{{Short description|Japanese wildlife photographer (born 1960)}} {{Orphan|date=September 2023}}
'''Sumio Harada''' (born 1960) is a Japanese wildlife photographer, author, public speaker, and conservationist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=House |first=Montana |title=Sumio Harada and Photographing Glacier National Park {{!}} Montana House |url=https://montanahouse.info/sumio-harada-and-photographing-glacier-national-park/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=None |date=2023-01-12 |title=Speaker series focuses topics related to Glacier National Park |url=https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/jan/12/glacier-national-park-volunteers-association-annou/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Daily Inter Lake |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Harada was born in 1960 in Japan{{where|date=June 2025}}.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=FlatheadEvents |title=Glacier Camera Club Sumio Harada Wildlife Photographer 02/08/2018 Whitefish, Mt 59937, Montana, Pin & Cue - Art Event {{!}} FlatheadEvents |url=https://www.flatheadevents.net/02/08/2018/glacier-camera-club-sumio-harada-wildlife-photographer/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=www.flatheadevents.net |language=en}}</ref> His interest in photography began when he joined his high school's photography club at the age of 16.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=None |date=2016-05-22 |title=Photographer aims to 'show the life' |url=https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2016/may/22/photographer-aims-to-show-the-life-6/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Daily Inter Lake |language=en}}</ref> Harada attended the Tokyo University of Agriculture where he studied biology. It was during this period of time when Harada began photographing the serow, a distant relative of mountain goats.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-14 |title=Glacier wildlife photographer shares latest video footage |url=https://apnews.com/article/b65fa5b297924cfdac68e0fa54cda803 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 1994, Harada relocated to West Glacier, Montana with his wife Kumi and daughter Moyu.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Grisak |first=Amy |title=How do you get the best mountain goat photo? Endure mountain goat conditions |url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2018/06/23/glacier-national-parks-mountan-goats-perfect-subject-sumio-harada/722498002/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Great Falls Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2005, Harada was granted U.S. permanent resident status.<ref name=":2" /> Today, Harada lives in Coram, MT with his wife Kumi.<ref name=":1" />
== Career == In 1987, Harada began photographing mountain goats in the Canadian Rockies. In 1994, he relocated to Northwest Montana to focus on photographing mountain goats inside Glacier National Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sumio Harada |url=https://www.mindenpictures.com/favorites/photographer-portfolios/sumio-harada.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Minden Pictures |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 1995, his work was first widely circulated when his photographs were published in an issue of ''National Geographic''.<ref name=":4" />
In 2008, Harada published his first wildlife photography book ''Mountain Goats of Glacier National Park'' which documents the seasonal change of mountain goats''.''<ref name=":4" />
In 2009, he published his first DVD titled ''The Breaths of Glacier'', which showcases the 4 seasons throughout Glacier National Park.
In 2016, he published his latest book ''Wild Harmony of Glacier National Park'' which took 8 years to create and focuses on the unique ecosystem that mountain goats belong to.<ref name=":4" />
Harada has more recently decided to shoot videos in order to document the entire life cycle of mountain goats in Glacier National Park.<ref name=":1"/> Outside of his books, his images have been published in National Wildlife, Geo, Canadian Wildlife, Ranger Rick, Montana Magazine, and National Geographic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@NatGeoES |date=2017-03-15 |title=¿Cuánto saltas tú? |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.es/photography/2017/03/cuanto-saltas-tu |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=National Geographic |language=es}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
== See also == * Nature photography * Conservation photography
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