HONDA Joe

HONDA Joe ジョ ホンダ (1939– ) Tokyo. Real name JOZUKA Nobuyuki. Motorsport photographer since the 1966. Active until 2011. No relation to Honda Motor Co.

Studied photography at Nihon University's Department of Fine Art. Trained under fashion photographer Hayata Yuji before going freelance. Considered becoming a war photographer, but his passion for motor racing led him to motorsport photography.

His first motorsport gig was at Fuji Speedway race in Shizuoka, Japan. There, he met a few British racing stars which put him on track for an illustrious career in motorsport photography. Created his simple professional name "Joe Honda" so that people could easily remember it.

In 1967, he traveled to Europe with little money and started shooting races there and around the world including F1 Grand Prix races, the Paris-Dakar Rallies, and NASCAR in the US. While photographing major racer drivers, he made motorsport photography artistic and exhibited at photo galleries in Tokyo.

His career and images are returning to the public spotlight through a series of recent exhibitions and online articles as of 2023.

Exhibitions and publications: https://www.joehonda.com/exhibitions-publications

Sample photos: https://www.joehonda.com/

CNN article: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/formula-one-japanese-photographer-joe-honda/

Website: https://www.joehonda.com/