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i love peace, sunrise and sunset, coastal stuff, art and music
i respect and appreciate many things
i am constantly challenging myself to improve
thank you
emi

My tools

Camera: Nikon Z6ii and D7100
lenses: Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight
GoPro Hero9 Black
Audio Recorder: Sony PCM-D10

iMac 27″, MacBookPro, iPhone
wacom pen & tablet
External storage & Cloud

Softwares: Apple Mac OS
Apple Final Cut Pro X
Apple Compressor
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Acrobat

emi

a visual artist 
Santa Cruz, California, USA

Born: Kyoto, Japan
Raised: Yokohama, Japan
Brussels, Belgium
Tokyo, Japan
Visited/Lived: Japan, South Korea, China, Xinjiang Uygur, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mianmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Finland, Denmark, England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Swsistherland, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania, Guatemala, Mexico, USA

by the way, Finnair flew on top of North Pole Arctic Ocean, an amazing experience
photo by emi  2022

Schools
Tokyo University of Arts
東京芸術大学
(1982 – 1985)
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
Visual Design

American Academy of McAllister Institute for Funeral Services 
New York (1987 – 1988)
Certificate of Diploma
for Funeral Services

Los Angeles City College
 (1992)
Photography – Black and White

awards

Santa Cruz Warriors
White Out Game
T-shirt Design Contest 
Winner
2022 Winter

Oakland Athletics
Dress Your Pet Contest 

winner in Season 2006
The photo was displayed at
Oakland Athletics Baseball Park
Diamond Screen

the amazing Ponta
Leopard Gecko 1998 – 2012

usually I ride bicycle
I drive hybrid car
for less emission.
I have been reducing
my plastic garbage
since my childhood.
I volunteer beach cleaning.

please send me a friendly message at hi@emi-arts.com  thank you!