田村翔

1990年生まれ。

5歳の頃、親の影響でモータースポーツに触れ、その魅力に惹かれる。幼少期からレース写真を収集し、自らもカート競技を経験するなど、レースは常に身近な存在だった。

中学生の時にの時に「自分でもレースの魅力を写真で伝えたい」と思い、16歳でカメラを手にする。

 レースカメラマンを志して東京工芸大学芸術学部写真学科へ進学。在学中は学内、その他の写真コンテストで多数の受賞を重ねる。

 2013年よりスポーツフォトエージェンシー「アフロスポーツ」に所属。オリンピックをはじめとする国際総合大会、F1、ル・マン24時間レースなどの国際モータースポーツ、多種目のスポーツ取材に従事し、スポーツ報道写真家として経験を積む。

 2020年にフリーランスとして独立。

 世界最高峰のスポーツやモータースポーツを取材する中で、自身が写真を始める原点となったSUPER GTやSUPER FORMULAなどの国内モータースポーツに改めて向き合いたいという思いから、国内レースのみに絞って撮影を行うことを決める。

「レース写真によって国内レースの発展に貢献できないか」「日本のモータースポーツの魅力を世界へ発信できないか」を活動のテーマとし、日本独自のモータースポーツ文化や、そこに関わる人々の情熱・挑戦・物語を記録し続けている。

 また、モータースポーツおよびスポーツ取材で培った経験を生かし、カメラメーカーの製品開発協力や技術検証、広告・カタログ撮影などにも携わる。

Sho Tamura

Born in Japan, in 1990.

Shota Tamura developed a passion for motorsport at the age of five through the influence of his parents. Growing up surrounded by racing, he collected motorsport photographs and spent time in karting, which deepened his connection to the sport. At fifteen, he decided he wanted to tell the stories of racing through photography, and began photographing motorsport at the age of sixteen.

Driven by the goal of becoming a motorsport photographer, he studied photography at the Department of Photography, Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University. During his university years, he received numerous awards in both academic and independent photography competitions.

In 2013, he joined the sports photo agency AFLO SPORT, where he covered a wide range of international sporting events, including the Olympic Games, Formula One, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and various other major sporting competitions. Through these assignments, he developed his career as a sports photojournalist.

In 2020, he became an independent photographer.

While covering some of the world’s most prestigious sporting and motorsport events, Tamura felt increasingly drawn back to the Japanese racing series that inspired him to pick up a camera in the first place. Today, his work is driven by a simple question: can photography contribute to the growth of Japanese motorsport, and can it help share its unique appeal with audiences around the world?

His current focus is documenting the culture, people, passion, and stories that exist beyond the competition itself. Through his photography, he seeks to communicate the unique character of Japanese motorsport and preserve its legacy for future generations.

In addition to editorial and motorsport assignments, he also collaborates with camera manufacturers on product development, field testing, advertising, and catalog photography.