Hiroshi Watanabe was born in Sapporo, Japan. He graduated from Department of Photography, College of Art, at Nihon University in 1975. He moved to Los Angeles after graduation and became involved in the production of TV commercials, eventually working as a producer. He later established his own production company and produced numerous commercials. He received an MBA degree from UCLA Business School in 1993.
In 1995 his passion for photography rekindled, and since then he has traveled worldwide extensively, photographing what he finds intriguing at that moment and place. In 2000 he closed his production company in order to devote himself entirely to the art and became a full time photographer.
Hiroshi Watanabe, Azusa Tukamoto as Osome, Matsuo Kabuki
Hiroshi Watanabe, Gaku Tada, Matsuo Kabuki
Hiroshi Watanabe, Yuki Nonaka, Matsuo Kabuki
Hiroshi Watanabe, Marina Ema & Kazusa Ito, Matsuo Kabuki
Hiroshi Watanabe, Maiko Takaku as Oyanagi 2, Matsuo Kabuki
Hiroshi Watanabe, Choromatsu, Suo Sarumawashi
Hiroshi Watanabe, Aikichi 2, Suo Sarumawashi
Hiroshi Watanabe, Genki, Suo Sarumawashi
Hiroshi Watanabe, Fukunosuke's Hands, Suo Sarumawashi
Hiroshi Watanabe, Shikami 1, Naito Clan
Hiroshi Watanabe, Jose Humberto Gorco
Hiroshi Watanabe, 6 from the series A Brick Factory in Udaipur
Hiroshi Watanabe, Wedding glove, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hiroshi Watanabe, Bourbon Street, New Orleans
Hiroshi Watanabe, 3 from the series Plaza de Toros
Hiroshi Watanabe, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain