "THE ROYAL HOUSE exhibition" at MONKY GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan)
2007 "FANCY HEAD" YOSHIMITSU UMEKAWAxKENSEI YABUNO at BEAMS GALLERY (Tokyo,Japan)
2005 "FREMED" CURATED BY SURFACE TO AIR at BBS (Tokyo,Japan)
2005 "N.W.B.A Public/image." at YAMAHA EXREALM (Tokyo,Japan)
2004 "TORI EXHIBITION" at tranqroom (Kyoto,Japan)
2004 "CPF meet TORI EXHIBITION" at CPF (Tokyo, Japan)