Takahiro Gamou

Takahiro Gamou is a Japanese travel photographer known for capturing more than just beautiful landscapes.

His work seeks out those rare, almost miraculous moments where light, time, and traces of life come together in perfect harmony. Landscapes turn into visual stories that reflect what it means to live through a complex era.

In an age overflowing with information, he returns to the essence of creation: seeing with his own eyes and thinking deeply through the act of travel. He often revisits the same locations over many years, patiently engaging in a dialogue with his subjects. From this process emerge photographs that challenge perception and offer new ways of seeing the world.

Through his images, Gamou hopes to inspire viewers to reflect on their own existence and find new perspectives for envisioning the future.

Awards

2025 Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 Planet Earth, Landscapes Climate & Water Category, Highly Commended
2024 Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023, Nature category, Gold & July Top5 (Professional)
2023 The International Landscape Photographer of the year, Top101
2023 Sony World Photography Awards 2023, Travel Category, Shortlist (Open Competition)
2022 56th Canon Photo Contest, Nature Category, Bronze Award
2022 70th Nikkor Photo Contest, Nature Category, Selected Work
2022 International Photography Awards 2022, Special/Night Category, 3rd Place (Professional)
2022 47th Japan Professional Photographers Society Public Exhibition, Excellence Award
2022 60th Fujifilm Photo Contest, Nature Category, Bronze Award
2020 Nature’s Best Photography ASIA 2020, Landscape Category, Highly Honored
2018 16th Japan Photographers Association Public Exhibition, Silver Award

Exhibitions

2025 TPOTY 2024 Award Winners Exhibition, Banbury Museum & Gallery, UK
2023 Stories III, Sony Gallery Ginza, Japan
2023 Sony World Photography Awards 2023 Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2023 56th Canon Photo Contest Touring Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2022 70th Nikkor Photo Contest Touring Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2022 47th Japan Professional Photographers Society Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2022 60th Fujifilm Photo Contest Touring Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2018 29th Japan Photographers Association Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

Media Coverage

2025 Winning images of Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 capture beauty of world’s landscapes and cultures, CNN, USA
2025 Photo Feature: View the Award-Winning Works from the 2024 Travel Photography Contest, CNN, Japan
2025 Which is your favourite? The breathtaking winning images in the
2024 Travel Photographer of the Year awards revealed, Daily Mail, UK
2023 Winners of the 2023 International Landscape Photographer of the Year, The Atlantic, USA

WEB: https://www.takahirogamou.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/takahiro_gamou