Passion, perfection, precision

Over five decades, documentary and fine art photographer Joe Honda immortalized some of the most dramatic, human and elegiac moments in international motorsport.

Exhibitions

• Jim Clark: Remembering Japan’s ‘Temple of Speed’ by Joe Honda (March - November, 2024, the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum)

• 24 Heures du Mans: To the Limit and Beyond by Joe Honda (November, 2023, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong)

• 24 Heures du Mans: To the Limit and Beyond by Joe Honda (August, 2023, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Tokyo)

• 24 Heures du Mans: To the Limit and Beyond by Joe Honda (June 9 to July 9, 2023) | La Maison Franco-Japonaise (Tokyo, Japan) & Fuji Motorsports Museum (Shizuoka, Japan) - Supported by the French Embassy and Shashin Kosha)

• Joe Honda: Remembering Japan’s Temple of Speed (March 2021, Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong)

• Total Recall: Remembering Japan’s Temple of Speed (2020, Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, Tokyo)

• ‘Ayrton Senna, The Hero of F1 Grand Prix’ (2012, Gallery EM, Nishiazabu, Tokyo)

• ‘Joe Honda Photography Exhibition’ (2002, Mr Craft, Tokyo)

• ‘Joe Honda Photography Exhibition’ (2001, Mr Craft, Tokyo)

• ‘Racing Driver, Kunimitsu Takahashi’s World’ (2001, Sakurashinmachi Sakura Shrine, Tokyo)

• ‘Joe Honda Photo Exhibition/Toru Ikuzawa and the Young Tigers’ (2001, Fuji Photo Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘Ayrton Senna, The Hero of F1 Grand Prix’ (1998, Shinsaibashi Sony Tower, Osaka)

• ‘Joe Honda: 30 Years, a Retrospective’ (1997, Takashimaya, Osaka Sakai City)

• Ayrton Senna and the F1 Legends (1997, Gallery Eizo Communication)

• ‘Ayrton Senna, The Hero of F1 Grand Prix’ (1995, Augusta Plaza, Kobe)

• ‘F1 Story’ (1992, Olympus Gallery, Tokyo)

• ‘F1 Jet Stream’ (1991, Pentax Forum, Tokyo)

• ‘Monaco Grand Prix: My 25 years’ (1991, Konika Photo Gallery, Tokyo)

• ‘Battle of Man’ F1 Graded Drivers (1991, Nikon Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘Rushing Run’ WPSC Fuji Film Cup '90 (1990, Fuji Photo Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘Paris-Dakar Rally’ (1984, Fuji Photo Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘Glory of Porsche’ (1980, Pentax Forum, Shinjuku, Tokyo)

• ‘Formula One World’ (1977, Pentax Gallery, Nishiazabu, Tokyo)

• ‘Daytona Beach’ (1975, Fuji Photo Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘24 Heures du Mans’ (1973, Canon Salon, Ginza, Tokyo)

• ‘Racing Camera Eye’ (1970, Nikkon Salon, Tokyo)

Photography books

• Fuji Speedway Story (2006)

• ‘Ayrton Senna’ (2004, Sakuhinsha Co. Ltd)

• ‘Joe Honda His Works, 101 F1 Drivers’ (1990, Atelier Publishing)

• ‘Contenders, The men who battled it out in Formula One’ (1990, Design Room Hiro Inc.)

• ‘Joe Honda, F1 Wandering Record,’ (1988, Grand Prix Publication)

• Joe Honda his works, Mature Turbo Era F1 (sponsored by Hugo Boss, AGF, BMW, Air France)

• Mitsubishi Motor Sports, the Spirit of Competition 88/89 (Mitsubishi Motors 4WD Motors)

• 10e Rallye, Paris-Algier-Dakar, 1988 (Mitsubishi 4WD Motors)

• 9e Rallye, Paris-Algier-Dakar, Unrivalled ‘King’ of Desert Rallies | Jan 1-22, 1987 13,000 km. (Mitsubishi 4WD Motors)

• ‘Paris-Dakar, 13,000 kilometers,’ Shinozuka Kenjiro. Photos, Joe Honda (1987, Grand Prix Publisher)

• ‘Joe Honda His Works, Focus on F1’s Turbo Engines’ (1986, Gakken)

• Joe Honda His Works 1967-1983 Sports Car Endurance (1983, BZ Forum Kousakusha)

• ‘Dash for the Laurels‘ (1969, Nobel Syobo)

Published books & magazines

• 'Road to Honda's Glory' (1988, Asahi Shimbun)

• 'F1 Graded Drivers' (1998, Grand Prix Publication)

• 'Soul: Japanese F1 Drivers' (1990)

• The Heroes of the F1 Circus (1990, Grand Prix Publication)

• Ferrari, the Red Empire (1996, KK Bestseller Publisher)

• 'I want to kill Honda Soichiro,' said his widow (1995, KK Bestsellers)

• Daytona Beach (Asahi Camera, August 1978)

• 24 Hours Le Mans (Nippon Camera, Sept. 1986)

• An interview with Joe Honda + Racer’s Eyes (Camera Mainichi, 1978)

• F1 Grand Prix (Nippon Camera, November 1987)

• Bol d’Or 24 Hours (Camera Mainichi, 1980)

• Monaco Grand Prix (Nippon Camera, 1991)

• The winners and losers (Camera Mainichi, 1977)

• Sports Car Prototype Race (Nippon Camera, 1992)

• Interview with Joe Honda + F1 Racers (Asahi Camera Special Issue, 1980)

• Sportscar Prototype Race (Nippon Camera, April 1990)

• An interview with Joe Honda | Joe Honda lives among racing cars and cameras, creations of precision high technology (Camera Art, 1985)

• An interview with Joe Honda - Auto Racing: Reflections on Life (Olympus Vision Age, The International Magazine of Photographic Information, 1985)

• An interview with Joe Honda | Fast track (Outdoor Photographer, 1987)

• An interview with Joe Honda (The Olympus Pursuit)

• F1 Grand Prix (Photo Konica, October 1990)

• Combat Finder-2 (Potenza, Real Sports)

• Featured in the article Telephoto Talk (Outdoor Photographer, 1987)

• Formula-1 '75-76 Motor Racing Year, Photos by Joe Honda (JAF Publishing Co.)

• Formula-1   '76-77 Motor Racing Year, Photos by Joe Honda (JAF Publishing Co.)