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Michio Hoshino

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Japanese photographer (1952-1996)

JapanWritersLived 1952 to 1996 · aged 43
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Michio Hoshino was a Japanese-born nature photographer. He originally hailed from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.

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Awards 1

1990Kimura Ihei Award

Connected to Michio 4

Mika NinagawaAlso won Kimura Ihei AwardHiromixAlso won Kimura Ihei AwardRinko KawauchiAlso won Kimura Ihei AwardMitsuaki IwagoAlso won Kimura Ihei Award

Writers from Japan 2

Naoki Matayoshi51.3Shūgorō Yamamoto51.3

About this person

Michio Hoshino was a Japanese-born nature photographer. He originally hailed from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. Considered one of the most accomplished nature photographers of his era and compared to Ansel Adams, Hoshino specialized in photographing Alaskan wildlife until he was killed by a brown bear while on assignment in Kurilskoye Lake, Russia, in 1996.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 1996 · aged 43
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12 languages

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