divedog

divedog

Φωτογράφος, Βιντεογράφος

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【Biography】 I was born in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1976. After graduating from university, he worked as an editor at a printing company and then for eight years at a company that developed software to support the creation of disclosure documents. I took up scuba diving as a hobby to relieve stress at work, and it changed my sense of values. Everything was an encounter with the unknown. It didn’t take long for me to pick up a camera and become obsessed with underwater photography. After winning several prizes in international photo competitions, I started my career as a photographer. He has photographed mainly in Okinawa, Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Shizuoka (Izu), and Ishikawa (Notojima). 【Awards, Honors, and Nominates】 Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year competition 2021 1st Place in FISH BEHAVIOUR 6th 35AWARDS 100 GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS 2020 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category) Bronze Prize 2020 Nature Photographer of the year Finalist 2020 IPA (Professional Underwater) Honorable Mention 2020 IPA (Professional Underwater) Honorable Mention 2020 IPA (Professional Underwater) Honorable Mention 2019-2020 Umbra International Photography Awards(Professional Underwater Category) 2nd Place 2020 Siena International Photo Awards Finalist 2019 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category) Silver Prize 2019 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category) Honorable Mention 2018 Nature’s Best Photography ASIA Highly Honored OCEAN 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest Editor’s Favorite Week1, Week3 2017 JPVAA WEB Photo Contest Second Prize