Sumio Harada (born 1960) is a Japanese wildlife photographer, author, public speaker, and conservationist.[1][2][3]
Early life
editHarada was born in 1960 in Japan.[4] His interest in photography began when he joined his high school's photography club at the age of 16.[2] Harada attended the Tokyo University of Agriculture where he studied biology. It was during this period of time when Harada began photographing the serow, a distant relative of mountain goats.[2][5]
Personal life
editIn 1994, Harada relocated to West Glacier, Montana with his wife Kumi and daughter Moyu.[6] In 2005, Harada was granted U.S. permanent resident status.[4] Today, Harada lives in Coram, MT with his wife Kumi.[3]
Career
editIn 1987, Harada began photographing mountain goats in the Canadian Rockies. In 1994, he relocated to Northwest Montana to focus on photographing mountain goats inside Glacier National Park.[7]
In 1995, his work was first widely circulated when his photographs were published in an issue of National Geographic.[6]
In 2008, Harada published his first wildlife photography book Mountain Goats of Glacier National Park which documents the seasonal change of mountain goats.[6]
The following year, in 2009, he published his first DVD titled The Breaths of Glacier, which showcases the 4 seasons throughout Glacier National Park.
In 2016, he published his latest book Wild Harmony of Glacier National Park which took 8 years to create and focuses on the unique ecosystem that mountain goats belong to.[6]
Harada has more recently decided to shoot videos in order to document the entire life cycle of mountain goats in Glacier National Park.[3] Outside of his books his images have been published in National Wildlife, Geo, Canadian Wildlife, Ranger Rick, Montana Magazine, and National Geographic.[8][1][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b House, Montana. "Sumio Harada and Photographing Glacier National Park | Montana House". Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ a b c None (2016-05-22). "Photographer aims to 'show the life'". Daily Inter Lake. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ a b c None (2023-01-12). "Speaker series focuses topics related to Glacier National Park". Daily Inter Lake. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ a b c FlatheadEvents. "Glacier Camera Club Sumio Harada Wildlife Photographer 02/08/2018 Whitefish, Mt 59937, Montana, Pin & Cue - Art Event | FlatheadEvents". www.flatheadevents.net. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Glacier wildlife photographer shares latest video footage". AP NEWS. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ a b c d Grisak, Amy. "How do you get the best mountain goat photo? Endure mountain goat conditions". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Sumio Harada". Minden Pictures. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ @NatGeoES (2017-03-15). "¿Cuánto saltas tú?". National Geographic (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-23.