Yoshinori Nishino
Born in Osaka, 1969. After graduating from the Education Department of Waseda University and working for an advertising company, started working as a freelance cameraman.
Moved to Ishigakijima Island, Okinawa in 2005. Specializes in photographing fishery, hunting and other forms of relationship between human and nature.
Many of his representative works focus on uminchu. Also takes part in many TV programs focused on uminchu as an experienced underwater video cameraman.
A member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society
Writing works
Umi wo Aruku – Uminchu Oji to Shinka no Umi, Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. 2004
Habu no Sumu Shima – Densetsu no Habutori Meijin to Amami no Mori no Monogatari, Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. 2005
Ishigakijima Uminchu no Shigoto, Iwanami Shoten 2010
Hikaru Kinoko to Yoru no Mori, Iwanami Shoten 2013
Kujira to Ikiru, Heibonsha 2017
Uminchu – Yaeyama no Umi wo Aruku, Heibonsha 2019
Bear Hunting, Kanjindo 2022
Photo Exhibition
Ishigakijima Uminchu Shinka, Canon Gallery 2005
Uminchu, Canon Gallery 2010
Boshu Hogei, Taiji Ishigaki Memorial Hall 2018
Uminchu Saburo, Canon Gallery 2019
Bear Hunting, OLYMPUS Gallery Tokyo 2022
Karitaterumono, AiDEM PHOTO GALLERY [Sirius] 2022