I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Every summer my father took us to the Ocean and since then I’ve been spellbound by the underwater world. In 2003, I discovered scuba diving and instantly thought, “This is it!” so I bought a disposable underwater camera and haven’t looked back.
I started this project to help other survivors and make my father proud!
In 2013, I launched a campaign called Underwater Healer About Face, to help survivors of cancer, domestic violence and those with disabilities or PTSD to rediscover their beauty from underwater portraiture and total immersion. I, too, am a survivor of a traumatic car accident that tragically killed my father and left me severely injured. I started this project to help other survivors and make my father proud.