[1] He was considered a major figure of mid-century Japanese photography.
[4] In November 1926, he won first prize in the first Japan Photography Grand Salon.
[4] He was a founding member of Ginreisha, a photography group that focused on innovative techniques.
[6] Umesaka's 1924 photograph Smoking City was considered unusual for Japanese photography at the time, as it depicted an urban-industrial landscape.
[8] He often worked in gum bichromate, such as in Smoking City and Bamboo Forest.