Osamu Shiihara (椎原治) was a Japanese photographer born on 3 October 1905 in Osaka City.
[1] Shiihara utilized many avant-garde photographic techniques such as photogram solarization, photomontage and photo peinture.
[2] His work not only utilized experimental techniques but was modern due to his chosen subject matter.
[3]Shiihara is also known for his contribution to the Wandering Jew series that documented the plight of Jewish refugees temporarily staying in Kobe during the Pacific War as they awaited visas to enter the United States and South America.
He worked other members of the Tampei Photography Club like Nakaji Yasui, Toru Kono, Kaneyoshi Tabuchi, Kametaro Kawasaki, and Yutaka Tezuka.