Iwaya Sazanami Literature Award
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Edition 44 (2023) award
Hiromi Nagakura
ながくら ひろみ
Nagakura Hiromi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-10-26 （Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Photographer, Photojournalist
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Influenced By
- Akihiko Okamura, Fumiyo Ishikawa, Kyoichi Sawada, Robert Capa, Larry Burrows
- Influenced
- Mika Takahashi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Kushiro Koryo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Law | — | — | 1971-1977 | Japan |
Hokkaido Kushiro Koryo High School
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Japan
Doshisha University
Faculty of Law
Period:
1971-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan Photographic Society Newcomer Award | — | — | Japan Photographic Society | Winner |
| 1993 | Domon Ken Award | Masood: Beloved Land of Afghanistan | — | Domon Ken Award | Winner |
| — | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | I Like People: Messages from Amazon Indigenous Peoples | — | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | Winner |
| — | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award | The Zabit Family Builds a House | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Japan Photographic Society Newcomer Award
1983
Organization:
Japan Photographic Society
Result:
Winner
Domon Ken Award
1993
Work:
Masood: Beloved Land of Afghanistan
Organization:
Domon Ken Award
Result:
Winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
Work:
I Like People: Messages from Amazon Indigenous Peoples
Organization:
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
Result:
Winner
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
Work:
The Zabit Family Builds a House
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
El Salvador: The Land of the Savior
PhotobookA photobook documenting life and conflict in civil-war-era El Salvador.
WarHuman life
Masood: Beloved Land of Afghanistan
PhotobookA photojournalistic record focused on Afghanistan and commander Masood.
Conflict zonesPortraits of people
Crawling the Earth: Hiromi Nagakura Complete Photographs 1980-96
PhotobookA comprehensive collection of photographs from 1980 to 1996.
PhotojournalismDocumentary
I Like People: Messages from Amazon Indigenous Peoples
Photographic book / Children's bookA work conveying life of Amazon indigenous peoples, presented with a structure accessible to children.
Indigenous peoplesEducationEmpathy
Bibliography
- The People of Civil War El Salvador
- Philippines, My Homeland
- Running Through a Turbulent World
- The Eye of a Photojournalist
- Lion of the Gorge: Commander Masood and Afghanistan's Fighters
- Like a Bird, Like a River: Journey with Forest Sage Ayuton
- The Wars and Peace I've Seen
- My Photojournalism
- Afghanistan: The Country Masood Risked His Life For
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Documentary-focused photojournalismObjective, observational photographic approach
- Recurring Motifs
- People living in conflict zonesChildren and familiesLives of indigenous peoples
Legacy
A photojournalist who has documented conflict and crisis zones worldwide for decades. He has influenced Japanese photojournalism and contributed to training the next generation.
Archives
- Held in the National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- He left Jiji Press in 1977 to become a freelance photojournalist.
- In 2006 he was the first Japanese invited photographer to the international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France.