Blue Lotus Gallery is pleased to present Koji Onaka’s first exhibition in Hong Kong, introducing local audiences to one of Japan’s most quietly influential photographic voices. The exhibition brings together works from key series including Distance, Tin Roof & Chimney, and Memories of Younger Days in Shinjuku, revealing Onaka’s lyrical attentiveness to everyday encounters. Through understated compositions and fleeting observations, he transforms ordinary streets, interiors, and landscapes into meditations on memory, separation, and human connection, blending documentary immediacy with personal reflection.

Koji Onaka (born 1960, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese photographer known for his poetic depictions of everyday life. After studying photography in Tokyo, he joined the Image Shop CAMP workshop led by Daido Moriyama. Since the 1980s, he has developed a distinctive style marked by warmth, spontaneity, and subtle humor. His major series include Slow Boat, Tin Roof & Chimney, and Distance. Alongside his exhibition practice, Onaka has contributed significantly to Japan’s independent photobook culture through publishing and mentorship.

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