Born 1947 in Tokyo. Nature photographer specializing in insects. Has been traveling to tropical rainforests in Asia and America to take photographs since his student days. Studied insect behavior under Professor Toshitaka Hidaka at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In 1994 won the Japan Professional Photographers Society annual prize with Konchu no Gitai ("Camouflage and Mimicry of Insects" ). Author of numerous books including Cho no Tobu Fukei ("Scenes of Flying Butterflies") and Konchu Ganmen Daihakurankai ("Great Exposition of Insect Faces"). Vice-chairman of the Society of Scientific Photography, director of the Japan Insect Association and member of Japan Professional Photographers Society. When you approach a fulgorid bug, it jumps up with amazing speed, before spreading its wings and flying away. At that instant, you can see its beautiful and impressive lower wings. It probably opens its wings to startle enemies when danger approaches. But in the next instant, it is gone. I wanted to capture that scene very badly, and tried many times. This photo shows the shot that I finally got. My success was probably thanks in no small part to the extremely small time lag of the E-1. I spent over 3 weeks shooting in the extremely humid tropical rainforests of Borneo, but thanks to the E-1's dust and water-resistant body and lens, not once did my lens cloud over. The E-1 performed for me like a champ throughout my shoot. The Dust Reduction System is also fantastic. I really trust this camera.

Vol.1: Kenji Ishiguro / Brings out the sensuality and luster. Vol.2: Mitsuaki Iwago / I must have been looking forward to the E-1 more than anyone. Vol.3: Kazuo Unno / Perfect for Macro model! I could not live without this camera now. Vol.4: Yasuhiko Miyajima / I'm sold on this camera. Vol.5: Shin Yamagishi / The lens lets you get right up close, which helps along shooting. Vol.6: Kenji Ishiguro / Capturing Thought in the Garden of Time. Vol.7: Mitsuaki Iwago / A feather-light response to the drumming of a woodpecker. Vol.8: Kazuo Unno / That once-in-a-lifetime blue is about to fly away now. Vol.9: Yasuhiko Miyajima / The breath of the painter comes through. Vol.10: Shin Yamagishi / The E-1 answers all my demands on digital cameras for portrait photography.