Born in 1988 in Kamakura, Japan, he discovered his love of photography at the age of thirteen, when he started experimenting with his parents' VHS camcorder and film camera. After graduating from the Hamburg Academy of Design with a degree in communication design in 2012, he pursued a career as a freelance photojournalist and cinematographer, working with advertising agencies and eventually founding his own video production company in 2017. 

He is being represented by Germany's prestigious photo agency VISUM. 

Host of YouTube Channel Samuel Streetlife

Founder of IKI FILM Videoproduction Company

Director of Photography at Bellomotion

Freelance Producer at UFA Agency

RICOH IMAGING Ambassador

Freelance Photojournalist at VISUM IMAGES

Degree in Communication Design