Shimooka Renjō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shimooka Renjō

Japanese photographer

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1823

Place of Birth: Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1914

Profession: photographer, engineer, painter

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Shimooka Renjo (?? ??, March 24, 1823 – March 3, 1914) was a Japanese photographer and was one of the first professional photographers in Japan.
He opened the first commercial photography studio in Yokohama, and in Japan he is widely considered the father of Japanese photography.