freelance photographer
Kenji Aoyagi

Born in Yamagata prefecture, Japan in 1958.
He studied mechanical engineering at Yamagata University.
When he was the fourth-year student, had a year leave of absence from university, traveled Europe for eight months. He discovered photography then.
After graduating from university he began to study photography by himself.
Over a period of 20 years, he repeatedly visited the Asian countries.
His photographs and articles have been published in various Japanese newspapers and magazines. His photograph books and CD-ROM about Mekong River published in Japan and USA in1995. His work has also been exhibited in Japan.
His theme of photograph is "Asian Rice Terraces and Culture" after "the Mekong". He visited Yunnan, Guizhou,Guangxi province,China. Philippines,Indonesia,Vietnam,Korea,Thailand,Iran,Madagasucar and so on.
Finally, he visited more than 134 rice terraces in Japan.
His book "One Hundred Japanese Rice Terraces"has been published in Japan in 2002.His work about "Asian Rice Terrace"has also been exhibited.
"Ajia no tanada, Nihon no tanada"(means " Asian rice terraces") is published in Japan in 2004.His work has been exhibited again.
His new book"Tanada wo arukeba"(means " Walking around the rice terraces") is published in Japan in 2007.