Summer Forest Fairies

• Prize
  Gold in Nature/Seasons
• Photographer
  Kazuaki Koseki
• Agency / Studio
  Photostudio Koseki
• Website
  https://kazuakikoseki.com/

Himebotaru, which is an indigenous firefly species of Japan, fly around the forest while repeating a blink of a short time—reminiscent of Christmas illumination. The sight is fantastic enough to forget the awe of the night forest. It is the brightness of life for only ten days of the summer. Forests are living things, and many flora and fauna coexist. The life time of each creature is not the same, the time of each life will flow, and the life will be repeated. They are a precious existence that people should not threaten. I just hope that this forest and its fireflies will be protected.

• Biography
  Born in 1977 in Yamagata prefecture,Japan. Kazuaki Koseki was born into a family photo studio business, of which he is the eldest son. With photos forming a familiar part of his life since early childhood, Koseki now conducts his private photographic work while running the studio he has since taken over. Mountains. Forests. Rivers. Koseki forges his way into the wilderness of Yamagata and Tohoku region throughout the four seasons, and has dedicated himself to capturing the natural majesty of the area in many of his works, including in his landmark series Summer Faeries.
• Awards
  Including the award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021,LensCulture Critics' Choice 2021(Chris Pichler selected/Nazraeli Press), BigPicture Nature world Photography Competition 2021.2023,Photoville FENCE 2020, He has received numerous awards at home and abroad. Solo exhibition "Forest of Misty Vision" (2022, Fujifilm Photo Salon, Tokyo, Osaka). Including photo exhibitions in the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland),the Natural History Museum in London, the California Academy of Sciences, 11 cities in North America, and Russia, as well as being published in the Japanese edition of National Geographic magazine. 2022 Published the art book "Forest of Misty Vision" (TOSEI Publishing Co.)