Lisa Kato was born and raised in Japan. She studied photography at Tokyo Polytechnic University. After graduating from university, she moved to New York in 2010.

She worked at a still-life photo studio and learned filming and editing there. After that she started working for fashion photographer KT Auleta as a photo assistant. She and Auleta made several fashion films together which were released from VOGUE Italia and NOWNESS, etc.

Currently Lisa Kato works as a photographer in New York. She explores takes many kinds of subjects and especially loves taking portraits.

Her photography books “FASHION PORTRAIT NEW YORK” and “ONESTAR in NYC” were published by Ei-Publishing in 2019. She also had a photo exhibition “FASHION PORTRAIT NEW YORK” at ROSE MARIE INES GALLERY in New York in 2019.


PRESS
June 2020 // Featured by The Brooklyn Circus”
”Lisa Kato Face masks for the new normal for Clutch mag”

May 2020 // Featured by ”The Brooklyn Circus ”
“For the Love of a Portrait”

August 2019 // Interviewed by Trademark Blue
“HOW DID YOU GET HERE? FEATURING PHOTOGRAPHER LISA KATO”


CONTACT
Email: lisakato.com@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (718) 501-0278
Website: www.lisakato.us
Instagram: @lisaka10