Takashi Amano (天野尚, Amano Takashi, 18 July 1954 – 4 August 2015) was a professional track cyclist, photographer, designer, and aquarist.[1] His interest in aquaria led him to create the Japanese company Aqua Design Amano.[2]
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A species of freshwater shrimp is named the "Amano shrimp" or "Yamato shrimp" (Caridina multidentata; previously Caridina japonica) after him. After discovering this species' ability to eat large quantities of algae, Amano asked a local distributor to special order several thousand of them.[3] They have since become a staple in the freshwater planted aquarium hobby.
He also developed a line of aquarium components known as Aqua Design Amano (ADA).. "Nature Aquarium", his article series, appeared in monthly magazines in Practical Fishkeeping in the UK, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist in the US. He died of pneumonia[4] in 2015 at the age of 61.[5]
He founded Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd. in 1982, providing aquatic plant-growing equipment. His photo books of what he called the "Nature Aquarium", Glass no Naka no Daishizen, published in 1992, followed by Mizu-Shizen eno kaiki, were translated into seven languages.
Amano shrimp
The Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata) was introduced to the aquatic hobby by Takashi Amano as a means of controlling the growth of algae in the 1980s. The shrimp was therefore named after him.[7]
Forests Underwater at Lisbon Oceanarium
This exhibit is one of Amano's major works. It features a tropical freshwater aquascape at the Lisbon Oceanarium. The aquarium is 40 metres (130ft) in length holding 160,000 litres (35,000impgal; 42,000USgal) of water with more than 10,000 fish of 40 different species. The exhibit was opened on April 21, 2015.[8][9]
Photography career
Starting in 1975, Amano visited tropical rainforests in the Amazon, Borneo, and West Africa and also pristine forests in Japan, creating a series of photos focusing on "untouched nature" with large-format cameras. He captured minute details of nature on extra-large-size films (up to 8 × 20 inches). His works have been introduced internationally through several exhibitions and publications.
Amano gave lectures on his photographic expeditions and his experiences in nature around the world, and he advocated for the environmental importance of tree planting programs. He was a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society, the Japan Advertising Photographers' Association, the International Environment Photographers Association, and the Society of Scientific Photography.
G8 Hokkaido Tōyako Summit
Two landscape photos of Takashi Amano were displayed at the 34th G8 summit Working Lunch/Outreach Working Session of the Hokkaido Tōyako Summit held July 7–9, 2008. The photos of a cedar forest on Sado Island taken with an 8 × 20-inch large format camera were exhibited on the 4 × 1.5 meter panels.
Dvorak, Phred (December 6, 2012). "The Sage of Aquariums". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
Axelrod, Herbert R., Warren E. Burgess, Neal Pronek, Glen S. Axelrod and David E. Boruchowitz (1998), Aquarium Fishes of the World, Neptune City, N.J.: TFH Publications, p. 718, ISBN0-7938-0493-0.
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