About Kazuhisa
Nature photographer/digital artist. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1982.
He was born and raised in Shizuoka Prefecture, surrounded by rich nature, he developed his sensitivity as a nature photographer.
At first, he took photos of flowers such as cherry blossoms, camellias, and hydrangeas as a hobby, but in 2020, he encountered Japanese wildflowers and became fascinated by their charm.
Since then, he has continued to share the charms of Japan's nature, with a focus on Japan's wildflowers, to people all over the world, including Japan, mainly on Instagram.
Artist statement
<<Japan has four distinct beautiful seasons, and the Japanese people have admired and cherished the beauty of the four seasons since ancient times.
Cherry blossoms in the spring, hydrangeas in the summer, red leaves in the fall, camellias and plum blossoms in the winter, and many other wildflowers bloom everywhere from the lowlands to the high mountains.
I was born and raised in Shizuoka Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture is located between Tokyo and Osaka in the Japanese archipelago, and is home to Mt. Fuji, one of the world heritage sites, the Southern Alps, and the volcanic group of the Izu Peninsula.
It has a rich natural environment ranging from lowlands to alpine zones.
This environment, where abundant nature is a given, has given me the foundation as a nature photographer.
I discovered cameras around 2017. At first, I carried a digital camera with me and enjoyed going to the botanical garden every week to take pictures of hydrangea, hibiscus, and camellia flowers.
At first, I was satisfied just having fun photographing such flowers, but one day I learned that there was a kumagaisou on the grounds of a shrine in the town where I lived, so I went looking for it myself.
When I took photos with my mirrorless camera, I was really drawn to the beauty and vitality of the kumagaisou flowers blooming in the wild. In the fall of that year, I learned that there was a wild wildflower called Shirahigesou in Aichi Prefecture, and I really wanted to see it with my own eyes.
In the natural habitat of Shirahigesou, it is surrounded by a fence.
Although I was only able to take pictures with my camera through the peephole, I was able to see a beautiful scene of the sun shining and reflecting on the flowing water.
I became even more fascinated by Japan's wildflowers and became obsessed with them.
Wildflowers do not bloom to exist for someone, nor do they bloom to wait for someone.
They exist solemnly to leave behind descendants for the next generation.
When I point my lens at the wildflowers in full bloom, they never speak.
I feel like the message is being sent to me in a mysterious telepathic way.
Through the lens of my camera, I can capture the momentary beauty of Japan's natural wildflowers and all kinds of flowers.
I would like to take cut-out photographs and deliver them to the viewers. >> (Kazuhisa Oishi)