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—transforming them 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 and exploring them with persistence. 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