While he was a student at the Tokyo College of Photography in the early 1950s, Hosoe joined “Demokrato,” an avant-garde artists' group led by the artist Ei-Q.
Õppides 1950. aastate alguses Tokio fotograafiakolledžis, liitus Hosoe avangardkunstirühmitusega Demokrato, mida juhtis kunstnik Ei-Q.