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", a Japanese term as "the physical and emotional place where a person can exist,", 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-mutilation. As yet, he has covered a number of stories in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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| Education |
| 2003 --- BA in Education, Waseda University, Japan |
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| Awards/Grants |
| 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, JAPAN |
| 2007 --- Nominate, Young Reporter's Award, Visa Pour l'Image |
| 2007 --- 3rd Place in category "Feature Photo Gallery", NPPA Best of Photojournalism |
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| Exhibitions |
| 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 |
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| Publications / Clients |
| TIME.com, Newsweek Japan, Courrier International, PHOTO, Enjeux Les Echos, Ventiquattro, 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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| Gallery |
| Tasveer Gallery, India |
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| Collection |
| Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Nagano, Japan |
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