Miki is a photographer and writer. She is based in New York, where she works on editorial, lifestyle, and architecture-related projects while maintaining an active fine art photography practice.

Bio

Miki Takashima was born in 1983 and raised in Yokohama, Japan. A quiet spontaneity and active empathy guide her desire to reveal the souls of subjects ranging from ordinary people to dirt roads.

Miki’s interest in the arts began early. As a young person, she loved drawing but struggled with color. When she encountered photography, a new confidence and deep appreciation for the care and tactility developed. Miki’s current practice is shaped by her experiences of New York, where she has been based since 2016. She is interested in the places where time, transience, and texture meet; and explores the notions of beauty, imperfection, and contrasts found in daily life.

Miki studied Space Design at the Kuwasawa Design School in Tokyo and soon after launched her photography career. Her clean documentary style has helped build the images of interior & architectural clients, magazines, and companies including ANA, Honda, Panasonic, Sony, and others.