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Masahiro Okumura, from syukoc.foodphoto, is a food photographer based in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan. His photography journey began while working at a facility for the disabled that produced and sold sweets, where he started taking photos for promotional purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Masahiro Okumura from syukoc.foodphoto. I work as a food photographer in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, the center of Japan. I started taking photos when I was working at a facility for the disabled that was making and selling sweets, and I started taking photos for promotional purposes. Now that I have moved to a different office, I am not directly involved, but I am in charge of taking photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. Where did you study photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first I was self-taught, but a few years ago I began studying with art director Kazumi Nishimoto and studying camera photography techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Do you remember your first shot? What was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing I photographed for work was pudding. I remember taking many photos and thinking about how I could take photos that would make me feel good, even though I didn’t know anything about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. What equipment do you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t use that many devices. I only have one Canon APS-C camera, one Godox MS300, a diffuser, and a reflex camera. All that’s left is the wallpaper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. What compliment inspired\/touched you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoya Kubota, the photographer who inspired me to start photographing food, saw my Instagram and sent me a message. I can’t put it into words, but it has greatly influenced my work as a food photographer. I still keep in touch with them and am learning a lot from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

French toast wrapped in light from the window on a cold morning. I woke up, drawn by the gentle smell. While remembering that …
(Read more at MUSE Photography Awards<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this interview<\/a> with Mateusz Brejnak from Poland, the Silver Winner of the 2024 MUSE Photography Awards.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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