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"When I had nearly lost my sense of purpose, I discovered the Alaskan landscape. At that moment, all my troubles vanished."
Preferring by nature to be outdoors rather than indoors, I'd long dreamed of being a newspaper reporter. But my big brother, who was a keen photographer, advised me to enter a photography college, which I did. Although until that point I'd had nothing to do with cameras, I thought that taking photographs would enable me to work outdoors. The next thing I knew, I was on the road to becoming a photographer.
After graduating from college I traveled all over the United States as a photographer's assistant, but so many things happened to me that at one point I'd almost lost my sense of purpose and direction. It was then that I first discovered Alaska. I'll never forget the impact the rugged landscape had on me. Coming face to face with the Earth's natural beauty on such a grand scale made me realize how tiny we human beings are. At that moment, all my troubles vanished.
I think I was about 21 years old when I decided to create a collection of photographs of Alaska. With that in mind, I became a freelancer and continued taking photographs of Alaska for seven years or so. For the first half of that period, I used to stay in Alaska for two or three months every year during the summer, and then return to Japan to make some money. Later on, I stayed in Alaska for about six months of the year, during which time I tried other approaches such as aerial photography. The land looked absolutely magnificent from above.
When I was 30, I finally published a book of the photographs I'd taken, entitled "Alaska." This also marked the time when I began to enjoy a steady income as a professional photographer. The following year, in 1983, I held an exhibition of my work, entitled "Lights of the Far North," at the Olympus Gallery. This led to a job taking nature photographs in New Zealand using the OM-2, which was the first Olympus camera I ever worked with. I've continued to rely on Olympus models for the last 23 years.
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