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Based in Tokyo, Japan
 
Born in 1980, Kosuke Okahara began his professional career at age 23, after his college graduation. Since the beginning of his career, he has been devoting himself to the theme of "Ibasyo" which refers, in Japanese, to "People's physical and emotional space where they can exist", or "Inner-peace of the people" including refugee crisis in Darfur, the choices of the people who are involved in illegal activities at the bottom of the society ladder in Colombia, and young Japanese people who are struggling with self-injury. As yet, he has covered various social issues in Asia, Africa, and South America.

His works have been widely published including TIME.com, Newsweek Japan, PHOTO, Courrier International, Enjeux Les Echos, PDFx12, Coyote, AERA, Playboy Japan, Weekly Asahi, Photografica, Chuo-Koron, International Cooperation Magazine, ASAHI Camera, Camera Magazine and among others. Also his works have been exhibited at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Nikon Gallery Tokyo, and Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand.

He is a member photographer of Agence VU, a Paris based photographers' agency.
 
 
Education
2003 --- BA in Education, Waseda University, Japan
 
 
Awards/Grants
2008 --- Overseas Training Grant for Emerging Artists, Agency for Cultural Affairs, JAPAN
2007 --- Nominate, Young Reporter's Award, Visa Pour l'Image
2007 --- 3rd Place in category "Feature Photo Gallery", NPPA Best of Photojournalism
2005 --- 1st Prize, Ueno Hikoma Photography Award
 
 
Exhibitions
2008 --- "Ibasyo", Parole Photographique, Promenades Photographiques, Vendome, France
2008 --- "Rebels on the edge", TOPSCHINA International Photojournalism Festival, Shenyang, China
2006 --- "Resistance", Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
2006 --- "Resistance" , Osaka NIKON Salon, Osaka, Japan
2005 --- "Ueno Hikoma Phography Award Exhibition", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2005 --- "Resistance", Shinjuku NIKON Salon, Tokyo, Japan
2005 --- "Ueno Hikoma Phography Award Exhibition", Kyushu Sangyo Unversity Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
 
 
Publications
TIME.com, Newsweek Japan, Courrier International, PHOTO, Enjeux Les Echos, Coyote, AERA, Playboy Japan, Weekly ASAHI, Photografica, Chuo-Koron, International Cooperation Magazine, ASAHI Camera, Camera Magazine, Weekly Hyakka etc...
 
Clients
Newsweek Japan, Enjeux Les Echos, JICA, Weekly Hyakka etc...
 
 
Collection
Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Nagano, Japan
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Current Location : Costa Rica
 
Contact in Costa Rica:
E-MAIL : kosukeokahara@gmail.com
 
Contact in Tokyo :
WORK : +81 50 5534 8187
MOBILE : +81 90 7233 5022
E-MAIL : kosukeokahara@gmail.com
 
Can be contacted in English, Spanish, and Japanese.