Photograph is not taken, they are created
Jun Tagai
Photographer
For over 20 years, my work is built around a single theme “Wonder.
Not the grand, dramatic kind but the quiet moments hidden in everyday life. I believe wonder exists not in the extraordinary, but in the ordinary moments we often overlook. To capture that fleeting sense of wonder, and turn it into something timeless.
My philosophy? Life is already art.
The way we live. The paths we wander. The rhythm of the everyday. Even the beauty of simply being.
Exhibition
2024 "Sweet & Sour" Gallery Downtown Hawaii
Awards / Publications / Accolades
2011 OCN Japan Photo Contest Silver Award
2013 Digital Camera Mag. April photo contest Honorable mention
2013 Digital Camera Mag. May photo contest 1st place
2016, 2017, 2018 International Wedding Photography Award
2020 Digital Camera Mag. edition photo contest Honorable mention
2022 Publication in『MUSE』Japan Hinano's Hawaii Life
2023 ACEANDRARE Hawaii Collection Creative Director
2024 Storytellers Collective Winter Featured Artist
2025 Shoots Summit Hawaii - Presenter & Photo Contest Judge