Okada Atsushi | Photographer
1979 Born in Hokkaido
2003 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts
2008 Obtained his Ph.D. in arts from Tokyo Polytechnic University,
Graduate School of Arts.
Awards
2002 The 4th Fuji Photo Salon New Face Award
2008 The 33rd Kimura Ihei Photography Award
2014 The 66th Hokkaido Cultural Development Incentive Award
2017 The 33rd Higashikawa Awards Special Photographer Award
2024 The 37th JRA Equine Cultural Award
Works
2003 Platibe (Mado-sha Publishing, Co., Ltd.)
2003 Cord (Mado-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.)
2007 I am (Akaaka Art Publishing Inc.)
2010 ataraxia (Seigensha Art Publishing Inc.,
collaboration with Ms. Emi Itsuno, poet)
2012 THE WORLD (Akaaka Art Publishing Inc.)
2014 MOTHER (Hakurosya)
2015 1999 (NAGATOMO Co.,LTD. NAGATOMO White Label)
2020 YASUDA Shota Photo Collection: LIFE IS (Magazine House)
2023 Epitaph: The Light Trail of Yururi Island (Impress Corporation)
2025 The Horses of Yururi Island (Seigensha Art Publishing Inc.)
Public Collections
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
Kawasaki City Museum
Higashikawa Bunka Gallery
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Appearances in the Media
* TV and Radio Programs
2003 TV Tokyo “Aura”
2004 J-WAVE
2008 Asahi BC “Move!”
2008 NHK “News Watch 9”
2008 NHK Radio “Radio First in the Morning” (Asa-Ichiban)
2008 AIR-G “F+”
2009 NHK “Hokka-land Hokkaido”
2011 Fuji TV “NONFIX”
2011 Tokyo FM “Time Line”
2014 NHK “Good Morning, Hokkaido – Saturday Special”
2014 FM Kushiro “path-art”
2014 NHK “Tsunagaru Kita-Cafe”
2014 HTB “Ichioshi! Morning”
2014 NHK “Good Morning, Hokkaido – Saturday Special”
2015 HTB “Ichioshi!”
2016 UHB “Koisuru Bungaku” Third Episode
2016 UHB “Koisuru Bungaku” Fifth Episode, Sixth Episode
2017 FM Kushiro “path-art”
2017 HTB “Ichioshi!”
2018 NHK “Good Morning, Japan”
2018 HTB “Ichioshi!”
2023 UHB “Mintele”
2023 NHK “NHK NEWS WEB”
2023 NHK “Sunday Museum”
2025 NHK “NHK NEWS WEB”
2025 NHK “NHK NEWS WEB”
2025 J-WAVE “GROWING REED”
* Media outside of Japan
2005 Korea – Magazine “PHOTONET” (Aug. issue)
Special feature on “I am”
2008 Holland – Magazine “EYEMAZING” (Oct. issue)
Special feature on “The World”
2008 Korea – Magazine “Photo Art” (Oct. issue)
Special feature on “I am”
2010 Japan, Korea, China – Exhibition catalog “FACE OF ASIA”
2011 Taiwan – Magazine “SNAPPP” (June issue)
Special feature on Okada Atsushi
2011 Brazil – Web media “Expresso Japan
2012 France – Magazine “Beaux Arts magazine”
2012 France – Magazine “PHOTO”
2012 France – Magazine “De L’air magazine”
2013 China – Book “NIKKOR Lens Guide Book”
2014 China – Magazine “Knowing Japan”
Special feature on “The World”
2014 USA – Web media “Rinse”
Interview Okada Atsushi “Who Am I? What Is Life?”
2017 Germany – Magazine “PHOTONEWS”
2022 Philippines – Web media “Otaku Play ph”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12) >> Read More
2022 Venezuela – Web media “Noticias Caracas”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.12)
2022 Indonesia – Web media “VIRTUA CORNER”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13) >> Read More
2022 Indonesia – Web media “Fuel Ramen”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13) >> Read More
2022 Philippines – Web media “TREND HOTSPOT”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13) >> Read More
2022 Bolivia – Web media “El Pais”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13) >> Read More
2022 Bolivia – Newspaper “El Pais”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13)
2022 USA – Web media “K CRUSH”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.13) >> Read More
2022 Indonesia – Web media “Game Zero”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.14) >> Read More
2022 Germany – Web media “Sumikai”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.14) >> Read More
2022 Mexico – Web media “Geekzilla”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.17) >> Read More
2022 Turkey – Web media “Kore Sinema Dünyası”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2022.12.19) >> Read More
2023 USA – Web media “Twin Cities Geek”
Featuring the work "Yuluri Island" (2023.1.21) >> Read More
2023 USA – Web media “K CRUSH”
Interview Okada Atsushi (2023.1.25) >> Read More
2023 France – Web media “JAPAN GLOSSY”
Interview Okada Atsushi (2023.3.8) >> Read More