About Minaha.Photography
-The faces of my parents laughing and crying at my wedding
-That person's big smile
-The adorable hiccups I feel from inside my belly
We want to remember those sparkling moments vividly forever. They are surely an invisible force that supports us. But unfortunately, we cannot hold those moments in our memory forever without losing their clarity. Before we know it, those moments become memories, and are stored away, piling up in the "memory drawer" in our minds. They are like a favorite dress sleeping in the closet, quietly waiting to be found again.
At minaha.Photography, we believe that a photograph is something that captures a moment in time. We believe that a photograph, like a carefully kept diamond that serves as a key to open the "drawer of memories" in your mind, can help you to recall those sparkling moments without any effort. When you hold the photograph in your hands, we aim to create a photograph that naturally brings a smile to your face, makes you want to see your family and friends, and brings back the sounds, scents, and happy feelings of that time.
About Me
Hiromi
Photographer,Coordinator, Editor, Creater
Born in Tokyo(Japan), raised in Saitama(Japan), living in Vancouver(Canada).
Currently working as a photographer, mainly in Vancouver.
Personality: Curious and positive
Favourite foods: oysters, crab, steak
Favourite drinks: Miso soup, strawberry margarita, Perrier
Hobbies: Photography, photo editing, handicrafts
A career that began with aspirations to become a wedding dress designer
Inspired by wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura, I enrolled in the Department of Clothing at Kyoritsu Women's University, Faculty of Home Economics.
At first, I aimed to become a designer, but I changed course after I found myself attracted to coordinators who create infinite combinations by combining 1 + 1, rather than designers who create 1 from 0!
"I want to do work that brings smiles to people's faces" - this has been my motto ever since!
After graduating from university, I started my career as a wedding planner.
After that, I had the opportunity to work more in-depth as a coordinator in the bridal industry as a bridal costume advisor.
Growing as a photographer
After gaining experience in the bridal industry, I started my career as a photographer and coordinator at a photo studio run by a major camera company,
where I thoroughly learned the basics of photography and creative expression. I gained the photography skills to handle a variety of situations,
from solo shoots to group shoots, including 100-day celebrations, baby's first meal, Shichi-Go-San, birthdays, and coming-of-age ceremonies.
Changing jobs and leaving Japan to improve my skills
I loved my job as a photographer, but I wanted to further improve my skills, so I worked in an IT company as a general employee for about five and a half years, gaining experience in many departments and positions, including sales and marketing. As I was approaching 30, I started thinking about my future, and among the many options, I decided to travel abroad and learn English.
This was the result of my desire to become an all-rounder photographer who could capture the smiles of many people, not just those bound by age or race, but also language, tradition, nationality, etc.
In 2018, I left Japan and studied abroad in the UK for six months,
and then lived in Vancouver.
Using my diverse experiences, he became a photographer in Vancouver.
After gaining experience in several jobs in Vancouver, I resumed my work as a photographer. I work as a studio photographer, school photographer, location photographer, etc., using my experience in Japan and new skills. Currently, we accept photography requests for any genre, regardless of age or gender, for special occasions such as wedding photos and maternity photos, recording children's growth with newborn and baby photos, photography for traditional Japanese events such as the 100th day celebration, baby's first meal, Shichi-Go-San, and Coming of Age Day, event photography for birthdays and Christmas, family photography, portrait photography, pet photography, etc. I personally own the necessary equipment for studio photography, such as lighting and backgrounds, so I can take on both studio and location shoots.
Please feel free to contact me with any requests or inquiries.
Let me help you capture your irreplaceable, precious moments forever in photographs.