Kai Yokoyama : 横山快
Kai Yokoyama Photographer, Satellite Data Artist & Data Storyteller
Kai Yokoyama is a Tokyo-based photographer and Satellite Data Artist who bridges the gap between scientific truth and overwhelming visual beauty. While his roots lie in architecture and documentary photography, his current practice focuses on "Data Storytelling"—translating intricate satellite observations into powerful narratives that define our relationship with the planet.
A recipient of the LensCulture Journeys Award (1st Place, 2020) and a Carolyn Drake mentee at Magnum Photos (2021), Yokoyama has long operated at the frontlines of visual expression. His work is characterized by a visceral commitment to "Context," with his documentary photography featured in The Washington Post, Marie Claire Italy, and Foam Magazine, and his recent satellite data works published in Nature and AXIS.
To further democratize the intersection of space data and personal memory, he recently launched Orbital Art Engine. This project translates satellite imagery and historical weather data into 1-of-1 personalized art posters. By transforming intangible planetary data into deeply emotional, tangible artifacts, it allows users worldwide to generate and own their unique cosmic memories.
He is a member of Diversify Photo, and has served as a juror for the ADC 101st Annual Awards.
🌍 Discover his latest project, Orbital Art Engine: https://orbital-art-engine.pages.dev
横山 快 写真家 / サテライトデータアーティスト / データストーリーテラー
横山 快は、東京を拠点に活動する写真家であり、科学的な真実と圧倒的な視覚美の融合を追求するサテライトデータアーティストです。建築学（埼玉大学）から写真の世界へと転身し、東京綜合写真専門学校で研鑽を積んだ彼のルーツは、ドキュメンタリーと建築的視点にあります。現在は、複雑な衛星観測データを、地球と私たちの関係性を定義する力強い物語へと翻訳する「データストーリーテリング」を活動の核としています。
2020年にはLensCulture Journeysアワードで1位を獲得、2021年にはマグナム・フォト（Magnum Photos）にてキャロリン・ドレイク氏のメンターシッププログラムを受けるなど、長年、視覚表現の最前線で活動してきました。彼の作品は「Context（文脈）」への深いこだわりを特徴としており、ドキュメンタリー写真作品は『The Washington Post』、『Marie Claire Italy』、『Foam Magazine』などの国際的メディアに掲載され、近年の衛星写真を用いた作品は科学誌『Nature』やデザイン誌『AXIS』にも取り上げられています。
さらに、宇宙のデータと個人の記憶が交差する体験を民主化するため、最新プロジェクト『Orbital Art Engine』をローンチしました。特定の座標の衛星写真と過去の気象データをパーソナライズアートへと翻訳するこの試みは、無形のデータを深く感情的な有形のアートポスターへと変換し、誰もが自分だけの星の記憶を生成・所有する新たな体験を提供しています。
ADC第101回年次賞（ニューヨーク）の写真部門審査員を務め、Diversify Photoのメンバーとしても活動しています。
🌍 最新プロジェクト『Orbital Art Engine』はこちら: https://orbital-art-engine.pages.dev
Awards
APA Award (Japan Advertising Photographers' Association), 2019
KLPA finalist portrait, 2019
PX3 silver medal of portraiture, 2019
The International Photographic Salon in Japan, 2019
Athens Photo Festival shortlist, 2020
PX3 Honorable Mention of portraiture, 2020
PX3 “State of the World” shortlist, 2020
IPA Honorable Mention of people, 2020
LensCulture journeys 1st place series, 2020
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Conceptual Series shortlist, 2021
Helsinki Photo Festival winner, 2021
Kranj Foto Fest shortlist, 2021
Portrait of Humanity Shortlist, 2021
Encontros da Imagem Discovery Award shortlist, 2021
Photo Vogue Festival, 2021
LensCulture Critics’ Choice winner, 2021
Exhibitions
APA Award at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, 2019
PX3 at the Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, 2019
KLPA Awards at Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2019
Photolux Festival (Projection of KLPA finalists) ,Lucca, 2019
Auckland Festival of Photography (Projection of KLPA finalists) ,Auckland, 2020
#ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis at ICP, New York, 2020
#PhESTCHIAMATERRA: PhEST, Monopoli, 2020
LagosPhotoFestival, Home Museum, Lagos, 2020
PHmuseum, curated by PannaFoto Institute, Erratic Dream, online, 2020
Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki, 2021
Kranj Foto Fest, Kranj, 2021
Encontros da Imagem Discovery Award, Porto, 2021
Photo Vogue Festival, Milano, 2021
Days of Photography, Goriška, 2022
LensCulture Exhibition , New York , 2022
Grenze Photo Arsenals, Verona, 2022
Kyotografie KG+, Kyoto, 2023
Publications
The Washington Post, Zeit, Marie Claire Italy, Foam Magazine, LensCulture, Wolrd Press Photo, British Journal of Photography, It’s Nice That, PHmuseum, Lenscratch, doc! photo magazine, LagosPhoto, aint-bad, SDN, Getty Images Reportage, Vogue Italia(Photo Vogue), Visura, FOTODEMIC, Musée Magazine, The Heavy Collective, Float Photo Magazine, FotoFilmic, PHROOM, Broad Magazine, Fraction Magazine, dienacht, Spectrum Photographic, PhEST, EXIT magazine, VOSTOK magazine, Loupe Magazine, Dodho Magazine, photo-letter, photocaptionist, Art Africa, PannaFoto, FotoRoom, Click Magazine, Witness!, MAP6, PX3, etc.
Workshop
Magnum Masterclass with Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb in Hong Kong, 2019
Tanya Habjouqa's workshop in Latvia(ISSP), 2019
Loulou d’Aki and Yumi Goto in Tokyo, 2020
Bieke Depoorter in FotoFilmic Online Masterclass, 2020
Elisa Medde editor in chief of Foam Magazine in FotoFilmic Online Masterclass, 2020
Portfolio Review
Magnum Portfolio Review with Newsha Tavakolian, 2020
Digital Portfolio Review of Photo Vogue Festival with Alessia Glaviano, 2020