I am a Beijing-based freelance photographer and writer. I began my photography career in Australia, later moving to my home country Japan, and since 2014 I have been based in China.
Awards and Recognition;
Winner of The Independent Photographer December 2016
Finalist of Shoot the Land December 2016 at Shoot the Frame
Finalist of Shoot the Face December 2016 at Shoot the Frame
One of 15 TALENTED ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS 2016 by Dodho Magazine
Third Place La Grande Photo Awards 2015 (Portrait Category)
One of 5 Great Documentary Photographers 2016 by Dodho Magazine
Finalist of LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
One of Best 50 Photographers of Travel Photographer Asia 2016
Winner of Shoot the Wild October 2015 at Shoot the Frame
Winner of Shoot the Face October 2015 at Shoot the Frame
My prize-winning photos from contests in 2015 and 2016 will be exhibited at the following photo festivals;
Late 2017 (scheduled), at the Independent Photographer Berlin Annual Exhibition (Germany)
March, 2017 at Month of Photography Denver (Colorado, the USA)
March, 2017 at Festival de Tiradentes (Tiradentes, Brazil)
March, 2017 at Focus Photography Festival (Mumbai, India)
May, 2016 at MAPKL WHITE BOX @ PUBLIKA (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Practicing the same way of life for thousands of years, the Tsaatan people are one of Mongolia’s last groups of nomadic reindeer herders—this documentary report offers a portrait of their fast-disappearing traditions.
