Hot Spring Steam in Oita, Japan
Oita is one of the famous Japanese Hot Spring area.
I, Shizuka Minami, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1979. I studied the aerodynamics and hold a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Tokai University. I conducted research with leaders in the field and published a prominent study on aerodynamic seeds using microscopic cameras and high-speed cameras. After NHK, a Japanese national news program, made a documentary film on my research, I became interested in documentary photography. In 2003, I moved to New York to pursue photography. I studied at the ICP's Documentary Photography and Photojournalism program in 2005. Then I have been shooting photos as my profession since 2005.
