Revised Edition: Forest Detective: Japan's Nature Captured by Unmanned Cameras

This book, featuring photographs taken over half a century by nature photojournalist Manabu Miyazaki, deciphers traces of Japan's forests and wildlife. From records captured by his independently developed unmanned cameras, clues emerge for contemplating the relationship between humans and nature.

Footprints, feeding traces, droppings, feathers, and animal trails left in the forest. Manabu Miyazaki has continuously tracked animal behavior using these as clues. In addition to images of wildlife captured by unmanned cameras, this book covers diverse themes such as ecosystems in disaster-stricken areas, invasive species, and animals living in human residential zones.

More than just a record, the content conveys the very perspective of observing nature and deciphering the world from its traces.

[Title] Revised Edition: Detective of the Forest: Japan's Nature Captured by Unmanned Cameras
[Publisher] Akishobo Publishing
[Publication Date] September 5, 2021
[Page Count] 336 pages
[Size] Approx. 128*188mm / 390g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] SHINSOBAN MORI NO TANTEI MUJIN CAMERA GA TORAETA NIHON NO SHIZEN
[Author/Editor] Manabu Miyazaki / Author, Masashi Ohara / Text & Composition
[Printing] Try / Printing & Binding
[ISBN] 9784750517124
[Condition] Used [7] Very Good (Cover: slight scuffs)
[Accessories] Obi
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Manabu Miyazaki (1949-)

Born in Nagano Prefecture. Photographer.

After working at a precision machinery company, he became an independent photographer in 1972. He continues his activities as a "nature photojournalist," documenting wildlife and the natural environment from a social perspective. Known for his photography using his independently developed unmanned camera system, he has recorded animal ecology and their relationship with humans for many years.

His representative works include "Owl," "Death," "Animal Apocalypse," and the "Animal Eyes" series. In 2013, he held the "Manabu Miyazaki: Pencil of Nature" exhibition at the IZU PHOTO MUSEUM. In 2016, he participated in a group exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.

His major awards include the 9th Ken Domon Award ("Owl," 1990), the Photographic Society of Japan Annual Award ("Death," 1995), and the Kodansha Publishing Culture Award.

Masashi Ohara (1978-)

Born in Aichi Prefecture. Curator, filmmaker, photography researcher.

As a researcher at the IZU PHOTO MUSEUM, he was in charge of exhibitions such as "Nobuyoshi Araki Photo Book Exhibition Araki," "Manabu Miyazaki: Pencil of Nature," "Ichiro Kojima: To the North, From the North," and "Tazuko Masuyama: Until Everything Becomes a Photograph." He is also known as the director of the film "The Man Who Became a Camera: Photographer Takuma Nakahira."

His major awards include the Koshun Shigemori Photography Criticism Award, the 24th "Shashin no Kai" Award, and the Photographic Society of Japan Award (Academic Category).

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