Shinya Itahana | Photography

about

Shinya Itahana

Born in Matsue, Japan. After graduating from university he became a system engineer and a high school lecturer. After that traveled around many countries and creates photography and exploring the complex relationships between places and life, such as architecture, urban space, people, and lifestyles, both domestically and internationally. His works were collected by national and international art museums. He has also received numerous other international awards.
Currently, he has reconstructed motifs such as plants and light from daily life into the world of mandalas, creating memories that transcend space and time.

Awards

PARIS INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTO AWARDS 2024

　2nd Place - Street Poetry / Essay
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IPPAWARDS 2024 | iPhone Photography Awards 2024

　1st Place - Nature
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Manhattan Photo Awards 2024

　1st Place / Outstanding Achievement - Landscape
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PARIS INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTO AWARDS 2023

　3rd Place - DRONE VIEW / HIGH ANGLE Category
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IPA 2023 | International Photography Awards

　2nd Place - Fine Art / Abstract (PROFESSIONAL)
Jury Top 5 (Selection: Jan Corey Helford)
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International B&W Photography Awards 2023

　3rd Place - Landscape / Nature / Water Category (Series)
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MonoVisions Photography Awards 2023

　2nd Place - Landscapes Category (Series)
3rd Place - Abstract Category (Series)
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9th FAPA | Fine Art Photography Awards (2022/2023)

　1st Place - Mobile Category (PROFESSIONAL)
2nd Place - Abstract Category (PROFESSIONAL)
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WORLD'S TOP 10 MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2022

　Japan Rank 1st
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Annual Photography Awards 2022

　2nd Place - Special Category / Mobile Photography
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2022 London Photography Awards

　Gold Winner - Special Category / Mobile Photography
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Carte Blanche - Lucie Foundation

　CATEGORY WINNER - Architecture / Landscape
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2022 MUSE Photography Awards

　Silver Winner - Mobile Photography / Landscape
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11th MPA | Mobile Photography Awards

　1st Place - LANDSCAPES / WILDLIFE
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WORLD'S TOP 10 MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2021

　Japan Rank 1st
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17th POLLUX AWARDS

　CATEGORIES WINNER
　　- CELL PHONE (Multiple) (PROFESSIONAL)
　　- CITYSCAPES (PROFESSIONAL)
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PARIS INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTO AWARDS 2021

　SPECIAL MENTION
　 GRAND WINNER IN THE CATEGORY - STREET PORTRAIT
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2021 New York Photography Awards

　GOLD - Editorial Photography / Travel (PROFESSIONAL)
　 SILVER - Architecture Photography / Cityscapes (PROFESSIONAL)
　 SILVER - Special Category / Mobile Photography (PROFESSIONAL)
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ND Awards 2021 | Neutral Density Photography Awards 2021

　3rd Place - Special / Mobile Photography (PROFESSIONAL)
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Architecture Photography MasterPrize 2021

　Best of Best - Exterior Architecture Photography / Cultural Exterior (PROFESSIONAL)
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IPA 2021 | International Photography Awards

　3rd Place - ARCHITECTURE / CITYSCAPE (PROFESSIONAL)
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WORLD'S TOP 10 MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2020

　Japan Rank 1st
　GOLD - Black & White
GOLD - Still Life
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HORNET PHOTO AWARDS 2020

　Special Distinction - Landscape
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ND Awards 2020 | Neutral Density Photography Awards 2020

　3rd Place - Special / Panoramic (PROFESSIONAL)
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15th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (2020)

　1st Place / Outstanding Achievement - AERIAL (PROFESSIONAL)
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The 2020 EPSON International Pano Awards

　Silver Award - Open (Built)
　 Bronze Award (Multiple) - Open (Built)
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Umbra International Photography Awards – 2ND EDITION

　1st Place - People / Culture and Heritage (PROFESSIONAL)
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Px3 2020 | PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS

　Silver Winner - ARCHITECTURE / CITYSCAPE (PROFESSIONAL)
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IPPAWARDS 2020 | iPhone Photography Awards 2020

　3rd Place - Still Life
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MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2019

　Abstract Photographer of the Year 2019 - ABSTRACT
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PARIS INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTO AWARDS 2019

　2nd Place - ROAD TRIP
　3rd Place - STREET NIGHT
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The 2019 EPSON International Pano Awards

　Silver Award (Multiple) - Open (Built)
　Bronze Award - Open (Built)
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URBAN PHOTO AWARDS 2019

　REMARKABLE REWARD - PEOPLE
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BIFA 2019 | Budapest International Foto Awards

　Bronze Winner - ARCHITECTURE / CITYSCAPES (PROFESSIONAL)
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TIFA 2017 | TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS

　Bronze Winner - Architecture / Bridges (PROFESSIONAL)
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MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017

　3rd Place Award - ARCHITECTURE (SERIES)
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MIFA 2016 | MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS

　1st Place Category Winner - ARCHITECTURE (PROFESSIONAL)
　1st Place - ARCHITECTURE / CITYSCAPES (PROFESSIONAL)
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ONE EYELAND PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2016

　Silver Winner - ARCHITECTURE / CITYSCAPES (PROFESSIONAL)
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IPOTY 2015 | INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

　2nd Place - Architecture / Buildings (PROFESSIONAL)
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST 2012
NIKKEI NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST

　Outstanding Performance Award - PEOPLE
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Other　

14th MPA | Mobile Photography Awards 2024
IPA 2024
IPA 2024 One Shot / Searching for Peace
B&W International Photography Awards 2024
2023 Nobuyoshi Araki MA-g Awards
ND AWARDS 2023
reFocus Award / The Color Photography Contest 2023
Portrait of Humanity Vol.5
Life Framer / Humans of the World 2022
2022 Mobiography Awards
2022 Duane Michals MA-g Awards
15th International Color Awards
Monochrome Photography Awards 2021
Chromatic Photography Awards 2021
ND AWARDS 2021
16th Black & White Spider Awards
IPA 2021 | International Photography Awards
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARD 2021
Px3 2021 | PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2021
IPPAWARDS 2021 | iPhone Photography Awards 2021
VIPA Contest 2021 | Visions International Photo Awards
7TH FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
14th International Color Awards
Photo Is Light 2020
Monochrome Photography Awards 2020
Paris International Street Photo Awards 2020
Chromatic Photography Awards 2020
IPA 2020 | International Photography Awards
Paris Aerial Photography Awards 2020
Px3 2020 | PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
Portrait of Humanity Vol.2
URBAN Photo Awards 2020
MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2020
6TH FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
13th International Color Awards
Vision Excellence Awards 2019
14th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (2019)
MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2019
12th International Color Awards
CHROMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2018
13th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (2018)
International Photography Grant 2018
CHROMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017
12th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (2017)
Px3 2017 | PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
MIFA 2017 | MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS
IPA 2017 | International Photography Awards
IPOTY 2017 | INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2016
TIFA 2016 | TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS
ND AWARDS 2016
IPA 2016 | International Photography Awards
IPA 2016 | International Photography Awards / Family of Man
ND AWARDS 2015

▶Multiple Honorable mentions, Finalist, Shortlist, etc. Over 150

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Grope Exhibition

2024

URBAN Exhibition (URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets) - ITIS Trieste (Trieste, Italy) | Oct 10 - Nov 09, 2024
Xposure 2024 festival (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) | Feb 28 - Mar 5, 2024

2022

the Barcelona Foto Biennale (the 17th and 18th JMCA and Pollux Awards) (Barcelona, Spain) | Nov 2022

2021

4th Chania International Photo Festival (Chania, Greece) | Jul 2021
LANGUAGE - LoosenArt (Rome, Italy) | Jun 2021

2020

BJP's Portrait of Humanity in Space | Oct 2020
URBAN 2020 Exhibition - Palazzo Meizlik (Aquileia, Italy) | Oct 2020
The Print Swap Exhibition - Foley Gallery (NYC) | Aug 2020
3rd Chania International Photo Festival (Chania, Greece) | Aug 2020
Red - Blank Wall Gallery (Athina, Greece) | July 2020
Monochrome - Blank Wall Gallery (Athina, Greece) | Mar 2020
ISOLATION - LoosenArt (Rome, Italy) | Feb 2020
MONOCHROMERIFIC 1st edition black and white exhibition - MORE ART PLEASE / Online Gallery (Romania) | Feb 2020

2019

People & Winter - Blank Wall Gallery (Athina, Greece) | Nov 2019
Public Space - Photographic Exploration Project (PEP) (Lisbon, Portugal) | Nov 2019
NIGHT - Glasgow Gallery of Photography (UK) | Nov 2019
On the road - Photographic Exploration Project (PEP) (Berlin, Germany) | October 2019
URBAN 2019 Winners Exhibition at Trieste Photo Days international photography festival (Trieste, Italy)
URBAN 2019 summer exhibitions, Hop BeerStrò (Trieste, Italy)
URBAN 2019 summer exhibitions, Trieste Airport (Trieste, Italy)

2016

2016 MIFA Winners Exhibition, Na Kashirke Gallery (Moscow) | Jul -Aug 2016
Young Portfolio 2015 - Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA) (Yamanashi, Japan) | Mar - Jun 2016

2014

Young Portfolio 2013 - Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA) (Yamanashi, Japan) | Mar - Jun 2014

Public collection

2023

The Museum of Avant-garde, Switzerland

2022

The Museum of Avant-garde, Switzerland

2015

Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA), Japan
(Selection: Eikoh Hosoe, Daido Moriyama, Keizo Kitajima)

2013

Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA), Japan
(Selection: Eikoh Hosoe, Kikuji Kawada, Masato Seto)

Book

AS THE WIND BLOWS

Publications

Portrait of Humanity Vol.5 Book, Black & White Magazine Issue #149, Aerial Photography Annual 2020, URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol.06, GEO France (n°421 Cover), Portrait of Humanity Vol.2 Book, URBAN unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol.05, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Sun, Msn photos and Media on Buddhism, Travel Magazine, Camera Magazine, Awards Annual Book, Aesthetica Magazine, MORE ART PLEASE, Photographic Exploration Project, Dodho Magazine, Apple, National Geographic Traveller (Instagram, FB), Pursue Pictures Photo of The Week, Smithsonian Magazine Photo of The Day, Barcroft Media Photo of The Day, etc.

Art gallery

Monochrome Hub

LoosenArt