Born in Toyama-go, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.

Worked in a car sales company and a motorbike shop. Later, in order to take over the family business, he started to study photography, believing in his own potential and aspiring to become a photographer. After working as an assistant to the photographer Toshinobu Takeuchi, he became independent.

He was awarded the 8th Fujimoto Shihachi Photography Award for "Arabiru Dena", which covered the "Shimotsuki Festival" of Yudate Kagura in his hometown. A photo book with the same title was published by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. He has published many photo collections including "Yakushima: Mountain Island", "Rainy Days Yakushima", "Traces of Yakushima", and essays such as "Rain, Rain, and More Rain: A Yakushima Story". He sympathizes with novelist Jiro Nitta's Buntaro Kato in "The Lonely Man" and admires Frank Yasuda in "Alaska Story".

Visit Tatsuo Hata's homepage: https://www.photohata.com/ (Japanese)

Christophe Anagnostopoulos is an award-winning professional photographer and filmmaker based in Greece. His involvement with photography and filmmaking began at a young age, having as first incentives classical landscape photographs and experimental time-lapse/documentary films. He is not ceasing to experiment till this day, continuously evolving his techniques to keep up to modern day standards and needs.

Since 2017, he is a Global Ambassador of Tokina and HOYA, and he specializes in astrophotography, landscape photography, time-lapse, documentary filmmaking and commercial photography. Due to his technical knowledge, he also works professionally on testing and reviewing photographic equipment, providing valuable feedback to his clients.

Visit Christophe Anagnostopoulos' homepage: https://www.christopheanagno.com/

Born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii, Stan was a child of the ocean. His passion for the waves led him to a career as a professional bodyboarder which transitioned into the creative space of capturing the beautiful moving ocean through photography and film.

Now living in Orange County, California, Stan is a published photographer with more than 15 years of experience. Surfing isn't the only thing on his mind anymore.

As a Sony ambassador that comes highly recommended, he continues to push his boundaries in the creative arts. With his infectious positive love for adventure, Stan has adapted a nature journalist approach to his content creation. Stan is also an educator at heart and he is leading workshops and presentations, helping to spark that fire for photography and filmmaking.

Visit Stan Moniz' homepage: https://www.stanmoniz.com/

In 1999 Xie Mo was awarded the 4th China Photography Golden Image Award, and in the same year, he was awarded the Gold Medal at the 19th National Photographic Art Exhibition and the title of "The Third Top Ten Chinese Portrait Photographers". In 2001 he was awarded one of the highest honors in the world of photography "Hasselblad Masters" and in 2005, he was named one of China's top ten most influential landscape photographers by photography magazine "摄影之友" (PHOTOGRAPHERS' COMPANION). In 2006 Xie Mo devoted himself to underwater and coastal photography, and became a nature photographer who advocates environmental protection and promotes the development of marine culture. Xie Mo has become an outstanding photographer excelling in three different genres in China's photography industry: integrating portraits, landscapes and natural ecology. He is now the vice president of China Marine Photographers Association.