Born in Sendai, Miyagi, Shishido traveled to North America to study documentary photography. In 1966, he established Kiyotaka Shishido Photography Studio in his hometown Sendai. From 1993 he has been photographing second generation Japanese Americans in the U.S. His work has received Ina Nobuo Award from Nikon Corporation and Art Encouragement Prize from Miyagi Prefectural Government. Shishido exhibits regularly in Sendai and in Tokyo and is a member of Japan Professional Photographers Society.