Hiroshi Okamoto

Photographer, Video editor and Videographer / Based in Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Okamoto Visual Storyteller / Photographer / Film Director – based in Tokyo. Hiroshi Okamoto is born in Tokyo in 1990. He studied anthropology and social sciences at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univesity in Japan. After... read on
Focus: Photographer, Photojournalist, Advertising, Director, Videographer, Video Editor, Documentary, Creative, Video, Photography
Skills: Lighting Tech, Audio Recording, Color Correction, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Book Layout/Design, Photo Editing, Photojournalism, Video Editing
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Hiroshi Okamoto
Visual Storyteller / Photographer / Film Director – based in Tokyo.

Hiroshi Okamoto is born in Tokyo in 1990.
He studied anthropology and social sciences at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univesity in Japan.
After graduating, he used to work as a director in video production in Tokyo.
His works focus on storytelling with using various visual images from photography and videography, objects.
His main concern is contradictions from social isolation between individual and society.
He works as a visual storyteller to find and create personal narratives to understand society at the anthropological and sociological points of the view.

Awards
2017. World Press Photo The Joop Swart Masterclass, Amsterdam The Netherlands – Nominee
2017. Fiebre Dummy Award, Madrid Spain – Shortlisted
2017. EMON PHOTO AWARD, Tokyo Japan – Special Prize
2016. Feria de Libros de Fotos de Autor Felifa, Argentina – Honorable Mention
2016. Photobook Award Maribor, Maribor Slovenia – Runner Up Prize
2016. The Anamorphosis Prize, USA – Shortlisted
2016. Critical Mass – Top200
2016. Cortona on the Move’s Dummy Book Award, Cortona Italy – Finalist
2016. LUMA RENCONTRES DUMMY BOOK AWARD ARLES, Arles France – Shortlisted
2016. DUMMY AWARD KASSEL, Kassel Germany – 2nd Prize
2016. Self Publish Riga, Riga Latvia – Shortlisted
2016. Photobook Bristol, Bristol UK – Shortlisted
2016. Photo Espana Best Photography of the Year Award, Madrid Spain – Shortlisted
2015. Le PhotobookFest Paris, Rock your dummy award2015, Paris France – Shortlisted
2015. Portrait Salon, London UK – Selected
2015. Photolux Festival self publishing award, Lucca Italy – Shortlisted
2015. Ueno Hikoma Awards, Fukuoka, Japan – Mainichi Shimbun Prize

Selected Exhibitions
2017.06. Solo Exhibition "We do not need you, here.”, ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL, Athens Greek
2016.11. Solo Exhibition "Recruit”, LIANZHOU FOTO FESTIVAL, Lianzhou China
2016.09. Screening "Recruit”, SEOUL LUNAR PHOTO FESTIVAL, Seoul Korea
2016.02. Group Exhibition Portrait Salon 2015, Reminders photography stronghold, Tokyo Japan
2016.01. Solo Exhibition "Recruit”, Reminders photography stronghold, Tokyo Japan
2016.01. Group Exhibition "Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition”, Higashikawa Culture Gallery, Hokkaido Japan
2015.12. Group Exhibition "Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition”, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo Japan
2015.11. Group Exhibition "Ueno Hikoma Awards Exhibition”, Museum of Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka Japan
2015.11. Group Exhibition Portrait Salon 2015, Embassy Tea Gallery, London UK

Residency
2016.10. Docking Station at Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publication
Foam Magazine, GUP Magazine, Vogue Italia, burn magazine, Der Greif Magazine, Yorokobu Magazine, China Daily, Korea The Monthly Photo Art Magazine, PHmuseum, Future Shoot, KIEKIE, Yahoo!News Japan, Mainichi Shimbun, Korocolor Publishers

Corporate Client
Amnesty International, Saudi Aramco, FleishmanHillard Japan, Linkazia Japan, Tokyu Corporation, Tokyu Department Store co.,ltd., Mt. Fuji Springs Inc., MHD Moí«t Hennessy Diageo K.K., WWF Japan, 350.org Japan, NPO Dí—P