Nobuo Ina (1898-1978) wrote “Return To Photography”(1932) that was his first article on photography.
He introduced New German Photography Theories – “Neue Sachlichkeit”, “Reportage-Photo”, “Bauhaus” and others into Japan. They gave photography new concepts; “Real - Photography”, “Photography as Documents and Report of life”, “Photography as Light Plastic”.
Ina added another concept; “Photographer as Social Being”. This article also discussed a historical vision on modern photography. His point of view was always focused on the active relation of photography to society.
After World War II Nobuo Ina wrote several articles on the history of photography. “Establishment of Modern Photography and its Evolution” was published serially from 1964 to 1968 in which he opposed Beaumont Newhall’s and Helmut Gernsheim’s historical visions on modern photography. He believed that the true origin of modern photography was in Germany.
Ina positioned Japanese photography in the History of World Photography from this point of view.
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