YUKI
小学生の男の子2人のママです。
自作キャラクターの物語を製作中です。とてもゆっくり制作しています。
＜これまで＞
小さい頃は恥ずかしがり屋で、絵を描くことや、一人で何か作ることが大好きだった。
入学したデザイン系の高校で初めて暗室を経験して写真に熱中し、
高校中退後、夜間の写真学校に通いながら自宅に暗室を作り、撮影と現像に明け暮れる。
将来は写真家になると決めていたけど、若い頃絵画を学んでいた写真家のアニー・リーボヴィッツに憧れて、多摩美の油画専攻に進学する。
ドイツのコンセプチュアルフォトグラフィーが好きになる。ここでも、大学の暗室に入り浸る。
卒業後はスタジオマンやWEBコンテンツの会社で働いた後、28歳でフリーランスのフォトグラファーとして独立。
ドイツ写真の影響と建築好きもあって、建築専門の広告フォトグラファーとして約5年間 全国いろんな場所を飛び回る。
その後3年間、結婚と長男出産してからは、得意なレタッチを生かして、主に360°VRの撮影と画像制作をメインに仕事を続ける。
次男を出産後は育児に専念するため、これまで撮影した全ての写真も機材も手放し、郊外に引っ越しする。
コロナ禍だったけれど、家族でたくさんの幸せな時間を過ごす。
子供たちが小学校に入学するのを期に、子供たちの思い出を元にした物語の絵を描き始める。
職業訓練学校に行ったり、週４のパートをしながら、
隙間時間を使って絵本を２話まで完成させたけれど、あまりの自分の画力のなさを痛感する。
2025年の10月。パートを辞めたのをきっかけに、制作に集中しようと決心する。
現在、絵の勉強や色んな画材に挑戦したりしながら、自作の絵本を製作中。
制作したものを、インスタグラムとblogに投稿しています。
Hello,My name is yuki. I am a mother of two elementary school–aged boys.
I am currently creating stories based on my original characters, working at a very slow and
thoughtful pace.
My background
As a child, I was shy and deeply loved drawing and making things on my own.
While attending a design-focused high school, I experienced a darkroom for the first time and became fascinated with photography. During my high school years, I attended a photography school in the evenings as a double-school arrangement, built a darkroom at home, and immersed myself in shooting and developing photographs.
I had decided early on to become a photographer, but inspired by Annie Leibovitz—who studied painting when she was young—I entered the oil painting program at Tama Art University. During this time, I developed a strong interest in German conceptual photography and once again spent countless hours in the university darkroom.
After graduating, I worked as a studio assistant and at a web content company, then became an independent freelance photographer at the age of 28. Influenced by German photography and my love of architecture, I spent about five years traveling across Japan as an architectural advertising photographer.
Following my marriage and the birth of my first son, I continued working for three years, focusing mainly on 360° VR photography and image production, making use of my strengths in retouching.
After the birth of my second son, I chose to devote myself fully to raising my children. I let go of all my photography equipment and past works and moved to the suburbs. Although this period coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, I was able to spend many happy and meaningful moments with my family.
When my children entered elementary school, I began drawing story illustrations inspired by their memories. While attending vocational training and working part-time four days a week, I completed two chapters of a picture book in my spare time. Through this process, I became keenly aware of how much I still had to learn as an illustrator.
In October 2025, after leaving my part-time job, I decided to fully commit to my creative work. I am currently studying drawing, experimenting with various art materials, and continuing to create my own picture books.
I share my work on Instagram and my blog.