Aidem Photo Gallery [Sirius] Hiroaki Okawara Photo Exhibition "shooting a life" Period: May 14 (Thu) - May 20 (Wed), 2026
Aidem Photo Gallery [Sirius], operated by Aidem Co., Ltd., will host Hiroaki Okawara's photo exhibition "shooting a life" from May 14 to May 20, 2026. The exhibition will feature works by Okawara, who has worked as a sports photographer, focusing on the theme of life and the food cycle, based on his experiences accompanying a hunter.
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Aidem Photo Gallery [Sirius] (https://www.photo-sirius.net/), operated by Aidem Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku; Representative Director: Ryo Kabayama) (https://www.aidem.co.jp/), which plans and publishes recruitment advertisements, will hold Hiroaki Okawara's photo exhibition "shooting a life" from May 14 (Thursday) to May 20 (Wednesday).
Hiroaki Okawara Photo Exhibition "shooting a life"
All food was once alive.
The "food" we eat every day.
All of it once had a definite heartbeat, a definite life.
Until now, I have continued to photograph the decisive moments of victory and defeat in sports.
It is a world where tension rises to its extreme, and results are determined in an instant.
However, the time I spent facing nature in the mountains of Hokkaido
held a completely different quality of tension.
I accompanied Mikuo Kuroda, the author of "Hunt, Eat, Live" and a hunter,
and witnessed over 20 hunting scenes.
When you enter the forest, sounds disappear. Your gaze converges on one point, and the air becomes taut.
The trigger is pulled, and the body of an Ezo deer weighing over 100 kilograms collapses onto the snow.
Amidst the swirling snow, I have watched through my camera as life quietly fulfills its role.
But hunting does not end in that instant.
Walking through the mountains to find prey, skinning it, butchering it, and carrying tens of kilograms of meat down the mountain.
A long and arduous time continues, as something that was alive transforms into food.
Wild animals, hunters, and photographers.
In a scene where these three confront life head-on, I stopped many times.
I want to re-examine the "obvious things" that have become invisible in modern society,
and the roots of living, here.
'shoot' meaning: to shoot (a gun), to shoot (a photo)
(Number of exhibits: 50 color pieces)
Hiroaki Okawara
Born in Sapporo in 1985.
Started photography at 19 and traveled the world.
Has been active as a sports photographer for 20 years to date.
Since 2019, he has been drawn to hunter Mikuo Kuroda and began accompanying him on hunts.
Provided photographs for:
Book: "Hunt, Eat, Live" (Shogakukan)
Magazines: "BE-PAL" (Shogakukan), "Hunting Life" (Yama-to-Keikoku社)
"Monthly Basketball" (Bunka Publishing), etc.
The exhibition will also be introduced on the "Sirius Blog"!
■Sirius Blog
https://www.photo-sirius.net/blog/
■Sirius Official Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo.sirius
[Inquiries]
Aidem Photo Gallery Sirius Secretariat
TEL: 03-3350-1211
https://www.photo-sirius.net/
Hiroaki Okawara Photo Exhibition "shooting a life"
All food was once alive.
The "food" we eat every day.
All of it once had a definite heartbeat, a definite life.
Until now, I have continued to photograph the decisive moments of victory and defeat in sports.
It is a world where tension rises to its extreme, and results are determined in an instant.
However, the time I spent facing nature in the mountains of Hokkaido
held a completely different quality of tension.
I accompanied Mikuo Kuroda, the author of "Hunt, Eat, Live" and a hunter,
and witnessed over 20 hunting scenes.
When you enter the forest, sounds disappear. Your gaze converges on one point, and the air becomes taut.
The trigger is pulled, and the body of an Ezo deer weighing over 100 kilograms collapses onto the snow.
Amidst the swirling snow, I have watched through my camera as life quietly fulfills its role.
But hunting does not end in that instant.
Walking through the mountains to find prey, skinning it, butchering it, and carrying tens of kilograms of meat down the mountain.
A long and arduous time continues, as something that was alive transforms into food.
Wild animals, hunters, and photographers.
In a scene where these three confront life head-on, I stopped many times.
I want to re-examine the "obvious things" that have become invisible in modern society,
and the roots of living, here.
'shoot' meaning: to shoot (a gun), to shoot (a photo)
(Number of exhibits: 50 color pieces)
Hiroaki Okawara
Born in Sapporo in 1985.
Started photography at 19 and traveled the world.
Has been active as a sports photographer for 20 years to date.
Since 2019, he has been drawn to hunter Mikuo Kuroda and began accompanying him on hunts.
Provided photographs for:
Book: "Hunt, Eat, Live" (Shogakukan)
Magazines: "BE-PAL" (Shogakukan), "Hunting Life" (Yama-to-Keikoku社)
"Monthly Basketball" (Bunka Publishing), etc.
The exhibition will also be introduced on the "Sirius Blog"!
■Sirius Blog
https://www.photo-sirius.net/blog/
■Sirius Official Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo.sirius
[Inquiries]
Aidem Photo Gallery Sirius Secretariat
TEL: 03-3350-1211
https://www.photo-sirius.net/