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Born in 1980. Kosuke grew up in Tokyo and started his career as a photographer after college graduation where he studied education. In 2007, he joined Agence Vu', a Paris-based photographers' agency and left in April 2010. Since then he is working independetly. Kosuke has been honored with several awards and grants including Joop Swart Masterclass of World Press Photo, PDN's 30 emerging photographers to watch, Sony World Photography Awards, and Prix Kodak. His clients include Time.com, Newsweek Japan, Wall Street Journal, Courrier International, Russian Reporter, foto8, Aera, among others. Kosuke's photos have also been exhibited in various venus including galleries and international photo festivals. He will hold a solo exhibition at Kunshal Museum in Rotterdam in march 2011. He continues shooting the stories that touch him. Kosuke is based in Paris, France.
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| Publications / Clients |
| TIME.com, Newsweek Japan, Le Monde, Courrier International, Russian Reporter , Wall Street Journal, Courrier Japon, Vu mag, POLKA Magazine, foto8, PHOTO, Enjeux Les Echos, Photo District News, Ventiquattro, Top Girl, Coyote, AERA, Playboy Japan, PDFx12, JICA, Weekly ASAHI, Photografica, Chuo-Koron, International Cooperation Magazine, ASAHI Camera, Camera Magazine, Weekly Hyakka etc... |
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| Education |
| 2003 --- BA in Education, Waseda University, Japan |
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| Awards/Grants |
| 2009 --- World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass |
| 2009 --- 2nd Place, Contemporary Issue category, Sony World Photography Awards Cannes 2009 |
| 2009 --- PDN's 30 emerging photographers to watch |
| 2009 --- 2nd Place, Best Published Picture Story (large market) category, NPPA Best of Photojournalism |
| 2009 --- 2nd Place, Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing category, NPPA Best of Photojournalism |
| 2008 --- Mention spéciale, Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique |
| 2008 --- Overseas Training Grant for Emerging Artists, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japanese Government |
| 2007 --- Nominate, Young Reporter's Award, Visa Pour l'Image |
| 2007 --- 3rd Place, Freature Photo Gallery category, NPPA Best of Photojournalism |
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| Exhibitions |
| 2009 --- "Chance", POLKA Galerie, Paris, France |
| 2009 --- "Ibasyo", Noorderlicht International Photography Festival, Groningen, The Netherlands |
| 2009 --- "Ibasyo", Sony World Photography Award Global Tour |
| 2009 --- "Editors' Choice", the most promissing young photogrpahers, Ricoh Ring Cube, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 --- "Vanishing Existence", Chobimela V International Photography Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2008 --- "Rebels on the edge", TOPS CHINA International Photojournalism Festival, Shenyang, China |
| 2006 --- "Resistance -Darfur Conflict-", Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2006 --- "Resistance -Darfur Conflict-", Osaka NIKON Salon, Osaka, Japan |
| 2005 --- "Ueno Hikoma Award Exhibition", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 --- "Resistance -Darfur Conflict-", Shinjuku NIKON Salon, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 --- "Ueno Hikoma Award Exhibition", Kyushu Sangyo Unversity Museum, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Projections |
| Visa Pour l'Image, FotoFreo, Image Singuiier, Angkor Photo Festival, Photo Phnom Penh etc... |
| Galleries |
| POLKA Galerie, Paris, France |
| Tasveer Gallery, India |
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| Collection |
| Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Nagano, Japan |