Fukuyama had won a Kodak award before
entering Gila Relocation Camp. He was also experimenting with other types of photography, including
panoramic photo collages (above) and hand colored landscapes. But primarily while in camp he
photographed the traditional high school group shots and activities, other community activities.
As the war in the Pacific began to turn
the restrictions in camplife eased. This is a photograph taken outside the guard tower and barbed wire
fense. It is opposite the water tower (can be seen to the left of the catus) and monument but
overlooking the panoramic of the relocation camp. These relocation camps were small cities, housing
10,000 or more internees.
Hideharu Fukuyama photographed his
family extensively within the confinds of the restricted area of the internment camp. Here the water
tank is behind them.
Mrs. Fukuyama standing in the doorway
with the children dressed for the family photograph. The family resettled in the Los Angeles area.