1962年、米国ニューヨーク市生まれ。1993年、ヒューストン大学修士課程修了(写真学)。現在、インディアナ大学・ルースH. ホールズ栄誉教授、写真学科長。米国在住。
1980年代より本格的に写真制作を開始し、90年代より世界各地で数多くの個展・グループ展に参加。日本とアメリカという二つの国にまたがる自身のアイデンティティを踏まえ、様々な作品を制作、発表してきた。
Born in New York City in 1962 and raised in Tokyo. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. Thomas Houston in 1986 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston in 1993. Currently, he is the Ruth N. Halls Distinguished Professor of Photography at Indiana University, where he directs the Center for Integrative Photographic Studies. He lives and works in Bloomington, Indiana. His career as an artist began in the 1990s. Since then he has worked on numerous projects exploring identity and the effects of moving between countries.