[1][2] She graduated from Keio University in 1990 with a degree in literature,[3] and then studied at the Tokyo College of Photography until 1996.
[1][2][4] Using a medium-format camera, Hara takes photographs of people she encounters outside, in the train, and so forth.
She said "My shooting style is so-called snapshot, so I can say all of my photographs were taken by a mere accident, . . .
"[5] Comparing her photography with that of Rinko Kawauchi, Ferdinand Brueggeman writes Mikiko Hara's photography is poetic as well, but she has a different topic.
She talks about distance and isolation of people in public spaces – especially of women.