Ikuru Kuwajima’s Profile

Transit Land By Ikuru Kuwajima: 13Dec2012; In the past 2 years and a half, I've been living and photographing in central Asia. It's enormous here. I see vast steppe, desert and mountains and feel like I am in nowhere. The area is sparsely populated in general, and each human settlement is connected by thin, long lines of roads that penetrate this enormous land. Central Asia is big and complex, yet there is not very much information. So, I decided to travel around to have a better understanding of the region and photograph...; Tags: Documentary, Personal, Photography

In the Solitude of Horizons By Ikuru Kuwajima: 15Dec2011; Tags: Documentary, Editorial, Kazakhstan, Priozersk

After studying photojournalism in the University of Missouri, Columbia for 4 years, Ikuru Kuwajima, originally from Japan, lived in Romania and then Ukraine for three years. He moved to central Asia in 2010 and is now based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, working on documentary photography projects, as well as commercial/editorial assignments. He is fluent in Japanese, English and Russian.

Experience
Freelance Photographer, 2007 – present
Photographing mainly in the former Soviet countries and central Asia
Valley News, photojournalism intern, Summer 2007 Syracuse Post-Standard, photojournalism intern, Sumer 2006

Education
University of Missouri Columbia
B.A. Journalism 2003-2007
Expected graduation date – N/A
Participant of the Reflexions Masterclass
(photography masterclass, which takes place in Europe every 4 months)

Awards
2010 Fujifilm Distinction Awards - First Place
2009, 2010 Picture of the Year International
- Honorable mentions in Portrait category
2008, 2009 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
- Second Place in Feature Story category (2009)
- Honorable mentions in News Story and Portrait category (2008)
2009 5th China Int’l Press Photo Contest
- Silver prize in Portrait & People in the News
2008 Ueno Hikoma Prize (Japan) - Honorable mention
2008 Hearst Championship - Finalist
2007 College Photographer of the Year
- Bronze in International Picture Story category

Clients
National Geographic Japan and Romania, Newsweek Japan, Courrier Japon, Bit (Doutch), Journalism (published by Asahi Shinbun, Japan), Russian Reporter, Save the Children, McGarry Bowen

Contact information:

Kazakhstan: +77052621305
International: +1-573-234-6570
e-mail: ik@ikurukuwajima.com
website: www.ikurukuwajima.com
blog: http://ikurukuwajima.com/blog

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