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PERSONAL DETAILS
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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
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Biyori THE EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA, Mita, Tokyo |
| Aug-Sept 2000 n
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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
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HONDA WELCOME PLAZA AOYAMA, Aoyama, Tokyo |
| May 2000 n
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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' (Μκ) 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...
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ϊa@Chikyu Biyori, Aspect Publishing, July 2000
SUNA NO TAIRIKU »Με€, Seisei@Publishing, June 1996
...Poster & Calender...
Fuji Film 'Provia 100F' official promotional poster for domestic
and overseas market, Fuji Film, February 2000
KAIRAKU ZUKAN (υy}Σ) - 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 iψε€jDVD, Kinyoushya, April 2002 (expecting to be released)
GREAT OUTBACK (CD-ROM), Kinyoushya Publishing, October 1997
AUSTRALIA (CD-ROM), Shin Forest Publishing, February 1996
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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΅’jn
ΜL^),
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
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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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