Photographer
Masaki Hirooka
Regular member of the Japan Advertising Photographers Association (APA)
Photography is a happy job.
A quarter century has passed since he started working as a photographer.
I have learnt a lot from photographing advertisements.
I believe in the power of photography to create happiness, and I want to convey that emotion to as many people as possible.
With this in mind, we launched PATAKA.
Both the photographer and the person being photographed can be equally happy.
I hope to make this studio a place like that.
Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1971.
1990 Graduated from Chiba Nihon University High School
1991: Dropped out of Tokyo College of Photography. After dropping out, he traveled around Thailand, Indonesia, etc. as a backpacker.
1992: Joined Studio Phobos
In 1994, she left the company and returned to being a backpacker. After returning to Japan, she sold her own accessories on the street in Omotesando, worked as a chef and freelance assistant.
In 1996, he joined Saeki Studio, a company in Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and left the company after completing his portfolio within a year.
1997: Started working as a freelance photographer
2021: Started operating the photography studio "Studio PATAKA" in his hometown of Ichikawa City
Since then, he has continued to focus on the field and engage in creative work through photography and video.
Major clients to date
(In charge of cover shoots, model shoots, celebrity gravure shoots, product shoots, etc.)
Shogakukan, Shueisha, Kodansha, Kobunsha, Takarajimasha, Shufu no Tomosha, Shufu to Seikatsusha, Gakken, Kadokawa, SKY PerfecTV!
Mail order companies (Harumeku, Belluna, Nissen, Cecile, Dinos, etc.)
Asahi Advertising, Dentsu, Toppan Printing, Dai Nippon Printing, etc.
Examples can be seen on the following website:
