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Eiichi Matsumoto (松本 栄一, Matsumoto Eiichi, 1915–2004) was a Japanese photographer.

During World War II he worked as a photojournalist for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, covering the firebombing of several Japanese cities. Following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he was sent to photograph the aftermath.

References

1. (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
2. ^ Ives, Mike (6 August 2020). "After Atomic Bombings, These Photographers Worked Under Mushroom Clouds". The New York Times.

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