オスティン若尾藍子　写真家・翻訳者　ニューヨーク在住

Aiko Wakao Austin is a Japanese photographer and translator based in New York.

Born in Tokyo, she spent five years of her childhood in Italy and studied International Relations at Brown University. Earlier in her career, she worked in Japan as a journalist for Bloomberg and Reuters, and in finance at Goldman Sachs.

She moved to New York in 2016 and began photographing professionally. With a strong belief that her work should embody social responsibility, she works closely with nonprofits, educators and minority communities. Reflecting her multicultural upbringing, her personal work explores the concept of identity and culture. She is Up Next Member with Diversify Photo.

For inquiries, please email: info@aikoaustin.com

AWARDS

- 25th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 1st prize in Digital Manipulation & Collage, 2024
- 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 1st prize in the Culture & Daily life, Honorable Mentions in Children and Portraits, 2023
- The LensCulture Portrait Photography Awards, Editor’s Picks, 2023
- The LensCulture Art Photography Awards, Editor’s Picks, 2022
- Documentary Family Photographers, “Community” Exhibition, 2022

EXHIBITIONS

- Karuizawa Foto Fest 2025, Karuizawa, Japan, 2025
- "Whispering Shadows" Online Exhibition for Float Magazine, Curated by Dana Stirling, 2025
- 21st JMCA Award Exhibition, FotoNostrum,, Barcelona, Spain, 2024
- “Poetry of the Ordinary” Juried Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, USA, 2024
- Kino Saito Annual Community Art Benefit, Verplanck, NY, USA 2024

EDITORIAL

Lohud, USA TODAY Network, Barnard Magazine, Connection Newspapers, Mount Vernon Gazette, The Rivertowns Enterprise, The Scarsdale Inquirer, The Westchester Magazine, Westchester Women

CLIENTS & PARTNERS

The Acceleration Project, Acumen Fund, The American Cancer Society, Aozora Community, Aya Tajimi Ballet Studio, Baea, Broad River, Broadview, Brooklyn Museum, Create Dinnersᐧ New York Dance Gallery, Edgemont School District, Impact100 - Westchester, Junior League of Bronxville, Neighbors Together, Westchester County Youth Bureauᐧ Westchester School of Dramaᐧ Women's Enterprise Development Centerᐧ Yellow Studio