Sumio Harada
Japanese wildlife photographer (born 1960)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumio Harada (born 1960) is a Japanese wildlife photographer, author, public speaker, and conservationist.[1][2][3]
Early life
Harada was born in 1960 in Japan[where?].[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
In 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
In 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]
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]