BIOGRAPHY Born in 1969 in Kanagawa Pref., Japan, Shingo Takei was fascinated by the starry skies as a school boy.  In 1997, he started shooting astrophotography in the extreme coldness of Mongolia, when he saw the total eclipse of the sun and Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1).  From 1998, Takei started to publish his works via Astronomy magazines, etc. Presently he mainly specializes in "Starryscape photography" or "Landscape photography with starry skies", focusing on his theme "Harmony between mankind and the stars". He is also a member of The World At Night (TWAN) international photography project. Japanese PHOTOBOOKS Sep. 2006 "Starry Place"  PIE BOOKS Oct. 2009 "Looking up at the Starry Sky"  PIE BOOKS EXHIBITIONS Jan. 2004 "Melodies of the Night, Whispers of the Stars"  KURASHIKI SCIENCE CENTER Jul. 2005 "Melodies of the Night, Whispers of the Stars"  GALLERY BAR 556 Jan. 2007 "Starry Place"  KURASHIKI SCIENCE CENTER May 2007 "Starry Place"  NADAR/SHIBUYA355 Jul. 2007 "Starry Place"  NADAR/OSAKA Jul. 2008 "HABU-KABA exhibition" (group exhibition)  PHOTO ENTRANCE HIBIYA Sep. 2009 "Starry Place"  KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA Oct. 2009 "Starry Sky Nocturne"  PHOTO ENTRANCE HIBIYA Mar. 2010 "Starry Sky Nocturne"  NADAR/OSAKA Oct. 2012 "Starry Sky Nocturne"  URABANDAI KOGEN HOTEL Jun. 2013 "Zauber der Sterne" (TWAN exhibition)  KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA ACTIVITIES Oct. 2008 International photography project "The World At Night (TWAN)" photographer / Japan coordinator Feb. 2012 TWAN photobook "Zauber der Sterne" (Japanese edition) supervisor update 2013.06.30

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