Junji Takasago

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Junji Takasago
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たかさご じゅんじ。写真家。1962 年、宮城県石巻市生まれ。
熱帯から極地まで世界中の国々を訪れ、海中、生き物、虹、風景、星空など、地球そのものをフィールドに、自然の繋がり、水や生命の循環、人と自然の関わり合いなどをテーマに撮影活動を行っている。
「PLANET OF WATER」(National Geographic), 「この惑星(ほし)の声を聴く」(Crevis)、「night rainbow」「LIGHT on LIFE」「free」「夜の虹の向こうへ」(小学館)、「Dear Earth」「Aloha」(Pie International),「光と虹と神話」(山と渓谷社)など、著書は30冊を超える
美術館「えき」KYOTO、フランス・パリ日本文化会館、ニコンTHE GALLERY、GINZA SIX、ザルツブルグ博物館など、国内外で写真展多数開催。
TBS「情熱大陸」、NHK「SWITCHインタビュー」をはじめ、テレビ、ラジオ、雑誌等のメディアや講演会などで、自然の大切さ、自然と人間の関係性、人間の地球上での役割などを幅広く伝え続けている。
・ロンドン自然史博物館主催「Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022」自然芸術部門で最優秀賞を受賞
・海の環境 NPO 法人“The Oceanic Wildlife Society” 理事 ・みやぎ絆大使
Photographer. Born in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
After photographing exclusively for a diving magazine, Takasago establishes Takasago Photography Office in 1989. With the entire globe as his work field, he shoots his way around the world capturing moments in nature from underwater to aerial, photographing wildlife, landscapes, natural phenomena and stars. Takasago has authored  more than 30 publications.
Exhibitions of his work have been held at Art Museum “EKI” Kyoto, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, Nikon THE GALLERY, GINZA SIX, Salzburg Museum, to name a few.
Takasago makes appearances on a wide range of media including TV shows, radio programs, magazines and talk events, where he continues to communicate his thoughts on nature and the relationship between nature and humans.
He received the Natural Artistry Award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 hosted by the Natural History Museum London.
Takasago was appointed Kizuna Ambassador for Miyagi prefecture in 2018.
He serves as a director at “The Oceanic Wildlife Society”, an NPO organization for marine conservation.