Awards 2018. JUNE 29 Japanese monkeys was chosen as \"Photo of the Day\" in National Geographic. 2018. 14th Miura Environment Award, incentive award. 2016. 1st Place, Nature Underwater category, International Photography Awards; Selected for the 2016 Best of Show Exhibition. 2016. Editors Favorite, National Geographic Photo Contest. 2016. Photographer of the Year (Open competition, first Japanese ever to win), Sony World Photography Awards . That same work was awarded the First Place prize in the Japanese category. 2015 Editors Favorite, National Geographic Photo Contest 2013 Award for Excellence, Small World category, Nature\'s Best Photography Japan Photo Exhibition 2017. Photo Exhibition, \"Wildlife I photographed in Shikoku\" Tokyu-REI Hotel, Matsuyama, Japan 2016. Photo Exhibition, \"Wildlife I photographed in Shikoku\" Sony Imaging Galllery, Ginza, Japan Photographic Equipment Cameras: Sony α7IIIR, α7IIR, α7IIS, α7II, Canon EOS5Dmk3 Lens: Sony SEL2470GM, SEL100400GM, SEL70300G Canon EF8-15mm F4L fisheye, EF100mm F2.8L Macro, EF50mm F1.8 Sony Action cam