[Canon MJ] Minoru Kobayashi Photojournalism and Artwork Exhibition “CHASING GRACE” Canon MJ Press Release: October 17, 2025 To Members of the Media Minoru Kobayashi Photojournalism and Art Exhibition “CHASING GRACE” Held Canon Marketing Japan Inc. (President and CEO: Masachika Adachi) will hold “CHASING GRACE,” an exhibition of photojournalism and artwork by Minoru Kobayashi, at Canon Gallery S on the first floor of Canon S Tower (located in Minato-ku, Tokyo), from December 19, 2025. Image
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Approximately 8 minutes’ walk from the Konan Exit of JR Shinagawa Station, approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Keikyu Shinagawa Station ○Admission: Free ■Exhibition Contents This exhibition features motorsports and automotive photojournalism by photographer Minoru Kobayashi. As a photographer for 47 years, Minoru Kobayashi has conveyed not only the superficial beauty of cars but also the intention and passion behind them through his photographs. This exhibition will feature press photographs depicting the time when people and cars compete together in motorsports and the drama that unfolds there, as well as a chronological display of road cars that capture the changing designs and atmosphere of each era. Please come and see it for yourself. ■Talk event ○Date and time: January 17, 2026 (Sat) 14:00-15:30 ○Venue: Canon Hall S (Address: 3F Canon S Tower, 2-26-6 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) ○Speaker: Minoru Kobayashi
(Photographer) Masataka Matsutoya (Music Producer) ○ Content: Based on their longstanding friendship, we will deliver a talk about “cars,” “photography,” and “music.” ○ Registration: Applications will be accepted on the website from mid-November. ○ Capacity: 200 people (first-come, first-served, free participation) *The date, time, and venue of this event may be subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances. Other event details will be announced on the Canon Gallery website as they are decided. ■Message from the Artist I realized that my whole life has been spent with cars. I want to convey to people through the medium of photography the speed and beauty I’ve admired since I was a child, and the excitement and thrill I feel when getting behind the wheel. With this strong desire in mind, I embarked on my career as a photographer for CAR GRAPHIC magazine. There, I learned that photography goes beyond superficial beauty and captures the intentions and passion behind it. When photographing road cars, I always consider the culture and history of the country of production, as well as the intentions of the designers and engineers, and how to express the spirit embodied in their design. In races, I follow the joys and struggles of the teams and drivers as the cars speed by. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is particularly special. How can I capture the drama that continues day and night, the time when man and machine compete together? Captivated by the challenge and fascination of this process, I have been drawn to Le Mans time and time again. Capturing the atmosphere of a moment and the passion of the people around cars, without pretense. This has been Minoru Kobayashi’s unwavering policy when taking photographs throughout his nearly half-century career as a photographer. I hope that through Minoru Kobayashi’s photographs, you can sense the breath of those involved with cars and racing, the passage of time, and your own love and memories for them. ■Artist Profile Minoru Kobayashi Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1955. After graduating from the Department of
Photography at Nihon University College of Art, he worked as a staff photographer for the automotive magazine “CAR GRAPHIC” for eight years. He then went independent and began photographing cars and motorsports for a wide range of purposes, from studio to outdoor shoots, including automaker catalogs, automotive magazines, and general magazines. He continues to photograph nearly 20 motorsports races per year both domestically and internationally, and has covered the 24 Hours of Le Mans almost every year since 1989. He is currently the official photographer for SUPER FORMULA and SUPER GT. He has served as the chairman of the judging panel for the motorsports photography contest at the camera magazine “CAPA” for 30 years. He is the president of the Japan Race Photographers Association (JRPA), a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS), and a part-time lecturer in the Department of Photography at Nihon University College of Art. ・Contact for general inquiries: Canon Gallery S 0570-07-9264 ・Canon Gallery homepage: