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福田啓人/Hiroto Fukuda

 自然野鳥写真家 / Nature WildBird Photographer

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自己紹介

1973年、神奈川県横浜市生まれ。癌で亡くなった父の後悔するなという遺言と写真家になりたかった母の夢を心に秘め写真家を志す。四年間の沖縄県石垣島での撮影を経て、現在はタンチョウを撮影するため北海道釧路市在住。数年前から病気を患い、闘病しながら写真家を続けている。治療費と活動費のためスポンサーを募集中。著書に「カワセミ ある日カワセミに出会いました」「カンムリワシ 守るべきもの、石垣島の白い天使」「アカショウビン 琉球の紅」がある。共に雷鳥社発行。絵画のような写真を目指している。

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自分は小さな存在ですが志しだけは高く持ちたいと思っています。自分が撮影している野鳥や自然の写真も世界が平和で無ければ撮影することは出来ないですから、自分の写真を見てくださった方々が美しい地球であることを願って、戦争をなくそう、世界を平和にしよう、自然を大切にしようと思いながら笑顔になってくれることを願っています。それが自分の使命だと思っています。

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地球がいつまでも美しく、世界がいつまでも平和でありますように。。

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1973. He decided to become a photographer after his father's will telling him not to have any regrets and his mother's dream of becoming a photographer.
Fukuda left the company and entered Tokyo Shashin Gakuen to learn the basics of photography. Since graduation, he has been active as a freelance nature photographer. Currently, Fukuda lives in Kushiro-shi, Hokkaido, to concentrate on photographing Japanese cranes throughout the year.
He has been suffering from an illness for several years and continues to work as a photographer while battling it.

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I am a small person, but I want to hold my aspirations high.I hope that the people who see my photos will smile while thinking about how to make the world a beautiful place, how to end war, how to make the world peaceful, and how to cherish nature.I believe that is my mission.

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May the earth be forever beautiful and the world forever peaceful.

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Affiliations : Japan Professional Photographers Society, the Photographic Society of Japan, Wild Bird Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds, WWF Japan、CPS


Main publications:

"Kingfisher〜One Day I Came Across a Kingfisher〜"

"Crested serpent eagle〜What to protect, the white angel of Ishigaki Island〜"

"Ruddy Kingfisher〜Crimson of Ryukyu〜"

PUBLICATIONS

・2024 Wild Bird Society of Japan newsletter January and February combined issue cover “Red-crowned crane”, Tokyo, Japan

・2023 Japan Post Commemorative Stamp “Special Natural Monument: Crested Eagle of the Yaeyama Islands”, Tokyo, Japan

・2022 Wild Bird Society of Japan Newsletter september & October combined issue cover & gravure “White-tailed eagle”, Tokyo, Japan

・2022 Birder April issue Special feature “Crimson bird of the southern island”, Tokyo, Japan

・2022 Mountains and Valleys February issue “Crested Eagle#, Tokyo, Japan

・2021 Wild Bird Society of Japan Newsletter July & August combined issue cover “Akashobin”, Tokyo, Japan

・2021 Mountains and Valleys June Issue “Akashobin”, Tokyo, Japan

・2018 Nikkei National Geographic June issue “From protecting red-crowned cranes to coexistence”, Tokyo, Japan

・2014 Nikkei National Geographic Special Edition “Wild Animals Miraculous Moments”, Tokyo, Japan

・2014 Canon EOS7DMark2 product catalog, Tokyo, Japan

・2013 Nikkei National Geographic May issue “Photos tell the story”, Tokyo, Japan

・2012 Akashobin ~crimson of Ryukyu~, Raichosha, Tokyo, Japan

・2011 Crested eagle ~ something to protect, the white angel of Ishigaki Island ~, Raichosha, Tokyo, Japan

・2009 Kingfisher ~One day, I met a kingfisher~, Raichosha, Tokyo, Japan

AWARDS

・2025 First place, Anthology Photography Competition

・2024 Honorable Mention, Chromatic Awards

・2024 Editors choice, 500px

・2024 GOLD / SILVER WINNER, New York Photography Awards

・2024 BRONZE WINNER, Budapest International Foto Awards

・2024 Special Jury Award, MonteCarlo Photo Contest

・2024 GOLD WINNER 8 Category, Global Photography Awards

・2024 SILVER WINNER 10 Category, Global Photography Awards

・2024 awarded,1x

・2024 Bronze awards, Camelbackgallery ALl animals 2024 art awards

・2024 Honorable Mention, IPA - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS™

・2024 Official Selection,IPA - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS™

・2024 MERIT PRIZE, Wildlife Photography Contest

・2024 First place, INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION "NATURE” 

・2024 JURY TOP 5 SELECTION & Official Selection, IPA - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS™ “ONESHOT - SEARCHING FOR PEACE”

・2022 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in OF THE AIR category 

2nd and 3rd place in OF THE IMAGINATION category Peninsula Art Academy International Digital Exhibition Competition

・2019  Longlisted, Sony Japan Nature Photo Contest 

・2009 Winner, High Photo Award Grand Prix 

​AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION

・Japan Professional Photographers Societ(JPS)

・The Photographic Society of Japan(PSJ)

・Wild Bird Society of Japan

・Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds

・World Wide Fund For Nature Japan

・Canon Professional Services(CPS)

・Sony Imaging PRO Support

 

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