KOHEI UENO
Photography
KOHEI UENO
Photography
There are lots to discover
If you look beneath the surface
One picture at a time
With more depth and breadth
ABOUT ME.
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS.
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS​
Sony Inaugural Alpha Art House Photo Competition - Grand Winner - 2016
Sony Inaugural Photo Competition 2016 (Category: Editorial) - 1st Place- 2016
7 World’s Continents Photo Challenge - 1st Place - 2017
Video Award for Ocean Geographics Pictures of the Year - Honorable Mention - 2017
Steemit BW Animals photo contest (Daveks) - 1st Place - 2017
Steemit 1 year Anniversary Photo Competition - 2nd Place - 2017
Barcroft Media - Freediver Bonds with Migrating Humpback Whales - Feature - 2018
Sony World Photography Awards 2018 (Pro Category: Nature) - Finalist - 2018
Sony World Photography Awards (Pro Category: Sports) - 2nd Place - 2019
Sony Singapore J2G Animal Photo Facebook Competition - ​1st Place - 2019
Sony Alpha Awards ANZ Photo Competition (Sports) - Finalist - 2019
Alpha Create 2.0 Instagram Contest by SonySG (Kitakyushu Japan) - Finalist - 2019
International Photography Awards 2019 (Pro Category: Extreme Sports) - 1st Place - 2019
IPA Sports Photographer of The Year 2019 - Grand Winner - 2019
Lucie Awards 2019 (International Photographer of The Year Awards) - Finalist - 2019
Redbull Illume 2019 Image Quest - Finalist - 2019
EyeEm Awards (The Great Outdoors) - Finalist - 2019
BBC Wildlife Magazine Your Photos Competition - 2nd Place - 2020
WPE International Photography Awards First Half (Sports) - 1st Place - 2020
All About Photos Awards 2020 - Finalist - 2020
IPA Int'l Photography Awards (OneShot: Movement) - Honorable Mention - 2020
Singapore National Olympic Council Best Sports Photo of the Year - Finalist - 2020
WPE International Photography Awards Annual Final (Sports) - 1st Place - 2020
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Events-Sports) - Gold Winner - 2021
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Events) - Category 1st Place - 2021
Monovisions Photography Awards 2021 - Category 1st Place - 2021
Monovisions Black & White Photo of the Year 2021 - Grand Winner - 2021
Monovisions Series of the Year - (Nature & Wildlife) - Honorable Mention - 2021
Muse Photography Awards 2021 (People - Sports) - Gold Winner - 2021
Muse Photography Awards 2021 (Black & White - Sports) - Gold Winner - 2021
Siena International Photo Awards 2021 - Remarkable Artwork Award - 2021
WPE International Photography Awards 1st Half (Sports) - Silver Award - 2022
Production Paradise Spotlight Awards 2022 (Sports) - 1st Place - 2022
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - Competitive Events / Photo Series - 1st Place - 2022
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - Sport Competitions / Single Image - 1st Place - 2022
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - Still In Motion / Video - 3rd Place - 2022
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - Extreme Sports / Single - Honorable Mention - 2022
Roatan Marine Park 2022 Photo Contest - Finalist - 2022
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Fine Art - Moving Images) - 1st Place - 2022
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Editorial - Moving Images) - 2nd Place - 2022
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Editorial Sports) - 2nd Place - 2022
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards (Events - Sports) - 3rd Place - 2022
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - (Event / Competitive Events) - 2nd Place - 2023
IPA Int'l Photography Awards - (Sports / Extreme sports)- Honorable Mention - 2023
LATEST WORKS
2016 - Freedive Photographer & Trainer at Zen Freediving
2017 - Underwater photographer for Asian Freediving Cup
2018 - Underwater photographer for Deep Week Bali March
2018 - Assistant for Jorik Dozy & Nihal Friedel for Novo Amor - Birthplace
2018 - Videographer for Molchanovs Deep week
2018 - Underwater Photographer for 2018 AAS Depth Championships
2018 - Underwater Videographer for Panerai Freediving Workshop
2018 - Promo Video/Commercial for Bigkanu Raja Ampat Liveabord
2018 - Magazine Cover Shot & Article Feature - Jakarta Now January
2019 - Lead Photographer/Videographer for 2019 AAS Open Freedive Championships
2019 - Official Photographer for 2019 Singapore National Depth Championships
2019 - Sony Alpha Japan Grant Assignment - Tahiti Humpback Whale Project October
2019 - Kitakyushu Instagram video for Sony SG
2020 - BBC Wildlife Magazine 2021 Featured Calendar
2021 - AAS Pool Championships 2021 - Official Photographer
2021 - Molchanovs Freediving Basetraining promo ad
2021 - Rosalyn Lee x Tag Heuer promo ad
2021 - Garmin - Judge for Every Dive Counts Underwater Photo Contest
2022 - Divevolk product packaging and video commercial
2022 - Official Photographer - 2022 Caribbean Cup Freediving Competition
2022 - Underwater Director of Photography - 7 Beats per Minute Documentary
2022 - Spinnaker Underwater Watch Product Shoot - Florian Burghardt
2022 - Boldr Odyssey Freediver Magazine Feature
2023 - Boldr Odyssey Freediver Watch Exhibition
2023 - Official Photographer - 2023 Caribbean Cup Freediving Competition
2023 - Official Photographer - 2023 CMAS World Depth Freediving Championships
2023 - Director of Photography - Murphslife Foundation (El Salvador)
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FREEDIVE PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS & WORKSHOPS.
MY SERVICES.
KONA, THE BIG ISLAND
HAWAII
DATES: 2 - 5 MAY 2021
Swim with dolphins in the crystal clear water of Kona Hawaii with Japanese female national record freediver and friends!
From: Postponed (Covid-19)
USD2285
CONTACT ME.
I'm usually somewhere in the ocean
Tel/Whatsapp: +65 84337833 / +52 998 123 3726 / +61 476782082
Current location: Roatan, Honduras