was a Japanese

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp ...

. Fujimoto's works are in the permanent collection of the

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography The is an art museum concentrating on photography. As the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, it was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo. The museum also ...

. Iida City Museum runs a photographic contest, Fujimoto Shihachi Shashin Bunka-shō (), in his honour.Description of the contest
Iida City Museum. Accessed 14 November 2009.

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Japanese photographers 1911 births 2006 deaths Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon {{Japan-photographer-stub