サラブレッドの肖像《Portraits of Thoroughbreds》

サラブレッドの肖像《Portraits of Thoroughbreds》
宮澤正明は伊勢神宮公式写真家として「天皇陛下授与馬」を撮影した経験を持ち、JRA機関紙『優駿』で「サラブレッドの肖像」を連載し、多くの名レースシーンをカメラに収めてきました。その中で、サラブレッドの持つ美しく逞しい姿に深く魅了され、写真を通じて唯一無二のアート作品として創り上げたのが、この「サラブレッドの肖像」です。
厩舎の外壁に布を貼り、自然光の中でストロボを使わずに撮影し、撮影時間は馬の負担を考えて5分から、長くても15分以内で撮影しました。1億5000万画素を誇る超高解像度カメラを使用し、サラブレッドの表情や毛の1本1本まで映し出しました。

Masaaki Miyazawa, who served as the official photographer for Ise Jingu, has photographed the “Imperial Gift Horse” presented by His Majesty the Emperor. He also contributed a long-running series titled “Portraits of Thoroughbreds” to the official JRA publication Yushun, capturing many legendary racing moments through his lens.

Deeply captivated by the powerful beauty and elegance of thoroughbreds, Miyazawa transformed these noble animals into singular works of photographic art through this series, “Portraits of Thoroughbreds.”

The portraits were taken using a natural light setup, without strobes, against cloth-covered stable walls to create a neutral background. Each session was limited to between 5 and 15 minutes to minimize stress on the horses. A state-of-the-art, ultra-high-resolution camera with 150 million pixels was used, allowing every detail—from facial expressions to individual strands of hair—to be captured with astonishing clarity.