Michio Hoshino

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Michio Hoshino (星野 道夫, Hoshino Michio^?, (September 27, 1952-August 8, 1996) was a famous Japanese-born nature photographer. He originally hailed from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.^[1]

Called one of the most accomplished nature photographers of his era ^[2] and compared to Ansel Adams,^{[citation needed]} Hoshino specialized in photographing Alaskan wildlife until he was killed by a brown bear while on assignment in Kurilskoye Lake, Russia in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Lynn Schooler's book The Blue Bear relates the story of the author's friendship with Hoshino, a man he admired greatly for his skill as a photographer and his humanity. Schooler is a wilderness guide who became a photographer in his own right under Hoshino's tutelage.^{[citation needed]} Another book, The Only Kayak by Kim Heacox, decribes Hoshino's journeys to Glacier Bay as well as his own close personal friendship with Hoshino.

A memorial totem pole was raised in Sitka Alaska, on August 8, 2008 the month and day Michio Hoshino was killed, in honor of his work. ^[2] Relatives and witnesses from Japan, including his widow, attended the ceremony.^{[citation needed]}

Hoshino's wife and son, only two years old at the time of his death, survive him.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Hoshino's photographs 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Hoshino's photographs

• Grizzly. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1987. ISBN 0877014310.
• The Grizzly Bear Family Book. North-South Books, 1997. ISBN 1558587012. For young readers.
• Hoshino's Alaska. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2007. ISBN 978-0811856515.
• Moose. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1988. Hardback ISBN 0877015031. Paperback ISBN 0877014949.

[edit] Further reading

• Schooler, Lynn. The Blue Bear. New York: Harper Collins, 2002. ISBN 0060935731. New York: Ecco, 2002. ISBN 0066210852.
• Heacox, Kim. The Only Kayak. Giulford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2005. ISBN 1592287158

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Hoshino's site
• Coming Home: The Photographs of Michio Hoshino
• Interview with Lynn Schooler about The Blue Bear