Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
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Edition 64 (2015) award
Yukihiro Fukuda
ふくだ ゆきひろ
Fukuda Yukihiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Photographer, Nature photographer, Wildlife photographer
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Photolibrary, TOPOUTIMAGES / Yukihiro Fukuda official site
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Prefectural Urawa Nishi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences (Agriculture and Veterinary) | College of Bioresource Sciences | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
Saitama Prefectural Urawa Nishi High School
Country:
Japan
Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences (Agriculture and Veterinary)
College of Bioresource Sciences
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Graduated. Inspired by visits to Hokkaido to photograph red-crowned cranes, he pursued a career in wildlife photography.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nature's Best International Photography Awards (Landscape) - Honorable Mention | — | 風景 | Nature's Best (USA) | 入賞 |
| 2003 | Nature's Best International Photography Awards (Wildlife) - Best in Competition | — | 動物写真 | Nature's Best (USA) | 最優秀賞 |
| 2005 | BBC Wildlife Photography (Animal category) - Honorable Mention | — | 動物 | BBC | 入賞 |
| 2007 | National Geographic Worldwide - Photo selection/publication | Monkeys of Shodoshima (selected photo) | — | National Geographic | 掲載 |
| 2015 | 64th Shogakukan Children’s Publishing Culture Award | — | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
Nature's Best International Photography Awards (Landscape) - Honorable Mention
2002
Category:
風景
Organization:
Nature's Best (USA)
Result:
入賞
Nature's Best International Photography Awards (Wildlife) - Best in Competition
2003
Category:
動物写真
Organization:
Nature's Best (USA)
Result:
最優秀賞
BBC Wildlife Photography (Animal category) - Honorable Mention
2005
Category:
動物
Organization:
BBC
Result:
入賞
National Geographic Worldwide - Photo selection/publication
2007
Work:
Monkeys of Shodoshima (selected photo)
Organization:
National Geographic
Result:
掲載
64th Shogakukan Children’s Publishing Culture Award
2015
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Life
PhotobookA photobook capturing the lives and natural behavior of animals and landscapes.
NatureAnimalsEcology
HERPSEAL
PhotobookA photobook focused on seals and other marine life.
Marine lifeSealsEcological photography
I Want to Meet Animals
Photobook / Children'sA children's photobook introducing the charm of animals.
EducationAnimalsHuman-animal interaction
Today Is Sea Day
PhotobookA work devoted to the sea and the creatures that live there.
SeaUnderwater photographyBiodiversity
Bibliography
- Life
- HERPSEAL
- I Want to Meet Animals
- Animal Diary
- Today Is Sea Day
- Parent and Pup: Ribbon Seal
- Boar Piglet and the Big Friendly Family
- Baby Arctic Fox
- Warm and Loved, Little Monkey
- Manatees Are Gentle Friends
- Forest Animals (CD-ROM)
- Faces in the Forest
- Sleeping Children Grow
- Rapolapola: Forest Fairies
- Manatee
- Feelings of Sea Otters – Sea Angel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic, documentary-style nature and wildlife photographyThree-pronged focus: underwater, landscape, and wildlife
- Recurring Motifs
- Expressions and behavior of animalsMarine and underwater worldsParent-child and group/social relationships
Legacy
Yukihiro Fukuda is a Japan-based nature photographer whose wildlife, underwater and landscape photographs have been recognized internationally and published in outlets such as National Geographic. He has produced many children's and educational works and contributes to public understanding of nature and wildlife through photography.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings / authority)
- Library of Congress (authority record)
Quotes
-
Mountains are great, but the sea is great too.
Source: Official website / interview
Trivia
- A photograph of Shodoshima monkeys was published in National Geographic (worldwide edition).
- Organizes annual 'manatee swim' eco-tours.
- Has won or been honored in international contests such as Nature's Best and BBC Wildlife Photography.