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TAKETOMO SHIRATORI

1961 : Born in Kanda, Tokyo
1986 : Graduated from "Nippon Photography Institute".
           And became a free-lance
1988 : Start to play scuba-diving, and take a underwater photography.
1991 : Became a underwater photographer with a diving magazine.
1996 : "The KEY of Underwater Photography"published
           (Marine planning Co., Ltd)
1999 : Exhibition "The LIVING of Sea-animals"
           (7.30~8.5 / Fuji Photo saloon Ginza, Tokyo)
2001 : "Goby Collection" published (Hankyu communications Co., Ltd.)
2001 : "The technique of approaching to fishes"published（Hankyu)
2003 : "Guide book of Goby"published (Hankyu)
Member of CANON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Member of NIKON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PADI OPEN WATER SCUBA INSTRUCTOR NO. 096251

MEDIA
Sunday Mainichi (The Mainichi Newspapers)
Asahi Weekly (The Asahi Shimbun campany)
Diver (Diver Co., Ltd)
Diving World Magazine (Marine planning Co., Ltd)
Newton (Newton press)
TIETEEN KUVALEHTI (Bonnier Publications)

Photo Libraly
Q-photo (Jp), Nature Pro. (Jp), NHPA (UK) , ARKive (UK)

AWARDED
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004 "Runner Up"

And after43 years （March, 2004） myself portrait on a helicopter at shooting of "Harp seal"

About 1 year after his birth ...
Being in good humor with watching TV program
"Boo・Hoo・Woo" !!