When the surreal is vogue

Japanese photographer Hiro turned fashion photography into fine art

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(Image credit: Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
(Image credit: (Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)Hiro was born in China, to Japanese parents, in 1930, and moved to New York City in 1954. There, he worked under and with such photography giants)

(Image credit: (Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston))

(Image credit: (Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston))

(Image credit: (Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston))

(Image credit: (Hiro / Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston))

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.