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I am a STREET photographer...and monkney photographer with a pink ass and a tail. Also, I can be the super-HIRO.

pre 2002, Back in Japan.
Polaroid SLR 690. Single lens Polaroid that can take macro photos close to 20 cm. I started off with a Polaroid photography back in 1998.


Proudly providing professional works since 2002.

MONKEY OUT OF HABITAT was my first SHOW in the US in 2003, Columbus State University library.
Fountain City Coffee show 2004-2005.Columbus GA
Graduation show with Sammie Saxon 2005 May 13th 2005 Columbus GA
As a graduate student, I do not have money to get high end DSLR. However, I know what those cameras limitand my limit, I will retire photography after returning to Japan in May 2010.


Lens
55 f1.2(happily sold)
20 f2.8 (sold)
10.5 f2.8 DX fisheye(sold)



SB-800 (sold)
Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 D (sold)
Nikkor 50 f/1.4 D (sold)
Tokina 116 11-16 f/2.8(sold..this was such a great lens!!)
Nikon 35 f/1.8G
those are for my final photo project "Project Dance, Ballet. a life around K.C."

After this final photo project(will be published in book format), I will stop doing photography. My interest is a form of life. This book project is about one dancer's life based on what she makes others move by her presence, movement, passion, love, and her soul. She is truly the gifted person I have met in this small university town. I feel really lucky to meet and photograph of her throughout two semesters.
April 2010. I am so grateful to do photo works with her. Everything becomes perfect...I cannot ask anything else, it is seriously meant to be.

My final exhibition will include my recent works
April 15-17 2010 XYZ gallery in Blacksburg Virginia.


I realized that my philosophy/style of photography is "street" not fancy school learned.
April 2010:After talking to my new fellow photographer R.Hull, he told me that my style is "care" or Caring my subject, just like a family member. I think it does speaks to me and meaning of "Jin"(the chinese symbol) is what I care about in my life.

I am into communication art and commercial photography.
Based on my favorite artist, Hiroyuki Asada, I think my vision is coming from his drawings/paintings.

Photo projects, FMDS, and mainly my graduate school life and friends. Friends are great to hang out. I cannot spend my time for only one person right now.

PS:I know when we get too busy doing thing everyday, we forget our memories sometimes..but these scenes hope to keep our memories and always there to remember the great time we had. April 2010

As of 2010 May 20.
My photography career ended. I will not come back to do anymore at least for a while. My final photo work was with such an amazing ballet dancer, my great friend, Kaitlin. I will never ever forget how much fun working together and how much she impacted in my life. I learned a lot from this project and from her throughout a year of my photography works. Thanks for visiting my final show at local coffee shop! I got so many feedbacks and even some commission emails but unfortunately I am not able to do anymore.



Lens I owned
Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6*
Nikkor 70-300mm f.4.5-f/5.6*
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D*
Nikkor 24-120mm f.3.5-f/4.5 VR*
Nikkor 55mm f/1.2 AiS*
Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 D*
Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 DX*
Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 D*
Tokina 116 11-16mm f/2.8*
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 G

Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8
Tokina 17mm f/3.5 AT-X
Tamron 20-40mm f/2.7-3.5(for Canon)
Tokina 300mm f/4 AT-X
Canon EF 70-210 f/4
Canon FD 50mm f/1.2 L(awesome!!)

Olympus OM system 50mm f/1.4 manual(for video footage use+ 10 different creative filters!):
I thought about getting a lensbaby but this superb Olympus has so many filters for cheap so I am using it to create a film , production by HiroMonkey!