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Alaska’s image

If wildlife photography is your interest then check out this article about Michio Hoshino, your potential new inspiration.

Today I will be talking about wildlife/nature photographer Michio Hoshino, born in Japan, September 27th, 1952 and died August 8th, 1996. He specialised in Alaskan wildlife and was killed by a brown bear whilst on an assignment. A memorial totem pole was erected August 8th 2008 (12 year anniversary of his death), in honour of his death. Relatives and witnesses from Japan, including his widow, Naoko, attended the ceremony. Hoshino’s wife and son are still alive now. I feel that Hoshino’s photos show the innocence and the calm of Alaskan wildlife, he clearly isn’t doing this for commercial purposes and wants to do this for himself as his own projects and pieces of work. I feel that this image shows the kind of innocence I mean

I think that even the way the water looks, running fast like it could sweep the bear over, its such a simple and calm image, these kind of photos you look at and just feel relaxed and peaceful and I really feel like that is what Hoshino was going for when he was out shooting these projects. I think that when he started doing wildlife photography he found his muse, Hoshino wanted to capture Alaska as raw and as pure as he could, shooting the wildlife without being seen and seeing them when they are completely unaware and just innocent. The thing I love most about Hoshino’s work is the vibrance and general composition of the photos, they are so bright with the colours he has captured, all complimenting each other and it really helps you feel like you are there in the scene. Hoshino has really really done outstanding with his work and I think he is one of my new favourite photographers!

This photo makes me feel good because of the calm nature of the image, the perfect moment captured with the animals and the perfect composition and position, Hoshino caught that moment perfectly to make his audience feel something when they look at this. I absolutely love how he can capture such amazing photos of these animals with the perfect positions and compositions at the perfect time and if I lived somewhere with beautiful wildlife I would definitely try and do what Hoshino has done.

The fact he can even get this close to a bear and get this beautifully composed shot is amazing, he would have had to have so much patience to take these images and get them to look this good. I think other artists/photographers should go and check him out because of his unique style of work, you don’t get to see nature photography this beautiful and pure anymore and Hoshino has changed that. You can buy his books from eBay, his most popular book is called ‘The grizzly bear family book.’ which is about the careful study and research of grizzly bears for children to understand more about the species. I really feel that people should search him online or look at his books, he could have such an influence on anyone and I think that it will change your perspective on wildlife photography.

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I had taken my camera down to my local park on a foggy, damp day. I started walking around the park and looking at the cut down trees with no leaves or branches, a lot of them dripping rain drops on my face as I walk under them. As I am walking around admiring the park, like I always do, I pulled my camera out and started taking close up images of the cut down stumps and the moss growing out of the ground. I think that this park is beautiful, it has been this beautiful ever since I was young and I always remember it the same, the only thing that changes is the colour of the leaves when the seasons change. Because of the dark damp weather I had to set my aperture on my camera down to roughly F/3 and had my shutter speed at about 2 or 3 seconds with each shot. I had also set my ISO to 160, I slowly walked along the whole giant park looking at each tree and gazing at how amazing it was. I hate knowing that these giant trees were cut down and destroyed, they were breathtaking years ago and now they serve as seats for teens who loiter in the park. It still amazes me that life continues to grow within the stumps and the branches, the moss growing around the stumps and the fungi growing out the sides, it’s amazing how nature works and how its so stunning. I am forever in awe of this park and how even its close up beauty leaves me feeling at peace.