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PERSONAL DETAILS
Aihara@MASAAKI Born in Tokyo in 1958 Bachelor of Journalism, Department of Journalism (Newspaper/Printed Media), Faculty of Law, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Registered with ASAHI PENTAX as a professional photographer Member of NIKON professional services Aihara started his career as a photographer while studying at Nihon University. He has photographed extensively the landscapes of Hokkaido (the northern island of Japan)@and the areas / landscapes along to the north-eastern railway networks. Aihara also has extensive experiences in documentary photography, still-life photography, and sports photography. Aihara has worked as an in-house photographer for an advertising agent, SOGEI in Tokyo for 8 years after completing his Bachelor of Journalism. Aihara left SOGEI in 1988 to commence his first sole journey to the Australian Outback by a motorcycle to pursuit his passion to photography the great Australian continent. Aihara believes it is crucial to learn and understand the nature and the environment of the Australian Outback in depth in order to maximize his talent to capture the true beaty of the Australian Outback.. To achieve this, Aihara took an approach of 'Bush camping'. Since the first visit to Australia, Aihara has been retuning to Australia many more times. He has covered more than 150,000 km of the Outback. Currently, Aihara visits to the Australian Outback 2 or 3 times a year.


EXHIBITIONS
November 2000 QANTAS Airways 80th Anniversary Private Exhibition Shibuya, Tokyo
September 2000 ’n‹…“ϊ˜a@Chikyu Biyori THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA, Mita, Tokyo
Aug-Sept 2000 ’n‹…“ϊ˜a@Chikyu Biyori TAKASHIMAYA GALLERY, Nihonbashi, Yokohama, Kyoto, Okayama. Participated in a traveling exhibition of 'Australia Fair'.
August 2000 Kimberly PENTAX FORUM, Shinjuku, Tokyo
July 2000 MOTHERLAND, Tenjin, Fukuoka August 2000 Kimberly PENTAX FORUM, Shinjuku, Tokyo
June 2000 ’n‹…“ϊ˜a@Chikyu Biyori HONDA WELCOME PLAZA AOYAMA, Aoyama, Tokyo
May 2000 ’n‹…“ϊ˜a@Chikyu Biyori FUJI PHOTO SALON, Ginza, Tokyo
March 2000 Landscapes of Australia FOREST IN SHOWAKAN, Akishima, Tokyo
June 1999 The Heart of Desert HONDA WELCOME PLAZA AOYAMA, Aoyama, Tokyo
February 1999 Landscapes of Australia CORSSO, Urawa, Saitama
June 1998 Great Outback HONDA WELCOME PLAZA AOYAMA, Aoyama, Tokyo
May 1998 Great Outbac‚‹ THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA, Mita, Tokyo
April 1998 The Heart Of Desert PENTAX FORUM, Shinjuku, Tokyo Recorded approximately 13,000 visitors
January 1998 Landscapes Of Australia CORSSO, Urawa, Saitama
June 1997 The Heart Of Desert HONDA WELCOME PLAZA AOYAMA, Aoyama, Tokyo
November 1996 Landscapes Of Australia LASCHIKAS, Aoyama, Tokyo
June 1996 Landscapes of Australia CORSSO, Urawa, Saitama
May 1996 The Heart Of Desert GALLERY ALTESSE, Yoyogi, Tokyo
April 1996 Landscapes Of Australia KEIO PLAZA HOTEL, Shinjuku, Tokyo
November 1995 The Light From Down Under THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA, Mita, Tokyo
July 1995 The Light From Down Under JPCC GALLERY, Nagoya, Aichi
June 1995 Landscapes of Australia MATSUZAKAYA DEPARTMENT GALLERY, Yokohama, Kanagawa
January 1995 The Light From Down Under Part 2 DOI PHOTO PLAZA, Shibuya, Tokyo
July 1994 Landscapes Of Australia KOWAKIEN, Toba, Mie
January 1993 The Light From Down Under DOI PHOTO PLAZA, Shibuya, Tokyo


PUBLICATIONS
...Newspaper/Magazine...

'Tasmania Special' in DONNA JAPONE, Victor Books, July 1998 Published 8 pages of photographs of Tasmania.

'Watashi no ichimai' (Ž„‚Μˆκ–‡) in TOKYO SHINBUN Newspaper Sunday Edition, July 1998
'Fiji Special' in DONNA GIAPPONE, Victor Books, February 1998 Published 8 pages of photographs of Fiji.

'Australia Special' in DONNA GIAPPONE, Victor Books, December 1997 Published 8 pages of color photographs of Australia.

'Opera In Outback' in GEO GIAPPONE First Volume, Douhoushya, December 1997 Published 8 pages of color photographs of Opera in Outback..

'Bungle Bungle' in GEO JAPAN Preliminary Volume, Douhoushya, October 1997 Published 8 pages of color photographs of Bungle Bungle in Western Australia.

'Kakadu', in WINDS - JAL in-flight magazine, June 1997 Published 4 pages of color photographs of Kakadu National Park, Notthern Territory, Australia.

'White Dune' in SANKEI SHINBUN Newspaper Evening Edition, January 1995 Published 1 page of color photography of white dune in Australia.

'White Dune'in OUTDOOR monthly magazine July 1994
Published 4pages of color photographs of white dune in Australia.



...Books...

’n‹…“ϊ˜a@Chikyu Biyori, Aspect Publishing, July 2000

SUNA NO TAIRIKU »‚Μ‘ε—€, Seisei@Publishing, June 1996



...Poster & Calender...

Fuji Film 'Provia 100F' official promotional poster for domestic and overseas market, Fuji Film, February 2000

KAIRAKU ZUKAN (‰υŠy}ŠΣ) - Official Holiday Guide to Australia, Australian Tourism Commission published, March 1997

'White Dunes', NIIMURA PRINTING CO 1997 CAMPANY CALENDER, January 1997

'Kakado' in NIIMURA PRINTING CO 1998 COMPANY CALENDER, January 1998


Published 1 page of color photograph.

Official Poster for the 20th Anniversary of the Japan-Australia Diplomatic Treaty, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, November 1996


...CD-ROM & DVD...

NIJI TAIRIKU i“ψ‘ε—€jDVD, Kinyoushya, April 2002 (expecting to be released)

GREAT OUTBACK (CD-ROM), Kinyoushya Publishing, October 1997

AUSTRALIA (CD-ROM), Shin Forest Publishing, February 1996


OTHERS
'An interview' by NHK (National Television) News, August 2000
An interview by NHK on Aihara's career as a photographer and his 12 years experiences in Australian landscape photography.

Invitation to the official dinner party for the Prime Minister of Australia, organized by the Prime Minister KEIZO OBUCHI, July 1999

'Utsukushii Chikyu no Kiroku (”ό‚΅‚’j’n‹…‚Μ‹L˜^),
Sky Perfect, June 1999


'Landscapes of Australia' in WOWOW, September 1997
A coverage by High Definition Format 'Australia (CD-ROM)' in National Geographic Traveller, December 1997 The CD-ROM 'Australia' was introduced.

Simpson Desert' in TBS 'SPACE J' News, June 1996
A coverage of photographs of Simpson Desert in Australia


SPONSORS AND MAJOR CLIENTS
The Embassy of Australia
Australian Tourism Commission
South Australian Tourism Commission
QANTAS Airways
JAL Photo Services
SOUGEI
Tokyu Agency
Kinyosha
Shin Forest
TBS
WOWOW
Takemura Publishing
Chuo Kouron Shi Shya
PPS Tsushinshya
Urawa CORSSO
Taisei Kensetsu
HONDA
SONY
Mitsui Fudousan
Daiwa Constructions
Niimura Printing
Fuji Film
JR Higashi Nihon
Yokohama Matsuzakaya
Takashimaya



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