Born in Osaka, Japan.

1969 -70
Studied at Nihon University, College of Arts in Tokyo.

1970
Moved to New York City.

1974
Established Kenro Izu Studio in New York.

1979
Since the first visit to Egypt, began photographing a series of stone monuments of Middle East, Europe and South America.

1983
Start utilizing "14 x 20" contact Platinum - Palladium printing process.
Start working a self-project, "Still Life" to date.
Since then, Izu uses exclusively, contact-printed Platinum printing process with his original negatives of 8x10, 11x14 and 14x20inchs for all of his work, in studio and on location.

1993
Since the first visit to Cambodia to photograph a series of Angkor monuments, began photographing the Sacred places of Asia.

1995
During a series of photography trips to Cambodia's Angkor monuments, Izu became deeply moved by his encounters with children disfigured by landmines and desperate need of medical care. As a way of returning something to Cambodia where he was inspired deeply and captured many images of the Angkor, he founded a not-for profit organization, Friends Without A Border and built Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in January 1999. He has been responsible for its operation since then.

1997
Since the first visit to Mustang, Nepal this year, start photographing a series of Sacred places of Himalayan region.

2002
Start developing a technique of Cyanotype over Platinum - Palladium printing.

2004 - 2005
Series of exhibitions and publication of "BLUE" were released.

2002 - 2007
The series of portrait of the "BHUTAN sacred within" were photographed in Bhutan.