About

北島 宏亮

1987年 静岡県浜松市生まれ。浜松市在住。

​

専門学校ヒコ・みづのジュエリーカレッジでデザイン、彫金を学ぶものの在学中に手にしたRICOHのカメラで写真を撮ることの楽しさに気づく。

​

専門学校卒業後は東京で働いていたが、カメラマンになる為帰郷。

ヤマハの二輪車、製品を専門に撮影するスタジオにて、アシスタントになりその後カメラマンになる。

​

​​​2016年に知り合いにつれられ、富士山の撮影に行き富士山の美しさに魅了され撮影を始める。

​

富士山撮影をきっかけに日本の四季の美しさを改めて知り、Beautiful japan to the world(美しい日本を世界へ)​をテーマに写真を撮り続けて世界に発信している。

​

Wixが手がけるアートショップ「Better Than Plaster」にて海外でポスター等販売

​↓

https://www.betterthanplaster.com/kousuke-kitajima

kosuke kitajima

​

Born in 1987, lives in Hamamatsu City.

​

Studied design at Hikomizu's Jewelry College, but learned the fun of taking photos with a camera that I got while studying.

​

After graduating from school, I returned home to become a photographer.

​

​In 2016, I got acquainted with a photograph of Mt. Fuji and noticed its charm.

​

Currently, he continues to take pictures with the theme of ‘beautiful Japan to the world‘.

​

Sale of posters at "Better Than Plaster"

​↓

https://www.betterthanplaster.com/kousuke-kitajima

Award

2020

​FINALISTS - All About Photo Awards2020

​

2019​

FINALISTS - 17th annual Smithsonian magazine photo contest​

SMALL WORLD - HIGHLY HONORED - Nature’s Best Photography ASIA 2019

​

2018

3rd Place(PRO-landscape&wildlife) - UMBRA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2018​

Gold&Bronze - Tokyo International Foto Awards 2018 Professional nature

​Commended - Sony World Photography Awards 2018 Nature Category

​

 2017

​Editor's Favorite -  2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

Editor's Favorite -  2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

​​2016
Editor's Favorite -  2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
Editor's Favorite -  2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

​